Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy protects and restores exceptional places to provide our region with clean waters and healthy forests, wildlife and natural areas for the benefit of present and future generations. The conservancy creates green spaces and gardens, contributing to the vitality of our cities and towns, and preserves fallingwater, a symbol of people living in harmony with nature.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy at a glance
In short: Western Pennsylvania Conservancy gave $18K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,669
- -15.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +200.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,890
- -72.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,666
- Total assets
- $152,217,016
- +9.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Canoe Access Development Fund (CADF)
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Amount
Up to $4,000 per site
Deadline
Deadline not published
Watershed Mini Grant Program
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Amount
Up to $3,000 (water quality monitoring and restoration); Up to $2,000 (promotion and outreach)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Western Pennsylvania Conservancy funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Shenango River Watchers ($7K). Together the top 3 received $18K.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 30 grants of 40 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Western Pennsylvania Conservancy gives
- Giving fell 98% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2025) to $894K (2023). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $18K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shenango River Watchers Hermitage, PA | Canoe Access Development Grant | $6,815 |
| Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania State College, PA | BHE GT&S Watershed Mini Grant | $5,666 |
| Land Trust Alliance Washington, DC | Contribution for Strategic Planning | $5,188 |
Ready to take the next step with Western Pennsylvania Conservancy?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $152,217,016 | $41,640,928 | $33,374,632 | $17,669 | 3 | $4,921,155 |
| 2024 | $139,538,974 | $32,834,272 | $28,888,562 | $21,000 | 1 | $1,198,077 |
| 2023 | $128,556,901 | $34,465,777 | $28,288,505 | $894,316 | 15 | $1,761,951 |
| 2022 | $111,338,430 | $26,481,834 | $25,182,278 | $825,597 | 12 | $2,680,857 |
| 2021 | $123,631,640 | $29,608,635 | $21,892,740 | $174,060 | 9 | $4,818,598 |
| 2020 | $113,802,863 | $21,943,336 | $22,295,154 | $810,391 | 15 | $2,126,889 |
About Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Based on IRS filings
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Pittsburgh, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $152.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $4.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is led by Thomas Saunders, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 13 of 46 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Saunders
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$338K (2020) → $430K (2025)
Debra H. Dermody
Chair
Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Chair, 2022
Vice Chair & Chair → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cynthia Carrow
Director
Vice President Govt Rel → Vice President Govt & Com Rel, 2023
Vice President Govt & Com Rel → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$223K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Ellen Shogan
Senior Director & Managemen
Senior Director, Management & Grants Accounting → Senior Director, Management & Grants Acctg, 2022
Senior Director, Management & Grants Acctg → Senior Director & Managemen, 2023
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$113K (2020) → $136K (2025)
Julie Holmes
Senior Director & Development
Director & Development → Senior Director & Development, 2021
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$112K (2020) → $133K (2025)
Justin Gunther
Vice President & Director Fallingwater
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$176K (2020) → $215K (2025)
Jeffrey Wagner
Senior Director & Natural H
Senior Director & Natural Heritage Program → Senior Director & Natural H, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$107K (2022) → $129K (2025)
Maria Borkowski
Director & Information Tech
Director & Information Technology → Director & Information Tech, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$115K (2023) → $124K (2025)
Carmen Bray
Senior Director, Communications & Community Outrea
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$120K (2025)
Alexander C. Speyer III
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Bott
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beverlynn Elliott
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Hendricks MD
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Caryle Glosser PhD
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan B. Frankel
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel S. Nydick
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David E. Barensfeld
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Fredericks
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
E. Michael Boyle
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Felix G. Fukui
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua C. Whetzel III
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth William Stout
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Megan Turnbull
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul J. Mooney
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert McDowell
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Samuel H. Smith
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephen G. Robinson
Director
Vice Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Fitzsimmons
Director
Chair → Director, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donna J. Fisher
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gina Winstead
Director
Director - → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paula Foradora
Director
Director - → Director, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie Cosgrove-Davies
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alfred Barbour
