Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

PITTSBURGH, PA EIN: 25-1053485 Website

THE WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY PROTECTS AND RESTORES EXCEPTIONAL PLACES TO PROVIDE OUR REGION WITH CLEAN WATERS AND HEALTHY FORESTS, WILDLIFE AND NATURAL AREAS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE CONSERVANCY CREATES GREEN SPACES AND GARDENS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE VITALITY OF OUR CITIES AND TOWNS, AND PRESERVES FALLINGWATER, A SYMBOL OF PEOPLE LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$139.5M

+8.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$21K

-97.7% YoY

Grant Count

1

-93.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$21K

-64.8% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$9M$19M$28M$38M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$139,538,974$128,556,901$111,338,430
Revenue$32,834,272$34,465,777$26,481,834
Expenses$28,888,562$28,288,505$25,182,278
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,198,077$1,761,951$2,680,857
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$224K$447K$671K$894K15 grants20209 grants202112 grants202215 grants20231 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2024

LAWRENCE COUNTY GOVERNME…$21K

Grant Size Distribution

52 grants across all recorded years

36<$50K7$50–100K9$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

THOMAS SAUNDERSPRESIDENT & CEO$398KCYNTHIA CARROWVP GOVT & COM REL$251KGENEVIEVE MCINTYREVP INSTITUTIONAL ADV$239KJUSTIN GUNTHERVP & DIR FALLINGWATER$209KJENIFER CHRISTMANVP WATERSHED CONSERVATION$200KSHAUN FENLONVP LAND CONSERVATION$198KELIZABETH CUTHBERTVICE PRESIDENT AND CFO$192KELLEN SHOGANSENIOR DIRECTOR, MANAGEMEN$130KJULIE HOLMESSENIOR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPME$127KJEFFREY WAGNERSENIOR DIRECTOR, NATURAL H$122KMARIA BORKOWSKIDIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECH$119KMICHAEL KUZEMCHAKSENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPS. FW$118K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
BALA KUMARSECRETARY2
SUSAN FITZSIMMONSDIRECTOR2
CARYLE GLOSSER PHDDIRECTOR2
DAN B FRANKELDIRECTOR2
DANIEL NYDICKTREASURER (THRU MAY 2024)2
DENNIS FREDERICKSDIRECTOR2
DEBRA H DERMODYCHAIR2
GEOFFREY P DUNN MDVICE CHAIR2
MEGAN TURNBULLDIRECTOR2
JOSHUA C WHETZEL IIIDIRECTOR2
KENNETH WILLIAM STOUTDIRECTOR2
PAUL J MOONEYDIRECTOR2
ROBERT MCDOWELLDIRECTOR2
SAMUEL H SMITHDIRECTOR2
FELIX G FUKUIDIRECTOR2
E MICHAEL BOYLEDIRECTOR2
BARBARA BOTTDIRECTOR2
DAVID E BARENSFELDDIRECTOR2
STEPHEN G ROBINSONDIRECTOR2
THOMAS SAUNDERSPRESIDENT & CEO40$398,136
BEVERLYNN ELLIOTTDIRECTOR2
CAROLYN HENDRICKS MDDIRECTOR2
ALEXANDER C SPEYER IIIDIRECTOR2
DONNA J FISHERDIRECTOR2
CANDACE HILLYARDDIRECTOR (THRU MAY 2024)2
PAULA FORADORADIRECTOR2
GINA WINSTEADDIRECTOR2
ALFRED BARBOURDIRECTOR2
MARIE COSGROVE-DAVIESDIRECTOR2
THOMAS KAVANAUGHTREASURER (BEG. JUNE 2024)2
THOMAS F HOFFMANDIRECTOR2
SANJEEB MANANDHARDIRECTOR2
JENIFER CHRISTMANVP WATERSHED CONSERVATION40$199,718
CYNTHIA CARROWVP GOVT & COM REL40$251,037
GENEVIEVE MCINTYREVP INSTITUTIONAL ADV40$238,982
SHAUN FENLONVP LAND CONSERVATION40$198,174
JUSTIN GUNTHERVP & DIR FALLINGWATER40$208,862
ELIZABETH CUTHBERTVICE PRESIDENT AND CFO40$191,723
JULIE HOLMESSENIOR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPME40$127,152
ELLEN SHOGANSENIOR DIRECTOR, MANAGEMEN40$130,322
MICHAEL KUZEMCHAKSENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPS. FW40$117,878
JEFFREY WAGNERSENIOR DIRECTOR, NATURAL H40$122,025
MARIA BORKOWSKIDIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECH40$119,287

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

AltoonaAnnapolisArvadaAstonAvondaleCarlisleDoylestownEast VandergriftGrantvilleHollidaysburgHuntingdonJohnstownKennett SquareKirkwoodLancasterLandenburgLigonierLititzManheimMcconnellsburg

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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