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West Penn Energy Fund

Invests in the deployment of sustainable energy technologies that benefit west penn power ratepayers in pennsylvania specifically focused on sustainable and clean energy technologies, energy efficiency and conservation technologies and faciliting economic development, betterment and public education related to sustainable energy…

$965k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
17
Grants FY2025
16
Organizations funded FY2024
69%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$41,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$150,000
Organizations funded a year
10 to 21
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
1
Total assets, FY2025
$36M

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 69% of the organizations West Penn Energy Fund funded were first-time grantees, receiving 58% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 42% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $511k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EnvironmentEducationHuman ServicesHealthCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureOther
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
FY2025still arriving15$960k53%
FY202416$887k69%
FY202313$447k69%
FY202210$161k30%
FY202110$216k40%
FY202014$636k29%
FY201921$426k67%
FY201812$297k42%
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What it funded, over time

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

Environment$2.6MFood & Nutrition$291kAnimals$130kEducation$72kCommunity Improvement$70kHealth$69kHuman Services$25kHousing & Shelter$18kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Food Helpers$290,70036%
Pennsylvania State University$255,0006n/a
State College Community Land Trust Inc$240,000523%
Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship Inc$186,39258%
Keystone Elk Country Alliance$174,25026%
Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Foundation$170,4671n/a
Johnsonburg Community Trust$155,5001n/a
Environmental Working Group$150,00011%
Fayette County Community Action Agency Inc$150,00060%
Kane Area Childrens Museum Inc$132,9002n/a
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All grantees of West Penn Energy Fund by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Food Helpers$290,70036%
Pennsylvania State University$255,0006n/a
State College Community Land Trust Inc$240,000523%
Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship Inc$186,39258%
Keystone Elk Country Alliance$174,25026%
Cameron County Chamber of Commerce Foundation$170,4671n/a
Johnsonburg Community Trust$155,5001n/a
Environmental Working Group$150,00011%
Fayette County Community Action Agency Inc$150,00060%
Kane Area Childrens Museum Inc$132,9002n/a
Saint Vincent College$124,45040%
Westmoreland Industrial Development Corporation$124,2772n/a
Pine Valley Bible Conference$120,00017%
The Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc$100,00021%
Geisinger Health$91,00020%
Wesley Family Services$80,72010%
County of Elk Community Recycling Center$78,3003n/a
Centre County Recycling and Refuse Authority$75,0001n/a
The Historic Church of Saint Peter$65,0002n/a
Mount Pleasant Free Public Library Assn Inc$64,920239%
Mountain Watershed Association Inc$51,22516%
Excela Health$50,0002n/a
Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy$50,00021%
Audubon Society of Western Pa$50,00022%
Washington & Jefferson College$47,60030%
Slippery Rock University Foundation Inc$47,50030%
Delmont Public Library$46,400214%
Seton Hill University$43,00010%
Rostraver Public Library$42,500220%
Green Building Alliance$42,50021%
Rural Regional College of Northern Pennsylvania$41,00010%
Westmoreland Fayette Historical Society$40,00034%
St Paul Lutheran Church$39,8601n/a
Fayette County Jacobs Creek$36,9201n/a
Geisinger Clinic$35,18010%
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh$35,00020%
State College Friends School$35,0001n/a
Fulton County Medical Center$34,00010%
Frank Sarris Public Library$32,50024%
Lutheran Home at Kane$32,40020%
East Franklin Township$30,0001n/a
Smithpletcher Home Association$30,000123%
Nonprofit Development Corporation$30,00011%
Kane Area Radio Association$30,0001n/a
Kane Area Community Center Inc$28,500311%
Kane Depot Preservation Society Inc$25,0001n/a
University Mennonite Church$25,0001n/a
Northern Kane County Chamber of Commerce$25,000114%
The Waldorf School of Pittsburgh$25,00021%
New Sun Rising$25,00021%
Passive House Western Pennsylvania$25,0002n/a
Menno-Haven Inc$25,00010%
County of Centre$25,0001n/a
Pa Biomass Energy Association$23,735119%
Trinity Area School District$22,5001n/a
The Energy Efficiency Alliance$20,50022%
University Baptist & Brethren Church$20,0001n/a
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Centre County$20,0001n/a
Saint Francis University$20,00010%
Uniontown Volunteer Fireman's Booster Association$17,5001n/a
Kane Area Industrial Development Corporation$15,000120%
Lilian S Besore Memorial Library$14,990119%
Jefferson Volunteer Fire Company$14,5001n/a
Fayette County Cultural Trust$14,50013%
The Summit at Shiloh Condominium Association$13,1001n/a
Friends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest$12,00011%
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc$11,50010%
Fairbrook United Methodist Church$10,0001n/a
Pennsylvania Society for Health Facility Engineering$9,750111%
PP&L Sustainable Energy Fund$7,50011%
Brownsville Area Revitalization Cor$7,500110%
Jeannette Public Library Assoc$6,50014%
Alliance for Green Heat$5,60016%
Ligonier Valley Library Association$5,5001n/a

