The Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC) protects and restores the natural and built environments through innovation, collaboration, education and advocacy. PEC believes in the value of partnerships with the private sector, government, communities and individuals to improve the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians.
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc. repeatedly funds projects that connect Pennsylvanians to trails, rivers, and outdoor access. The largest recent award in the data was a $38,000 grant to Mid-atlantic Youth Anglers & Outdoors Partners Dba Legacy Land Water Partne for a strategic partnership with the Circuit Trails Coalition community grant program grantees, pointing to collaborative, place-based work rather than single-site philanthropy. Other grants show a similar pattern: $20,000 went to East Falls Development Corporation for East Falls River Landing Phase II, focused on activating, engaging, and connecting people to the river, and another $20,000 supported Hike Heal Wellness LLC for Hike+Heal. The foundation also backs community-facing access and recreation efforts through projects such as Philly Focused & Fit, Get Fresh Families Outside, and Girls in Gear Philadelphia Program. Its portfolio includes conservation landscape mini-grants, Pennsylvania Water Trails mini-grants, cycling activation, river-sojourn support, and watershed programs, which together suggest a funder working through programs and partnerships to move environmental and recreation projects from planning into public use.
Trail and water access are central to the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $20,000 to East Falls Development Corporation for East Falls River Landing Phase II: Activating, Engaging + Connecting to the River, and $10,000 to Ohiopyle Biking Club for Clay Mine Mountain Biking Trail System. Those awards sit alongside program lines for Pennsylvania Water Trails and cycling activation. The foundation also supports watershed education and monitoring. It awarded $10,000 to Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District for the Northern Poconos Harmful Algal Bloom Education Trailer and $9,983 to Willistown Conservation Trust for water quality monitoring in Ridley and Crum Creek watersheds. Community greening and stewardship appear as well, including a $12,000 grant to Neighborhood Collaborative Community Gardens for urban gardening and greening.
Typical grant sizes cluster around $10,000: the p25 is $9,721, the median is $10,000, and the p75 is $17,150. Most recent awards in the data sit near that level, with a smaller set of larger project grants at $20,000 and one $38,000 partnership award. The recipient list shows activity in both 2024 and 2025, including repeat funding to 9th Street Youth & Community Center, Disability Pride PA, and Chester Upland Youth Soccer under a related name, which suggests some ongoing relationships rather than purely one-off awards. Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc. is a regular funder, not an individual-giving vehicle, and it does not make program-related investments.
$477K
$6.7M
$7M
$5.2M
Most grants fall between $10K and $17K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$17K
DAVITT WOODWELL
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Grantmaking is concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 75% of grants in the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Recent recipients include Philadelphia, Chester, Media, Ohiopyle, and Scranton, showing a mix of urban and outdoor-recreation settings. The list also reaches nearby New Jersey and Florida, with grants to Camden, Trenton, Montclair, and Orlando. The overall recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The foundation funds trails and water access, watershed work, environmental education, cycling activation, urban greening, and accessibility-focused outdoor programming. Recent examples include river landing activation, mountain bike trail development, harmful algal bloom education, water quality monitoring, and rain garden installation.
Typical awards cluster around $10,000. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $9,721, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $17,150, with some larger project grants at $20,000 and one $38,000 award in the recent data.
Yes. The recent grants list includes repeat funding to 9th Street Youth & Community Center, Disability Pride PA, and Chester Upland Youth Soccer, indicating that some organizations receive support across more than one year or under closely related program names.
Most grants go to Pennsylvania recipients. The data shows 75% of grants are in the HQ state, and the recipient cities include Philadelphia, Chester, Media, Ohiopyle, Scranton, and Hawley.
