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Pa Cleanways Inc

Empowering pennsylvanians to keep our communities clean and beautiful.

$375k
Granted FY2023
22
Itemized grants FY2023
21
Organizations funded FY2023
90%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2023
$315k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2023
$20,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$20,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 37
FY2018 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
3
Total assets, FY2023
$747k

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 90% of the organizations Pa Cleanways Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 81% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $255k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
EnvironmentFood & NutritionArts & CultureHuman ServicesPhilanthropyInternationalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202321$315k90%
FY202235$280k94%
FY202137$520k100%
FY201820$13kn/a
84% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2023.

Environment$271kFood & Nutrition$130kEducation$110kRecreation & Sports$95kPublic Benefit$76kArts & Culture$70kHuman Services$70kAnimals$25kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2018 to FY2023, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
York Fresh Food Farms$50,00027%
The Perennial Project$25,0001n/a
Fairmount Park Conservancy$20,00010%
The Advocacy Project$20,000112%
Dickinson College$20,00010%
Phoenixville Area Community Services$20,00010%
Aclamo$20,00010%
Heritage Conservancy Inc$15,00010%
Blue Ridge Wildlife Center$15,00011%
Wildlands Conservancy Inc$15,00010%
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All grantees of Pa Cleanways Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
York Fresh Food Farms$50,00027%
The Perennial Project$25,0001n/a
Fairmount Park Conservancy$20,00010%
The Advocacy Project$20,000112%
Dickinson College$20,00010%
Phoenixville Area Community Services$20,00010%
Aclamo$20,00010%
Heritage Conservancy Inc$15,00010%
Blue Ridge Wildlife Center$15,00011%
Wildlands Conservancy Inc$15,00010%
Capital Area Greenbelt Assoc Inc$15,00015%
Clean Air Council$15,00010%
Our Town Foundation$15,00013%
Washington County Historical Society Inc$15,00015%
Blair County Conservation District$10,0001n/a
Mountain Watershed Association Inc$10,00010%
Friends of Codorus State Park$10,000116%
Winchester-Frederick County$10,0001n/a
Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy$10,00011%
Stewards of the Lower Susquehanna Inc Dba Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Ass$10,00014%
Trout Unlimited 108 - Doc Fritchey$10,00015%
Child Hunger Outreach Partners$10,00010%
Harrisburg Area YMCA$10,00010%
Schuylkill River Development Corporation$10,00010%
Bucks County Housing Group Inc$10,00010%
Share Food Program$10,00010%
The Oxford Area Foundation$10,00011%
Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation$10,00010%
Lehman Sanctuary$10,0001n/a
Pennsylvania State University$10,0001n/a
Watershed Coalition of the Leigh Valley$10,0001n/a
Wildlife Leadership Academy$10,00012%
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia$10,00010%
Watershed Alliance of Adams County Inc$5,0001n/a
Lundale Farm Inc$5,00012%
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pa$5,00010%
Creative Community Grow$5,0001n/a
Blue Ridge Watershed Coalition$5,0001n/a
Virginia Clean Cities$5,00012%
Opencollective Foundation$5,00010%
Silo Works$5,00012%
Friends of Schuylkill River Park$5,0001n/a
Downtown Sykesville Connection Inc$5,00012%
North American Land Trust$5,00010%
City of Harrisburg$5,0001n/a
Pa Cleanways of Allegheny County Inc$1,00010%
Lewisburg Neighborhoods Corporation$50011%
Keep York Beautiful$5001n/a
South Side Chamber of Commerce$50011%
Allegheny County Conservation District$5001n/a
Clinton County Cleanscapes$5001n/a
Conodoguinet Creek Watershed Association Inc$5001n/a

Plus 57 recipients with no EIN on record ($594k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Pa Cleanways Inc supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYork Fresh Food Farms: $50,000 over 2y, 6.7% of budgetFairmount Park Conservancy: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Advocacy Project: $20,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetDickinson College: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPhoenixville Area Community Services: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetAclamo: $20,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHeritage Conservancy Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBlue Ridge Wildlife Center: $15,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetWildlands Conservancy Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetCapital Area Greenbelt Assoc Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 4.8% of budgetClean Air Council: $15,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetOur Town Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetWashington County Historical Society Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 4.9% of budgetMountain Watershed Association Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetFriends of Codorus State Park: $10,000 over 1y, 16% of budgetNorthcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetStewards of the Lower Susquehanna Inc Dba Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Ass: $10,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetTrout Unlimited 108 - Doc Fritchey: $10,000 over 1y, 4.7% of budgetChild Hunger Outreach Partners: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetHarrisburg Area YMCA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSchuylkill River Development Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetBucks County Housing Group Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetShare Food Program: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Oxford Area Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetGlen Foerd Conservation Corporation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetWildlife Leadership Academy: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetThe Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLundale Farm Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetGirl Scouts in the Heart of Pa: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVirginia Clean Cities: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetOpencollective Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSilo Works: $5,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetDowntown Sykesville Connection Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.2% of budgetNorth American Land Trust: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPa Cleanways of Allegheny County Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLewisburg Neighborhoods Corporation: $500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSouth Side Chamber of Commerce: $500 over 1y, 0.7% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 37.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Foundation for Pennsylvania WatershedsPA21.9× affinity8 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · Ppl Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · The Philadelphia Foundation · Chester County Community Foundation · The Cigna Group Foundation · National Fish and Wildlife Foundation · American Water Charitable Foundationinc · Nisource Charitable Foundation · Weconservepa · The Gordon Charter Foundation · Connelly Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Pa Cleanways Inc

How much does Pa Cleanways Inc give?
Pa Cleanways Inc reported 22 itemized grants totaling $315,000, out of $375,476 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 37 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2023.
What does Pa Cleanways Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2018 to FY2023, its largest causes are Environment (24%), Food & Nutrition (12%), Education (10%).
Who are Pa Cleanways Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2018 to FY2023: York Fresh Food Farms ($50k), The Perennial Project ($25k), Fairmount Park Conservancy ($20k).
Does Pa Cleanways Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 90% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Pa Cleanways Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, Ppl Foundation, The William Penn Foundation.
Where is Pa Cleanways Inc based?
Pa Cleanways Inc is based in PA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 109 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports $190k of grant expense, but none of it to a named recipient. On a Form 990 that can mean grants abroad, filed by region only (Schedule F), grants under $5,000, which are not itemized, or a schedule referenced as an attachment the e-file does not carry. The figures above are therefore from FY2023, the most recent year this funder named its grantees.

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