Where it is load-bearing

West Penn Energy Fund supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 48 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetFood Helpers: $290,700 over 3y, 6.0% of budgetState College Community Land Trust Inc: $240,000 over 5y, 23% of budgetPennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship Inc: $186,392 over 5y, 8.4% of budgetKeystone Elk Country Alliance: $174,250 over 2y, 5.8% of budgetEnvironmental Working Group: $150,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetFayette County Community Action Agency Inc: $150,000 over 6y, 0.4% of budgetSaint Vincent College: $124,450 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetPine Valley Bible Conference: $120,000 over 1y, 7.5% of budgetThe Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc: $100,000 over 2y, 1.1% of budgetGeisinger Health: $91,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWesley Family Services: $80,720 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMount Pleasant Free Public Library Assn Inc: $64,920 over 2y, 39% of budgetMountain Watershed Association Inc: $51,225 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetPittsburgh Parks Conservancy: $50,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetAudubon Society of Western Pa: $50,000 over 2y, 2.5% of budgetWashington & Jefferson College: $47,600 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSlippery Rock University Foundation Inc: $47,500 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetDelmont Public Library: $46,400 over 2y, 14% of budgetSeton Hill University: $43,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRostraver Public Library: $42,500 over 2y, 20% of budgetGreen Building Alliance: $42,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetRural Regional College of Northern Pennsylvania: $41,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetWestmoreland Fayette Historical Society: $40,000 over 3y, 4.3% of budgetGeisinger Clinic: $35,180 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Library of Pittsburgh: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFulton County Medical Center: $34,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFrank Sarris Public Library: $32,500 over 2y, 3.9% of budgetLutheran Home at Kane: $32,400 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetSmithpletcher Home Association: $30,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetNonprofit Development Corporation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetKane Area Community Center Inc: $28,500 over 3y, 11% of budgetNorthern Kane County Chamber of Commerce: $25,000 over 1y, 14% of budgetThe Waldorf School of Pittsburgh: $25,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNew Sun Rising: $25,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetMenno-Haven Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPa Biomass Energy Association: $23,735 over 1y, 19% of budgetThe Energy Efficiency Alliance: $20,500 over 2y, 1.6% of budgetSaint Francis University: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKane Area Industrial Development Corporation: $15,000 over 1y, 20% of budgetLilian S Besore Memorial Library: $14,990 over 1y, 19% of budgetFayette County Cultural Trust: $14,500 over 1y, 2.9% of budgetFriends of the Pittsburgh Urban Forest: $12,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetPennsylvania Environmental Council Inc: $11,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPennsylvania Society for Health Facility Engineering: $9,750 over 1y, 11% of budgetPP&L Sustainable Energy Fund: $7,500 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBrownsville Area Revitalization Cor: $7,500 over 1y, 9.8% of budgetJeannette Public Library Assoc: $6,500 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetAlliance for Green Heat: $5,600 over 1y, 6.3% 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 48.

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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.

Richard King Mellon F…The Pittsburgh Founda…Community Foundation …Hillman Family Founda…The Grable FoundationThe Heinz EndowmentsNorthwest Charitable …Foundation for Pennsy…Allegheny FoundationThe Jack Buncher Foun…Centre Foundation IncEqt Foundation
Richard King Mellon FoundationPA28.9× affinity12 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Richard King Mellon Foundation · The Pittsburgh Foundation · Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown · Hillman Family Foundations · The Grable Foundation · The Heinz Endowments · Northwest Charitable Foundation · Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds · Allegheny Foundation · The Jack Buncher Foundation · Centre Foundation Inc · Eqt 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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How do I get to West Penn Energy Fund?

Find your warmest path to West Penn Energy Fund through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About West Penn Energy Fund

How much does West Penn Energy Fund give?
West Penn Energy Fund reported 17 grants totaling $964,517 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 10 and 21 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does West Penn Energy Fund fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Environment (79%), Food & Nutrition (9%), Animals (4%).
Who are West Penn Energy Fund's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Food Helpers ($291k), Pennsylvania State University ($255k), State College Community Land Trust Inc ($240k).
Does West Penn Energy Fund fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 69% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Which funders back the same organizations as West Penn Energy Fund?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Richard King Mellon Foundation, The Pittsburgh Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Johnstown.
Where is West Penn Energy Fund based?
West Penn Energy Fund 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 74 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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