It is regional. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, and the active grant programs are all Pennsylvania-focused, including water trails, conservation landscapes, cycling activation, and river-related mini-grants.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELAWARE RIVER CITY CORP DBA RIVERFRONT NORTH PARTNERSHIP | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $42,000 | 2026 | RIVERFRONT NORTH PARTNERSHIP |
| HEALING THROUGH THE LAND (FISCAL SPONSOR IN COLOR BIRDING CLUB) | ROYERSFORD, PA | $34,500 | 2026 | HEALING THROUGH THE LAND |
| SHE IS FOCUSED COMMUNITY INC | COLLINGDALE, PA | $34,500 | 2026 | SHE IS FOCUSED AND FIT |
| LET'S GO OUTDOORS | CHELTENHAM, PA | $33,000 | 2026 | LET'S GO OUTDOORS |
| IMABLE FOUNDATION | WYOMISSING, PA | $13,337 | 2026 | RIDE WITHOUT LIMITS: IM ABLE'S ADAPTIVE ATHLETES AND RALLY POINT RIDERS |
| OUTDOOR EQUITY ALLIANCE | WEST WINDSOR, NJ | $12,000 | 2026 | BRIDGE REVITALIZATION FOR ENHANCED ACCESS TO CIRCUIT TRAILS (TRENTON, NJ) |
| YOUTH DEVELOPMENT UNITED (DBA CHESTER UPLAND YOUTH SOCCER) | MEDIA, PA | $12,000 | 2026 | INSPIRING AMBASSADORS FOR THE CIRCUIT TRAILS |
| CAMDEN GREENWAYS | LAWNSIDE, NJ | $12,000 | 2026 | PROGRAMMING AND A SENSE OF WELCOME IN CAMDEN'S GREENWAYS |
| EAST TRENTON COLLABORATIVE (URBANPROMISE TRENTON) | TRENTON, NJ | $12,000 | 2026 | USING QUICK-BUILD TRAFFIC CALMING AND PLACEMAKING STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT SAFE AND WELCOMING TRAIL ACCESS IN EAST TRENTON, NJ |
| WILLISTOWN CONSERVATION TRUST | NEWTON SQUARE, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | STATE OF OUR STREAMS REPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH |
| ENDLESS MOUNTAINS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL BIKE PLAY PROJECT |
| VALLEY IN MOTION | MAYFIELD, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | SOUTH SCRANTON CONNECTOR TRAILS |
| 9TH STREET YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER | CHESTER, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | 9TH STREET YOUTH & COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CORP |
| OHIOPYLE BIKING CLUB | OHIOPYLE, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | BEAR SKULL MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL |
| PENNSYLVANIA RESOURCE COUNSIL | MEDIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | STREAM SMART STORMWATER HOUSE CALLS PROGRAM EXPANSION |
| HERTITATAGE CONVERSACY | DOYLESTOWN, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | 15-ACRE AGRICULTURAL FIELD TO POLLINATOR MEADOW CONVERSION AT HERITAGE CONSERVANCY'S LINDSAY FARM |
| STROUD WATER RESEARCH CENTER | AVONDALE, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | WATERSHED EDUCATION THROUGH WATERSHED RESTORATION AND SERVICE LEARNING |
| DISABILITY PRIDE PA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | OUTDOORS FOR EVERYONE |
| MOUNTAIN WATERSHED ASSOC | MELCROFT, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF THE COXES CREEK WATERSHED. |
| LATINAS IN MOTION | CHELTENHAM, PA | $10,000 | 2026 | LATINAS IN MOTION |
| CHESTER RIDLEY CRUM WATERSHEDS ASSOCIATION (CRC WATERSHEDS) | EDGEMONT, PA | $9,924 | 2026 | ADOPT-A-BUFFER VOLUNTEER INVASIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM |
