Pennsylvania · Public charity
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc
Pennsylvania organization for watersheds and rivers (powr) provides the tools, training, education and resources that empower community watershed organization leaders and volunteers to protect and restore rivers and streams, advocate for sound water resource management and policies, and facilitate stewardship and enjoyment of…
- $100k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2025
- 12
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 92%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $18,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $21,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 12
- FY2019 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $909k
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 92% of the organizations Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 98% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 2% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $302k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 7 | $103k | 57% |
| FY2024 | 12 | $308k | 92% |
| FY2023 | 6 | $85k | 50% |
| FY2022 | 4 | $68k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 2 | $16k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $16k | 50% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $20k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Borough | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority | $49,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition | $38,890 | 4 | n/a |
| Schuylkill River Greenway Association | $30,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Venango Borough | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bucks County Department of Corrections | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The John Bartram Association | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Manada Conservancy | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Cambria and Somerset Counties Conservancy | $28,500 | 1 | 53% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Borough | $60,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority | $49,750 | 2 | n/a |
| Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition | $38,890 | 4 | n/a |
| Schuylkill River Greenway Association | $30,500 | 5 | 0% |
| Venango Borough | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bucks County Department of Corrections | $30,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The John Bartram Association | $30,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | $30,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Manada Conservancy | $30,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Cambria and Somerset Counties Conservancy | $28,500 | 1 | 53% |
| Venture Outdoors Inc | $26,787 | 1 | 1% |
| Lower Allen Township | $22,500 | 1 | n/a |
| South Fayette Township Parks and Rec | $20,750 | 1 | n/a |
| Friends of the Riverfront Inc | $20,000 | 2 | 1% |
| Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| French Creek Valley Conservancy | $20,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Union City Borough | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Watersmith Guild Inc | $18,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Endless Mountains Heritage Region | $13,000 | 1 | 3% |
| Greater Easton Development Partnership | $12,376 | 1 | 0% |
| Lackawanna River Conservation Association Inc | $10,500 | 1 | 8% |
| Friends of Historic Heishmans Mill | $10,472 | 1 | 34% |
| Shenango River Watchers Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 15% |
| Three Rivers Waterkeeper | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lions International Jamestown Lions Club | $8,125 | 1 | 8% |
| The Susquehanna Greenway Partnershp | $7,000 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 2 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 16 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
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About Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc
- How much does Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc give?
- Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc reported 7 grants totaling $100,128 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 12 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2024.
- What does Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (34%), Recreation & Sports (27%), Community Improvement (16%).
- Who are Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: Verona Borough ($60k), Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority ($50k), Upper Delaware Preservation Coalition ($39k).
- Does Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 92% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, American Online Giving Foundation Inc.
- Where is Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc based?
- Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers Inc is based in PA.
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