Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC
DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $971,852 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION ($635,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.9M
- Funders on record
- 21
- Grants received
- $972k
- Net assets
- $4.5M
What Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc does
Mission
See schedule oper the bylaws of the delaware & lehigh national heritage corridor(which were updated by the merged board of the national canal musuem and the d&l), our mission is to work with government entities, non-profit organizations (agencies), commerical entities, the residents and visitors to the corridor to:1. Conserve the historic transportation system of canals and overland railroads and amplify the recreational and educational opportunities based on them2. Broadly tell the story of the region by strengthening the infrastructure for interpretation and education3. Establish a framework for stewardship which will preserve significant historic sites, collections and archives, enhance recreation, and conserve the natural and cultural environment4. Provide opportunities for capitalizing on the corridor's rich heritage as a means for development and revitalization
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
D&l trail developmentthe d&l trail is the spine running 165 miles through the heritage corridor. The impact of the d&l trail on recreation, health, and tourism increases with each trail gap that is closed and each connection to adjacent trails and communities. Maintaining and improving existing sections of trails benefits current trail users and improves safety. These results lead to increased trail usage, improved health of individuals, and increased quality of life for local communities. People continue to want to be on trails for recreation and physical and mental health. In turn, there are beneficial ripple effects in the local communities.
$163,324 spentof which $2,086 as grants14% of program spendingThe national canal museumthe national canal museum is dedicated to telling the story of america's historic towpath canals with a specific focus on pennsylvania's lehigh and delaware canals that carried anthracite coal from the mines in northeastern pa to markets in the lehigh valley, philadelphia, and beyond. The museum interprets the historic impact and culture of canals, as well as the science and technology behind their building, through a variety of exhibits, hands-on activities, and an interpretive canal boat ride pulled by mules.
$447,719 spent$72,391 earned by the program37% of program spendingEducation and outreachmore than 100,000 students and adults immerse themselves in our heritage annually in outdoor and educational programs, including our award-winning tales of the towpath curriculum and field trips, immersion days field trips, environmental education programs, conferences, and workshops. For example, the tales of the towpath traveling curriculum offers 4th- and 5th-grade students a unique opportunity to explore mid-19th century life along the lehigh and delaware canals and understand the canals' importance in america's growth during our 19th century industrial revolution.
$282,473 spent$70,963 earned by the program24% of program spendingLehigh valley greenways conservation landscape partnershipsince 2004, lehigh valley greenways (lvg) conservation landscape is a highly effective proactive, partnership approach to landscape conservation in lehigh and northampton counties. With the pa department of conservation and natural resources, dlnhc staff co-lead the conservation landscape with a diverse group of partners to enrich the quality of life in the lehigh valley. By providing ribbons of green throughout the densely populated area, lvg helps keep communities connected with trails and greenways and protects natural resources.the economic development through trail townslaunched in 2017, building on the past success of the market and landmark town programs, dlnhc guides the public, businesses, and municipalities through a process that identifies ways for their town to create a trail friendly atmosphere. The process results in improved trails, communities, and economies for trail users and residents to enjoy.
$210,299 spentof which $95,957 as grants18% of program spendingEconomic development through trail townslaunched in 2017, building on the past success of the market and landmark town programs, dlnhc guides the public, businesses, and municipalities through a process that identifies ways for their town to create a trail friendly atmosphere. The process results in improved trails, communities, and economies for trail users and residents to enjoy. The program includes d&l trail friendly business certification which highlights local businesses that provide great customer support and cater to the needs of runners, hikers, and bikers who use the d&l trail. These businesses create a trail friendly atmosphere that welcomes outdoor enthusiasts. These businesses know what trail users need and take extra steps to make sure you have a great experience.
$93,068 spent8% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,196,883.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $5.4M to $7.1M (+32%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 64% · 2018 62% · 2019 73% · 2020 61% · 2021 74% · 2022 55% · 2023 56% · 2024 56%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
86% of DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (63% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 6 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Claire Sadler
Executive director
Board chair
Andrew Hamilton
Chairperson
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 3 funders, grant income rose $16k → $131k.
6 of 21 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 13% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 65% of grant income and the top three 82%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
30% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 65% · 2018 57% · 2019 63% · 2020 85% · 2021 78% · 2022 86% · 2023 94% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
20% of DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 48% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
95% of DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC's grant income comes from Pennsylvania funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $130k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 5,136 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,136 arts & culture nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $6.0M on record.
- Department of the Interior$5.5M
- Institute of Museum and Library Services$171k
- Appalachian Regional Commission$155k
- National Endowment for the Humanities$147k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC
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In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
60% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC?
- DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 21 organizations whose IRS filings report $971,852 to it, the largest being THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION ($635,000). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC have?
- IRS filings report 21 organizations giving $971,852 in grants to DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC?
- THE WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $635,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DELAWARE AND LEHIGH NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Pennsylvania. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 21 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing