Better Pennsylvania Inc
Better Pennsylvania Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $102,360
- -79.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $245,871
- -93.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $653,427
- -84.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Better Pennsylvania Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $300K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $75K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | — | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $102,360 | $245,871 | $653,427 | — | — |
| 2024 | $509,916 | $3,500,203 | $4,165,537 | $75,000 | 1 |
| 2023 | $1,175,250 | $1,625,000 | $559,736 | $4,500 | Total only |
| 2022 | $83,959 | $1,726,800 | $1,725,491 | $300,000 | 3 |
| 2021 | $88,045 | $324,987 | $410,692 | — | — |
| 2020 | $173,222 | $1,810,996 | $1,649,647 | $5,008 | 1 |
| 2019 | $11,874 | $85,000 | $73,126 | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Better Pennsylvania Inc
Based on IRS filings
Better Pennsylvania Inc is a public charity focused on Environment, based in Mechanicsburg, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $102K in total assets.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Better Pennsylvania Inc's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jan Jarrett
Treasurer
Executive Director → Interim Executive Director, 2022
Interim Executive Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
$49K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Hadley Haas
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Abbott
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristy Gnibus
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Jane Palmer (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: William Ewing (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Shanna Danielson (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Jj Abbott (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Angela M. Valvano (2023–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Gillian Kratzer (2024) — Employee
- Former: Deborah Hinchey (2021–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Jodi Hirsch (2019–2020) — Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $103K, to Angela M Valvano (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Better Pennsylvania Inc
How large is Better Pennsylvania Inc?
Better Pennsylvania Inc reported $102K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $246K.
What is Better Pennsylvania Inc?
Better Pennsylvania Inc is a public charity focused on Environment, based in Mechanicsburg, PA. It holds $102K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Better Pennsylvania Inc operate?
Better Pennsylvania Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, New York, Pennsylvania.
What is Better Pennsylvania Inc's EIN?
Better Pennsylvania Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3194010. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 30, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 19, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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