Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc
Pittsburgh, PA · EIN 23-7286159. Reported 98 grants totalling $1,103,371 to 71 organizations across tax years 2021-2025, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc, by its IRS classification it is an alliance or advocacy organization in environment (NTEE C010).
- How spread out its giving is. 71 distinct organizations, with 5% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 28% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 4 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 56% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% median for private foundations. It describes the organizations it already funds, not whether it would consider a new one.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $9,953. Half of what it reported fell between $7,000 and $10,000; the smallest was $5,075 and the largest $42,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Color Birding Club | Royersford, PA | $54,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| She Is Focused Community Inc | Collingdale, PA | $54,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Mid-Atlantic Youth Anglers & Outdoors Partners Dba Legacy Land Water Partne | Cochranville, PA | $52,800 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Delaware River City Corporation | Philadelphia, PA | $42,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mountain Watershed Association | Melcroft, PA | $33,654 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Let's Go Outdoors | Cheltenham, PA | $33,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chester Upland Youth Soccer | Media, PA | $31,400 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| 9TH Street Youth & Community Center | Chester, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Disability Pride Philadelphia Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ohiopyle Biking Club | Ohiopyle, PA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Culturetrust Greater Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Urbanpromise Trenton Inc | Trenton, NJ | $27,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers | Pittsburgh, PA | $25,522 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Artworks Trenton Inc | Trenton, NJ | $24,700 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Inc | Easton, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| East Falls Development Corporation | Phila, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Girls in Gear | Montclair, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hike Heal Wellness LLC | Philadelhpia, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Superior Arts Institute | Camden, NJ | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Academy in Manayunk Inc | Conshohocken, PA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Willistown Conservation Trust Inc | Newtown Sq, PA | $19,983 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Chester Ridley Crum Watersheds Association | Newtown Sq, PA | $19,324 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Valley in Motion | Jermyn, PA | $17,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Tubmill Trout Club Unlimited | New Florence, PA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Stewards of Twin Lakes | Shohola, PA | $13,495 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| North Branch Land Trust | Dallas, PA | $13,463 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Im Able Foundation | Wyomissing, PA | $13,337 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lacawac Sanctuary Foundation Inc | Lake Ariel, PA | $12,925 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Schuylkill River Greenway Assn | Pottstown, PA | $12,200 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camden Greenways Inc | Lawnside, NJ | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Neighborhood Collaborative Community Gardens | Camden, NJ | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Outdoor Equity Alliance | Trenton, NJ | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Agile Rascal Inc | Philadelphia, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| City of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Countryside Conservancy | La Plume, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Heritage Conservancy | Doylestown, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District | Hawley, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Latinas in Motion | Cheltenham, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Natural Lands Trust Incorporated | Media, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Resources Council | Pittsburgh, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Riverfront Parks Committee | Wilkesbarre, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stroud Water Research Center Inc | Avondale, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Watershed Coalition of the Leigh Valley | Nazareth, PA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve | Orlando, FL | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Laurelville Mennonite Church Center | Mt Pleasant, PA | $9,759 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority | Scranton, PA | $9,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Sewickley Creek Watershed Association | Greensburg, PA | $9,417 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Borough of Dunmore | Dunmore, PA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Westmoreland Land Trust | Latrobe, PA | $8,781 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hawkrock Cycling Association | Marysville, PA | $8,708 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Camp Freedom Inc | Allentown, PA | $8,256 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Bike Works | Philadelphia, PA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Colebrookdale Railroad Preservation Trust | Boyertown, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Western Pennsylvania Conservancy | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art | Chadds Ford, PA | $7,495 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wayne County Community Foundation | Honesdale, PA | $7,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Delaware Riverkeeper Network | Bristol, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Regional Trail Corporation | West Newton, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Venture Outdoors Inc | Pittsburgh, PA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Penn Soil Rc & D Council | Warren, PA | $6,800 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Buck Hill Conservation Foundation | Buck Hill Fls, PA | $6,700 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Susquehanna Greenway Partnership | Lewisburg, PA | $6,200 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Vandergrift Improvement Program Inc | Vandergrift, PA | $6,200 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Lands at Hillside Farms | Shavertown, PA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Westmoreland County Historical Society | Greensburg, PA | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Westmoreland Fayette Historical Society | Scottdale, PA | $5,605 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Neshaminy Creek Watershed Association | Chalfont, PA | $5,583 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| County of Lackawanna | Scranton, PA | $5,384 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation | Mechanicsburg, PA | $5,228 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Endless Mountains Heritage Region Inc | Wyalusing, PA | $5,227 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Redevelopment Authority of the County of Westmoreland | Greensburg, PA | $5,075 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
19 of 71 (27%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Delaware River City Corp Dba Riverfront North Partnership
RIVERFRONT NORTH PARTNERSHIP - Mid-Atlantic Youth Anglers & Outdoors Partners Dba Legacy Land Water Partne
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CIRCUIT TRAILS COALITION COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM GRANTEES - Cultureworks Greater Philadelphia
GET FRESH FAMILIES OUTSIDE - Superior Arts Institute
ADVOCACYTHRUART - USE OUR PARKS ONTHECIRCUIT - Aim Academy
SAMS OASIS AT AIM ACADEMY: PEDAL & PADDLE PROGRAM - East Falls Development Corporation
EAST FALLS RIVER LANDING PHASE II: ACTIVATING, ENGAGING + CONNECTING TO THE RIVER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 58 of 71 recipients we could match to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's, not ours -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | $93,456 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | $29,442 | $7,491 |
| 2023 | 16 | $206,828 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 26 | $296,241 | $9,841 |
| 2025 | 43 | $477,404 | $9,759 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
88% of its giving went to organizations in Pennsylvania. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $9,953 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Pennsylvania.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Recipient classifications, the concentration and retention figures and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations from them, described in how we build this.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 41 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 2 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 810 River Avenue Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212.
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