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sanjeeb Manandhar
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas F. Hoffman
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory M. Hyziewicz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin McCann
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Cuthbert
Vice President Finance, Administrator & CFO
Vice President & CFO → Vice President Finance, Administrator & CFO, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$145K (2020) → $207K (2025)
Genevieve McIntyre
Vice President Institutional Advisor
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$203K (2020) → $248K (2025)
Jenifer Christman
Vice President Watershed Conservation
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$155K (2020) → $207K (2025)
Shaun Fenlon
Vice President Land Conservation
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$181K (2020) → $205K (2025)
Michael Kuzemchak
Assistant Vice President Government & Community Relations
Senior Director of Ops. for Fw → Senior Director of Ops. Fw, 2023
Senior Director of Ops. Fw → Assistant Vice President Government & Community Relations, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$101K (2021) → $154K (2025)
Jeffrey Bergman
Assistant Vice President Urban Forestry & Community Greening
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$154K (2025)
Bala Kumar
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geoffrey P. Dunn MD
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Kavanaugh
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Candace Hillyard (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Al Barbour (2023) — Director
- Former: Carolyn Rizza PhD (2020–2022) — Chair -
- Former: Charles Bier (2020–2022) — Senior Director & Conservat
- Former: Timothy R. Thyreen (2020–2022) — Director -
- Former: H. Lewis Lobdell (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: James C. Finley PhD (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Jennifer Shuey (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Stephen L. Guinn (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: William Conrad (2020–2021) — Director -
- Former: Pam Geary (2021) — Director & Annual Fund
- Former: Tataboline Enos (2021) — Director -
- Former: Nancy Bassett (2020) — Senior Director Human Reso
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $430K, to Thomas Saunders (President & CEO). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
How much does Western Pennsylvania Conservancy give each year?
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy gave $18K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $21K across 1 grant.
What is Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's typical grant size?
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's median grant in 2025 was $5,666, and its average grant was $5,890, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Western Pennsylvania Conservancy give grants?
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (29%).
Does Western Pennsylvania Conservancy give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
How large is Western Pennsylvania Conservancy?
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy reported $152.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $41.6M.
What is Western Pennsylvania Conservancy?
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It holds $152.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's EIN?
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1053485. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders that support many of the same organizations
E Kneale Dockstader Foundation
West Grove, PA
To promote and engage in charitable, scientific, and educational activities. To enhance and optimize the environment surrounding.
Assets
$3.6M
Grants
6
Total Given
$103K
Conservation Innovation Fund
Washington, DC
To increase the velocity and the scale of conservation efforts in the united states and to support the growing development of the conservation finance sector.
Assets
$299K
Grants
7
Total Given
$966K
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia, PA
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society funds general support for horticulture, green spaces, watershed stewardship, environmental education, and related work that advances health and well-being in Greater Philadelphia. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,510 to $714,650, with a median of $13,776, and all went to Pennsylvania recipients. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$74.4M
Grants
10
Total Given
$848K
Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds
Johnstown, PA
The Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds funds projects that protect and restore Pennsylvania’s water resources and watersheds, including conservation, education, research, and outreach. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,400 to $80,973, with a median of $18,000; most funding went to Pennsylvania, with some grants elsewhere in the region. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$2.4M
Grants
59
Total Given
$1.3M
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc
Annapolis, MD
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation funds environmental restoration, watershed and habitat protection, pollution reduction, conservation, and environmental education, with recent grants focused on the Chesapeake Bay region. Its 2025 grants ranged from $5,758 to $146,692, with a median of $27,885, and went to recipients in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.
Assets
$127.9M
Grants
13
Total Given
$558K
Cabot-Kjellerup Foundation
West Grove, PA
The foundation’s stated aim is to support responsible stewardship of natural and human resources, though its grants go to organizations with varied missions. In 2025, it gave $2,500–$394,200, with a median grant of $10,000; all reported grants went to Pennsylvania recipients. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Assets
$10.5M
Grants
15
Total Given
$668K
More similar funders
More Funders in Pennsylvania
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Western Pennsylvania Conservancy's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy down — hundreds of funders to go?