| LAURELVILLE MENNONITE CHURCH CENTER | MT PLEASANT, PA | $9,759 | 2026 | LAURELVILLE COMMUNITY GARDENS INSTALLATION & EDUCATION |
| BOROUGH OF DUNMORE | DUNMORE, PA | $9,000 | 2026 | NORTH POCONO TRAIL CORRIDOR DUNMORE EXTENSION |
| HAWK ROCK CYCLING ASSOCIATION | MARYSVILLE, PA | $8,708 | 2026 | SUSQUENITA TRAIL SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING PROJECT: CREATING SAFE, WELCOMING ACCESS TO TRAILS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. |
| ARTWORKS TRENTON | TRENTON, NJ | $8,500 | 2026 | 2025 ARTWORKS TRAIL JAM |
| NORTH BRANCH LAND TRUST | DALLAS, PA | $8,163 | 2026 | FOREST ECHO BIRD SANCTUARY TRAIL REVITALIZATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AND CONNECTED ACCESS |
| STEWARDS OF TWIN LAKES | SHOHOLA, PA | $8,000 | 2026 | RAINSCAPING IN THE TWIN LAKES WATERSHED |
| AGILE RASCAL THEATRE | BOYERTOWN, PA | $7,500 | 2026 | ALL ACCESS RAILBIKE INITIATIVE: PEDALING INTO A BETTER FUTURE TOGETHER |
| BRANDYWINE CONSERVANCY | CHADDS FORD, PA | $7,495 | 2026 | WESTMORELAND POLLINATOR PARTNERS: NATIVE BEES ARE KEY |
| CULTURE TRUST | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $7,000 | 2026 | LAUNCHING A NEW WEBSITE FOR RIVERWAYS, TIDAL DELAWARE WATER TRAIL |
| DELAWARE RIVERKEEPER NETWORK | BRISTOL, PA | $7,000 | 2026 | USING COMMUNITY SCIENCE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MONITOR FOR HYDRILLA ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER WATER TRAIL AND EDUCATE TO PREVENT ITS SPREAD |
| VENTURE OUTDOORS | PITTSBURGH, PA | $7,000 | 2026 | IMPROVING PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ACCESS TO WATER TRAILS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY THROUGH DIVERSE AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMMING |
| PENN SOIL RC&D COUNCIL | WARREN, PA | $6,800 | 2026 | 2026 WATER TRAIL WATER SAFETY AND RIVER CLEANUPS PROJECT |
| SCHUYLKILL RIVER GREENWAYS NHA | POTTSTOWN, PA | $6,500 | 2026 | PETER YARNELL PARK LANDING IMPROVEMENTS |
| LACAWAC SANCTUARY FOUNDATION | LAKE ARIEL, PA | $6,400 | 2026 | ENHANCING ACCESSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE PRICE SIMPSON WETLAND |
| SUSQUEHANNA GREENWAY | LEWISBURG, PA | $6,200 | 2026 | LOWER WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER ADA & UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY ACCESS STUDY PUBLIC INPUT |
| MID-ATLANTIC YOUTH ANGLERS & OUTDOORS PARTNERS DBA LEGACY LAND WATER PARTNE | COCHRANVILLE, PA | $5,700 | 2026 | WILLIAM PENN COMMUNITY REGRANT |
| SCHUYKILL RIVER | POTTSTOWN, PA | $5,700 | 2026 | SCHUYLKILL RIVER WATER TRAIL SIGNAGE 2024 |
| WESTMORELAND FAYETTE HISTORICAL SOCIETY DBA WEST OVERTON VILLAGE & MUSEUMS | SCOTTDALE, PA | $5,605 | 2026 | RESTORING NATIVE PLANTS AND HISTORIC GARDENS AT WEST OVERTON VILLAGE |
| NESHAMINY WATERSHED ASSOC | CHALFONT, PA | $5,583 | 2026 | MONITORING WATER QUALITY IN THE NESHAMINY WATERSHED |
| COLEBROOKDALE | MECHANICSBURG, PA | $5,228 | 2026 | CUMBERLAND VALLEY CYCLING & OUTDOOR RECREATION MAP |
| CUMBERLAND AREA ECONOMIC DEVEL | WYALUSING, PA | $5,227 | 2026 | ENDLESS MOUNTAINS GRAVEL PA SINGLE-DAY GRAVEL LOOPS |
| REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND | GREENSBURG, PA | $5,075 | 2026 | DOWNTOWN GREENSBURG RETAIL INCUBATOR - PLANTERS, TREES AND ASTROTURF |
