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Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc

The pennsylvania environmental council (pec) protects and restores the natural and built environments through innovation, collaboration, education, and advocacy. Pec believes in the value of partnerships with the private sector, government, communities, and individuals to improve the quality of life for all pennsylvanians.

$356k
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
26
Itemized grants FY2024
16
Organizations funded FY2023
81%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Itemized, FY2024
$296k
The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
Median grant, FY2024
$9,983
Largest grant, FY2024
$38,000
Organizations funded a year
4 to 18
FY2017 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
2
Total assets, FY2024
$4.6M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 81% of the organizations Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 87% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 13% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $180k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23
EnvironmentCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureYouth DevelopmentEducationPublic BenefitOther
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
FY2024still arriving25$289k64%
FY202316$207k81%
FY20224$29k50%
FY20219$93k44%
FY202018$155k67%
FY201914$110k64%
FY201812$96k100%
FY201710$105kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Environment$500kRecreation & Sports$166kCommunity Improvement$138kArts & Culture$97kYouth Development$73kEducation$38kHuman Services$30kHealth$20kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mid-Atlantic Youth Anglers & Outdoors Partners Dba Legacy Land Water Partne$47,1002n/a
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc$45,65439%
Mountain Watershed Association Inc$41,22061%
Redbank Valley Trails Association$34,000218%
Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc$32,01943%
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc$30,00021%
Lackawanna River Conservation Association Inc$27,500221%
Tubmill Trout Club Unlimited$25,000319%
Wildlands Conservancy Inc$24,07530%
Disability Pride Philadelphia Inc$20,00026%
Show all 78 grantees
All grantees of Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Mid-Atlantic Youth Anglers & Outdoors Partners Dba Legacy Land Water Partne$47,1002n/a
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc$45,65439%
Mountain Watershed Association Inc$41,22061%
Redbank Valley Trails Association$34,000218%
Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc$32,01943%
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc$30,00021%
Lackawanna River Conservation Association Inc$27,500221%
Tubmill Trout Club Unlimited$25,000319%
Wildlands Conservancy Inc$24,07530%
Disability Pride Philadelphia Inc$20,00026%
In Color Birding Club$20,0001n/a
Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia$20,00010%
9th Street Youth & Community Center$20,000246%
Superior Arts Institute$20,0001n/a
Girls In Gear Inc$20,00019%
She Is Focused Community Inc$20,0001n/a
Anthracite Scenic Trails Association$20,000146%
Academy in Manayunk$20,00010%
East Falls Development Corporation$20,00018%
Ohiopyle Biking Club$20,0002n/a
Hike Heal Wellness$20,0001n/a
Countryside Conservancy$20,00024%
Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority$19,6002n/a
Chester Upland Youth Soccer$19,40024%
Downtown Hawley Partnership$17,5002n/a
Conemaugh Valley Conservancy Inc$16,60025%
Artworks Trenton Inc$16,20018%
Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District$15,50023%
Sewickley Creek Watershed Association$15,41724%
Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation Inc$15,15021%
Urbanpromise Trenton Inc$15,00012%
Clean Streams Foundation Inc$15,00010%
Valley in Motion$14,500214%
Neighborhood Collaborative Community Gardens$12,000111%
Supervisors of East Penn Township$10,4681n/a
City of Scranton$10,0001n/a
Watershed Coalition of the Leigh Valley$10,0001n/a
Natural Lands Trust Inc$10,00010%
Upper Valley YMCA$10,00010%
Carbon County$10,0001n/a
Kingston Borough$10,0001n/a
Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve$10,00015%
Riverfront Parks Committee$10,00018%
Willistown Conservation Trust Inc$9,98310%
Earth Conservancy$9,97510%
Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association$9,40014%
Delaware Highlands Conservancy$9,05012%
Archbald Borough$8,9501n/a
Westmoreland Land Trust$8,78111%
Friends of the Riverfront Inc$8,50011%
Camp Freedom Inc$8,25610%
Neighborhood Bike Works$8,00012%
Borough of Millvale$8,0001n/a
Suskie Bassmasters$8,0001n/a
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy$7,50010%
Pennsylvania State University$7,5001n/a
Regional Trail Corporation$7,00011%
Trout Unlimited Chestnut Ridge Chapter$7,0001n/a
The Buck Hill Conservation Foundation$6,70013%
Greater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership$6,60016%
Fayette County Conservation District$6,5001n/a
Vandergrift Improvement Programinc$6,2001n/a
The Lands at Hillside Farms$6,00010%
Westmoreland Conservancy$5,77416%
Westmoreland County Historical Society$5,75012%
Stewards of Twin Lakes$5,4951n/a
Lackawanna Co Dhsoffice of Youth$5,3841n/a
North Branch Land Trust$5,30011%
Smithfield Township$5,2001n/a
Aspinwall Riverfront Park Inc$5,00011%
The Foundation for Sustainable Forests Inc$5,00010%
Carnegie Institute$5,00010%
Allegheny College$5,00010%
Saint Vincent College$5,00010%
Endless Mountains Heritage Region$5,00012%
The Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc$5,00010%
PA CLEANWAYS OF BUTLER-LAWRENCE COUNTIES DBA Tri-County CleanWays$5,0001n/a
French Creek Valley Conservancy$5,00010%

