WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONSERVANCY

EIN 25-1053485 · Environment (C340)

What they do

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.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders43 people are listed in the latest report.

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$87.98spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$8.00of every $100 spent went to management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$4.83in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

73.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $466,029 for THOMAS SAUNDERS (PRESIDENT & CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

Money in and money out

Revenue$32,834,272

Expenses$28,888,562

Annual surplus $3,945,710 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Selected spending reported on the 990

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Management and general$2,301,379 · 8.0% of expenses

Grants paid$5,196,893 · 18.0% of expenses

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Revenue$32,834,272

Expenses$28,888,562

Assets$139,538,974

Income$62,524,356

Contributions$24,106,770

Grants given$5,196,893

Average grant$79,952

Management and general$2,301,379

Stocks and bonds$63,745,583

Accounting fees$88,110

Investing fees$331,397

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

THOMAS SAUNDERSPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $466,029Base $398,136 · Other $67,893

CYNTHIA CARROWVP GOVT & COM REL · 40 hrs/week $303,906Base $251,037 · Other $52,869

GENEVIEVE MCINTYREVP INSTITUTIONAL ADV · 40 hrs/week $290,112Base $238,982 · Other $51,130

JUSTIN GUNTHERVP & DIR FALLINGWATER · 40 hrs/week $243,963Base $208,862 · Other $35,101

SHAUN FENLONVP LAND CONSERVATION · 40 hrs/week $240,403Base $198,174 · Other $42,229

ELIZABETH CUTHBERTVICE PRESIDENT AND CFO · 40 hrs/week $238,943Base $191,723 · Other $47,220

JENIFER CHRISTMANVP WATERSHED CONSERVATION · 40 hrs/week $233,651Base $199,718 · Other $33,933

JULIE HOLMESSENIOR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPME · 40 hrs/week $163,536Base $127,152 · Other $36,384

ELLEN SHOGANSENIOR DIRECTOR, MANAGEMEN · 40 hrs/week $152,637Base $130,322 · Other $22,315

MICHAEL KUZEMCHAKSENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPS. FW · 40 hrs/week $150,022Base $117,878 · Other $32,144

MARIA BORKOWSKIDIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECH · 40 hrs/week $149,307Base $119,287 · Other $30,020

JEFFREY WAGNERSENIOR DIRECTOR, NATURAL H · 40 hrs/week $143,428Base $122,025 · Other $21,403

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (43)

THOMAS SAUNDERSPRESIDENT & CEO

CYNTHIA CARROWVP GOVT & COM REL

GENEVIEVE MCINTYREVP INSTITUTIONAL ADV

JUSTIN GUNTHERVP & DIR FALLINGWATER

SHAUN FENLONVP LAND CONSERVATION

ELIZABETH CUTHBERTVICE PRESIDENT AND CFO

JENIFER CHRISTMANVP WATERSHED CONSERVATION

JULIE HOLMESSENIOR DIRECTOR, DEVELOPME

ELLEN SHOGANSENIOR DIRECTOR, MANAGEMEN

MICHAEL KUZEMCHAKSENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPS. FW

MARIA BORKOWSKIDIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECH

JEFFREY WAGNERSENIOR DIRECTOR, NATURAL H

PAUL J MOONEYDIRECTOR

KENNETH WILLIAM STOUTDIRECTOR

MARIE COSGROVE-DAVIESDIRECTOR

MEGAN TURNBULLDIRECTOR

GINA WINSTEADDIRECTOR

PAULA FORADORADIRECTOR

ROBERT MCDOWELLDIRECTOR

SAMUEL H SMITHDIRECTOR

SANJEEB MANANDHARDIRECTOR

STEPHEN G ROBINSONDIRECTOR

SUSAN FITZSIMMONSDIRECTOR

THOMAS KAVANAUGHTREASURER (BEG. JUNE 2024)

THOMAS F HOFFMANDIRECTOR

DANIEL NYDICKTREASURER (THRU MAY 2024)

ALFRED BARBOURDIRECTOR

BALA KUMARSECRETARY

BARBARA BOTTDIRECTOR

BEVERLYNN ELLIOTTDIRECTOR

CANDACE HILLYARDDIRECTOR (THRU MAY 2024)

CAROLYN HENDRICKS MDDIRECTOR

CARYLE GLOSSER PHDDIRECTOR

DAN B FRANKELDIRECTOR

JOSHUA C WHETZEL IIIDIRECTOR

DAVID E BARENSFELDDIRECTOR

DEBRA H DERMODYCHAIR

DENNIS FREDERICKSDIRECTOR

DONNA J FISHERDIRECTOR

E MICHAEL BOYLEDIRECTOR

FELIX G FUKUIDIRECTOR

GEOFFREY P DUNN MDVICE CHAIR

ALEXANDER C SPEYER IIIDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1951
Location: 800 WATERFRONT DRIVE, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
County: Allegheny
In care of: THOMAS SAUNDERS
Primary officer: THOMAS SAUNDERS, PRESIDENT AND CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(412) 288-2777

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: MAHER DUESSEL CPAS
NTEE classification: Environment (C340)
Grant-giving organization: Yes

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