| MID-ATLANTIC YOUTH ANGLERS & OUTDOORS PARTNERS DBA LEGACY LAND WATER PARTNE | COCHRANVILLE, PA | $38,000 | 2025 | STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CIRCUIT TRAILS COALITION COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM GRANTEES |
| GIRLS IN GEAR | MONTCLAIR, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | GIRLS IN GEAR PHILADELPHIA PROGRAM |
| SHE IS FOCUSED COMMUNITY INC | COLLINGDALE, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | PHILLY FOCUSED & FIT |
| EAST FALLS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | EAST FALLS RIVER LANDING PHASE II: ACTIVATING, ENGAGING + CONNECTING TO THE RIVER |
| AIM ACADEMY | CONSHOHOCKEN, PA | $20,000 | 2025 | SAMS OASIS AT AIM ACADEMY: PEDAL & PADDLE PROGRAM |
| NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY GARDENS (FORMERLY CALLED NORTH CAMDEN | CAMDEN, NJ | $12,000 | 2025 | URBAN GARDENING & GREENING |
| NATURAL LANDS | MEDIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AT HILDACY PRESERVE IN THE CRUM CREEK WATERSHED |
DELAWARE RIVER CITY CORP DBA RIVERFRONT NORTH PARTNERSHIP
$42,000RIVERFRONT NORTH PARTNERSHIP
HEALING THROUGH THE LAND (FISCAL SPONSOR IN COLOR BIRDING CLUB)
$34,500HEALING THROUGH THE LAND
SHE IS FOCUSED COMMUNITY INC
$34,500SHE IS FOCUSED AND FIT
LET'S GO OUTDOORS
$33,000LET'S GO OUTDOORS
IMABLE FOUNDATION
$13,337RIDE WITHOUT LIMITS: IM ABLE'S ADAPTIVE ATHLETES AND RALLY POINT RIDERS
OUTDOOR EQUITY ALLIANCE
$12,000BRIDGE REVITALIZATION FOR ENHANCED ACCESS TO CIRCUIT TRAILS (TRENTON, NJ)
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT UNITED (DBA CHESTER UPLAND YOUTH SOCCER)
$12,000INSPIRING AMBASSADORS FOR THE CIRCUIT TRAILS
CAMDEN GREENWAYS
$12,000PROGRAMMING AND A SENSE OF WELCOME IN CAMDEN'S GREENWAYS
USING QUICK-BUILD TRAFFIC CALMING AND PLACEMAKING STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT SAFE AND WELCOMING TRAIL ACCESS IN EAST TRENTON, NJ
STATE OF OUR STREAMS REPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
ENDLESS MOUNTAINS
$10,000SCHUYLKILL RIVER TRAIL BIKE PLAY PROJECT
VALLEY IN MOTION
$10,000SOUTH SCRANTON CONNECTOR TRAILS
9TH STREET YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,0009TH STREET YOUTH & COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL YOUTH CORP
OHIOPYLE BIKING CLUB
$10,000BEAR SKULL MOUNTAIN BIKE TRAIL
STREAM SMART STORMWATER HOUSE CALLS PROGRAM EXPANSION
HERTITATAGE CONVERSACY
$10,00015-ACRE AGRICULTURAL FIELD TO POLLINATOR MEADOW CONVERSION AT HERITAGE CONSERVANCY'S LINDSAY FARM
WATERSHED EDUCATION THROUGH WATERSHED RESTORATION AND SERVICE LEARNING
DISABILITY PRIDE PA
$10,000OUTDOORS FOR EVERYONE
LATINAS IN MOTION
$10,000LATINAS IN MOTION
CHESTER RIDLEY CRUM WATERSHEDS ASSOCIATION (CRC WATERSHEDS)
$9,924ADOPT-A-BUFFER VOLUNTEER INVASIVE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
LAURELVILLE MENNONITE CHURCH CENTER
$9,759LAURELVILLE COMMUNITY GARDENS INSTALLATION & EDUCATION
BOROUGH OF DUNMORE
$9,000NORTH POCONO TRAIL CORRIDOR DUNMORE EXTENSION
HAWK ROCK CYCLING ASSOCIATION
$8,708SUSQUENITA TRAIL SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING PROJECT: CREATING SAFE, WELCOMING ACCESS TO TRAILS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ARTWORKS TRENTON
