Pennsylvania · Nonprofit
WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $261,336 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ($139,836). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $389k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $261k
- Net assets
- $237k
What White Clay Watershed Association does
Mission
Watershed Education and Protection for the White Clay Creek and its Tributaries.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS:Water quality improvement project administration, planning, and implementation. Outputs include restoration planning, research and implementation, land stewardship, land preservation and watershed research.
$180,765 spentof which $76,040 as grants64% of program spendingCATCH THE RAIN: Continued work on the Catch the Rain program, a green stormwater infrastructure rebate program for residential property owners in the White Clay watershed. This fiscal year generated 36 site visits and reports, and awarded 12 residential rebates totaling $18,674.82 for conservation landscaping, rain barrels, rain gardens, and tree planting practices. This program also includes quarterly workshops and development of educational materials to promote the program and practices. A part time independent contractor helps with program outreach and implementation.
$44,856 spentof which $20,517 as grants16% of program spendingSTREAM WATCH:The mission of the Stream Watch program is to increase citizen community engagement in water resource protection and improve knowledge of stream conditions based on measured stream data. Ten fixed sites are monitored monthly for nutrients, chlorides, temperature and conductivity. 30 fixed bacteria sites (20 in PA/10 in DE) are sampled and analyzed for E. coli, fecal coliform, and enterococcus during the recreational season. Data is provided to state regulatory agencies, PADEP and DNREC, every two years.
$27,878 spent10% of program spendingCHRISTINA WATERSHEDS MUNICIPAL PARTNERSHIP:Technical assistance and planning support to watershed municipalities to advance understanding of watershed needs and opportunities concerning regulatory requirements. Liaison and unified representation, coordination, and communication with regulatory agencies on behalf of municipal concerns. Annual workshops are provided to participating municipalities to enhance their knowledge of municipal stormwater solutions and regulations
$14,659 spent5% of program spendingEDUCATION AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS:Management of the whiteclay.org website and social media. Development of educational materials and presentations for multiple audiences, attendance at public events. Transportation and program costs for watershed schools and community groups to attend hands-on watershed science programs.
$8,402 spent3% of program spendingCREEK FEST:White Clay Creek Fest, our largest outreach event, is hosted with Delaware State Parks at White Clay Creek State Park every May. The mission of Creek Fest is to increase community awareness of the valuable natural and historic resources of the White Clay Creek Valley.
$6,853 spent2% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $283,413.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $103k to $204k (+98%).
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: 2022 55% · 2023 82% · 2024 85% · 2025 78%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 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.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $11k → $36k.
From the IRS filings of WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION’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
WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 54% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
100% 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 WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2019 100% · 2021 91% · 2022 86% · 2023 79% — diversifying over time.
“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.
Where its funders are
WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION draws 85% of its grant income from funders outside Pennsylvania, across 3 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.
Government funding WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $1.5M on record.
- Department of the Interior$1.5M
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 WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Pennsylvania
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
74% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
94%
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
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION?
- WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION (Pennsylvania) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $261,336 to it, the largest being NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION ($139,836). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $261,336 in grants to WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION?
- NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $139,836 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WHITE CLAY WATERSHED ASSOCIATION 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 4 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