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Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania

501(c)(4) organization Philadelphia, PA EIN: 27-0800179 Website

Improve laws and structures that protect Pennsylvania's environment by advocating for sound conservation policies and holding legislators accountable for their votes.

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania at a glance

In short: Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$4,800 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-97.4% vs 2024
Total assets
$629,663
-35.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$5,092,574
+32.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$712
+20.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$5,426,756
+24.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

PhiladelphiaDenver

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 2 grants2024 Total only2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $185K (2024). In 2025 it reported $5K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Conservation Voters of PA Victory Fund Philadelphia, PADonation to SuperPAC$175,000
Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance Philadelphia, PAsupport for partner organization$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$629,663$5,092,574$5,426,756$4,800Total only$712
2024$968,214$3,851,653$4,343,859$185,0002$592
2023$1,513,288$1,948,606$2,000,364$10,000Total only—
2022$1,364,669$1,667,607$1,551,992$25,0001—
2021$1,242,172$1,820,560$1,093,286———
2020$554,821$986,670$1,097,592$30,0001—
2019$695,391$886,868$580,384———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania

Based on IRS filings

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania is a public charity, based in Philadelphia, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $630K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $5K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $712.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania is led by Molly Parzen, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 13 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Molly Parzen

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $107K (2022) → $154K (2025)

  • Joanne Kilgour

    Chair

    Member → Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caren Glotfelty

    Treasurer

    Chair → Member, 2021

    Member → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cecily Kihn

    Secretary

    Member → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Tai

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jossie Steinberg

    Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sherwood Johnson

    Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ivan Garcia

    Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Collier

    Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Camila Rivera-Tinsley

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Damien Ruffner

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kai Mateo

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kandyce Perry

    Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Steve McCarter (2022–2024) — Member
  • Former: Anne Umbrecht (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Reesa Kossoff (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Sam Williamson (2019–2022) — Member
  • Former: Ivan Garcia Eff (2021) — Member
  • Former: Steve McCarter Eff (2021) — Member
  • Former: Caren Glotfelty Chair (2020) — Member · Filing note: Thru 71620
  • Former: Diana Dakey (2020) — Member · Filing note: Until 71720
  • Former: Joanne Kilgour Chair Eff (2020) — Member
  • Former: Sherwood Johnson Eff (2020) — Member
  • Former: Diana Dakey Eff (2019) — Member
  • Former: Elaine Schaefer (2019) — Member · Filing note: Until 32119
  • Former: Helen Tai Eff (2019) — Member
  • Former: Jossie Steinberg Eff (2019) — 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 2025 IRS filing

Molly Parzen — Executive Director: $154KMolly ParzenExecutive Director$154K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $154K, to Molly Parzen (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania

How much does Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania give each year?

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania reported $5K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $185K across 2 grants.

How large is Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania?

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania reported $630K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.1M.

Where does Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania operate?

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania has awarded grants in Colorado, Pennsylvania.

What is Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania's EIN?

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0800179. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 14, 2024)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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