Where it is load-bearing

Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 54 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc: $45,654 over 3y, 8.8% of budgetMountain Watershed Association Inc: $41,220 over 6y, 1.1% of budgetRedbank Valley Trails Association: $34,000 over 2y, 18% of budgetLacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc: $32,019 over 4y, 2.8% of budgetDelaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetLackawanna River Conservation Association Inc: $27,500 over 2y, 21% of budgetTubmill Trout Club Unlimited: $25,000 over 3y, 19% of budgetWildlands Conservancy Inc: $24,075 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetDisability Pride Philadelphia Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 5.9% of budgetCulturetrust Greater Philadelphia: $20,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budget9th Street Youth & Community Center: $20,000 over 2y, 46% of budgetGirls In Gear Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 9.2% of budgetAnthracite Scenic Trails Association: $20,000 over 1y, 46% of budgetAcademy in Manayunk: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetEast Falls Development Corporation: $20,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetCountryside Conservancy: $20,000 over 2y, 3.6% of budgetChester Upland Youth Soccer: $19,400 over 2y, 4.4% of budgetConemaugh Valley Conservancy Inc: $16,600 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetArtworks Trenton Inc: $16,200 over 1y, 7.7% of budgetLake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District: $15,500 over 2y, 2.8% of budgetSewickley Creek Watershed Association: $15,417 over 2y, 3.8% of budgetPennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation Inc: $15,150 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetUrbanpromise Trenton Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetClean Streams Foundation Inc: $15,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetValley in Motion: $14,500 over 2y, 14% of budgetNeighborhood Collaborative Community Gardens: $12,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetNatural Lands Trust Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUpper Valley YMCA: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWinnie Palmer Nature Reserve: $10,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetRiverfront Parks Committee: $10,000 over 1y, 7.8% of budgetWillistown Conservation Trust Inc: $9,983 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetEarth Conservancy: $9,975 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetChester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association: $9,400 over 1y, 3.6% of budgetDelaware Highlands Conservancy: $9,050 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetWestmoreland Land Trust: $8,781 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetFriends of the Riverfront Inc: $8,500 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetCamp Freedom Inc: $8,256 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNeighborhood Bike Works: $8,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy: $7,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRegional Trail Corporation: $7,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetThe Buck Hill Conservation Foundation: $6,700 over 1y, 2.7% of budgetGreater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership: $6,600 over 1y, 5.5% of budgetThe Lands at Hillside Farms: $6,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetWestmoreland Conservancy: $5,774 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetWestmoreland County Historical Society: $5,750 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetNorth Branch Land Trust: $5,300 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAspinwall Riverfront Park Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetThe Foundation for Sustainable Forests Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% 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 54.

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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 Pennsy…Richard King Mellon F…Scranton Area Foundat…The Honesdale Nationa…Ppl FoundationThe Pittsburgh Founda…The William Penn Foun…Katherine Mabis McKen…Open Space Institute …WeconservepaPennsylvania Organiza…American Water Charit…
Foundation for Pennsylvania WatershedsPA30.1× affinity12 shared granteesties to 10 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · Richard King Mellon Foundation · Scranton Area Foundation Inc · The Honesdale National Bank Foundation · Ppl Foundation · The Pittsburgh Foundation · The William Penn Foundation · Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation · Open Space Institute Land Trust Inc · Weconservepa · Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc · American Water Charitable Foundationinc

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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Find your warmest path to Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

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About Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc

How much does Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc give?
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc reported 26 itemized grants totaling $296,241, out of $355,569 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 18 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
What does Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Environment (46%), Recreation & Sports (15%), Community Improvement (13%).
Who are Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Mid-Atlantic Youth Anglers & Outdoors Partners Dba Legacy Land Water Partne ($47k), Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc ($46k), Mountain Watershed Association Inc ($41k).
Does Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 81% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Scranton Area Foundation Inc.
Where is Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc based?
Pennsylvania Environmental Council 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 79 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 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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