$8,5002025 ARTWORKS TRAIL JAM
NORTH BRANCH LAND TRUST
$8,163FOREST ECHO BIRD SANCTUARY TRAIL REVITALIZATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AND CONNECTED ACCESS
STEWARDS OF TWIN LAKES
$8,000RAINSCAPING IN THE TWIN LAKES WATERSHED
AGILE RASCAL THEATRE
$7,500ALL ACCESS RAILBIKE INITIATIVE: PEDALING INTO A BETTER FUTURE TOGETHER
BRANDYWINE CONSERVANCY
$7,495WESTMORELAND POLLINATOR PARTNERS: NATIVE BEES ARE KEY
LAUNCHING A NEW WEBSITE FOR RIVERWAYS, TIDAL DELAWARE WATER TRAIL
USING COMMUNITY SCIENCE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP MONITOR FOR HYDRILLA ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER WATER TRAIL AND EDUCATE TO PREVENT ITS SPREAD
IMPROVING PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ACCESS TO WATER TRAILS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY THROUGH DIVERSE AND ACCESSIBLE PROGRAMMING
PENN SOIL RC&D COUNCIL
$6,8002026 WATER TRAIL WATER SAFETY AND RIVER CLEANUPS PROJECT
SCHUYLKILL RIVER GREENWAYS NHA
$6,500PETER YARNELL PARK LANDING IMPROVEMENTS
LACAWAC SANCTUARY FOUNDATION
$6,400ENHANCING ACCESSIBILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE PRICE SIMPSON WETLAND
SUSQUEHANNA GREENWAY
$6,200LOWER WEST BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER ADA & UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY ACCESS STUDY PUBLIC INPUT
MID-ATLANTIC YOUTH ANGLERS & OUTDOORS PARTNERS DBA LEGACY LAND WATER PARTNE
$5,700WILLIAM PENN COMMUNITY REGRANT
SCHUYKILL RIVER
$5,700SCHUYLKILL RIVER WATER TRAIL SIGNAGE 2024
WESTMORELAND FAYETTE HISTORICAL SOCIETY DBA WEST OVERTON VILLAGE & MUSEUMS
$5,605RESTORING NATIVE PLANTS AND HISTORIC GARDENS AT WEST OVERTON VILLAGE
NESHAMINY WATERSHED ASSOC
$5,583MONITORING WATER QUALITY IN THE NESHAMINY WATERSHED
COLEBROOKDALE
$5,228CUMBERLAND VALLEY CYCLING & OUTDOOR RECREATION MAP
CUMBERLAND AREA ECONOMIC DEVEL
$5,227ENDLESS MOUNTAINS GRAVEL PA SINGLE-DAY GRAVEL LOOPS
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTMORELAND
$5,075DOWNTOWN GREENSBURG RETAIL INCUBATOR - PLANTERS, TREES AND ASTROTURF
MID-ATLANTIC YOUTH ANGLERS & OUTDOORS PARTNERS DBA LEGACY LAND WATER PARTNE
$38,000STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH CIRCUIT TRAILS COALITION COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM GRANTEES
GIRLS IN GEAR
$20,000GIRLS IN GEAR PHILADELPHIA PROGRAM
SHE IS FOCUSED COMMUNITY INC
$20,000PHILLY FOCUSED & FIT
EAST FALLS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$20,000EAST FALLS RIVER LANDING PHASE II: ACTIVATING, ENGAGING + CONNECTING TO THE RIVER
NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY GARDENS (FORMERLY CALLED NORTH CAMDEN
$12,000URBAN GARDENING & GREENING
IMPROVING WATER QUALITY AT HILDACY PRESERVE IN THE CRUM CREEK WATERSHED
Current and upcoming funding from Pennsylvania Environmental Council that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: The source states that the program funds watershed protection and education projects in the identified Pennsylvania watershed areas and specific groundwater-source areas of Bucks, Montgomery, and Chester Counties. Detailed applicant eligibility was not provided.
Deadline: Applications due January 15, 2027, at 5:00 p.m. EST.
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