Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Ambler, PA EIN: 23-1568107

To protect the quality & beauty of the wissahickon creek & to enhance life in the watershed.

Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc at a glance

Total assets
$24,118,182
+1.7% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$1,996,455
+31.1% vs 2023
Net investment income (2024)
$531,626
-5.4% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$1,854,376
-4.9% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Ambler

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wissahickon Waterfowl Preserve Ambler, PAOperational Grant$8,000
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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
2024$24,118,182$1,996,455$1,854,376——$531,626
2023$23,718,119$1,522,860$1,949,527——$561,874
2022$23,677,461$4,703,458$2,765,432——$502,706
2021$23,189,128$3,012,684$1,490,666——$1,534,215
2020$22,080,821$3,109,690$2,543,825$8,0001$455,479
2019$21,092,435$2,038,509$1,721,412——$447,023

About Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc

Based on IRS filings

Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Ambler, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $24.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $532K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc is led by Farmer Gail, Executive Director on the 2024 filing; 1 of 19 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Farmer Gail

    Executive Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $159K (2024)

  • John Tierney

    Chair

    Chair → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine HARPER

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Duane DEANER

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristen HAUGEN

    Board Member

    Board Member → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Schafer

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy KREIDER

    Vice Chair

    Vice Chair → Board Member, 2023

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara HERTZ

    Board Member

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • T Keith EBY

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Weirman

    Board Member

    Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ann LAUGHLIN

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brent HOOKER

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suzanne BUSH

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darrell GUNTER

    Board Member

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patrick HITCHENS

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob BROCKWAY

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Harm Scherpbier

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kristian Smith

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John HAN

    Board Member

    New on the 2024 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Gail Farmer (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Todd Outten (2022–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Pete Hoskins (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Alexander Hoskins (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Cheryl L. Young (2019–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Mary S. Claghorn (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Susan M. Floyd (2019–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Bill Macdonald (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Ellen Duncan (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Kimberly Woods (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Neil Trueblood (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Scott Bartow (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Cary Fleisher (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: George Riter (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Mark Letner (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Richard Collier (2019) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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

Farmer Gail — Executive Director: $159KFarmer GailExecutive Director$159K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $159K, to Farmer Gail (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc

How large is Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc?

Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc reported $24.1M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

What is Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc?

Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Ambler, PA. It holds $24.1M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc operate?

Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc's EIN?

Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-1568107. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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