About Weconservepa
Weconservepa’s grantmaking centers on conservation support work rather than direct project funding: many of its larger recent grants are tagged as ASSISTANCE, and its recipients are Pennsylvania land trusts and conservation groups. The foundation backs organizations that conserve land, protect and restore water and wildlife, and support trails, greenways, and community conservation across the state.
One of the clearest signals in the recent grants is repeated support for Farm & Natural Lands Trust, which received $47,895 in 2023, $29,975 in 2024, and $30,591 in 2025. That multi-year pattern shows sustained attention to the same conservation partner. Other sizable awards went to Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy, including $39,868 in 2025 and $11,500 in 2024, alongside grants to Manada Conservancy, Wildlands Conservancy, and French and Pickering Creeks Conservancy. The funding mix suggests a statewide network of land-focused organizations that rely on technical or organizational assistance from Weconservepa.
The foundation’s recent portfolio also includes support for groups in boroughs, towns, and smaller cities such as York, Williamsport, Hummelstown, Emmaus, and Phoenixville, reinforcing a practical, Pennsylvania-specific conservation role.
What Weconservepa Funds
Land conservation is a core theme in Weconservepa’s recent grants. Farm & Natural Lands Trust received $47,895 in 2023 for ASSISTANCE, and North American Land Trust received $8,000 in 2023, both within a broader pattern of land trust support.
Trail and greenway work appears through the foundation’s active Regional Trail Workshop Grants program, which is administered by WeConservePA and funded through Pennsylvania DCNR. The program supports educational programming and safety training tied to land trails, water trails, and greenways, with awards from $0 to $5,000.
The foundation also supports conservation education and stewardship capacity. Berks Nature received $15,926 in 2025 and $15,000 in 2024 for ASSISTANCE, while Heritage Conservancy received $8,500 in 2023 and $6,000 in both 2024 and 2025. These grants point to ongoing organizational support across Pennsylvania conservation groups.
How Weconservepa Gives
Weconservepa’s typical grant size sits in a fairly tight band: the 25th percentile is $8,654, the median is $12,303, and the 75th percentile is $16,117. Recent awards are often labeled ASSISTANCE, which suggests the foundation frequently funds capacity and support functions rather than one-time project-only grants.
The recent record also shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Farm & Natural Lands Trust, Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy, Berks Nature, Heritage Conservancy, and Western PA Conservancy Inc. Weconservepa is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. Its active Regional Trail Workshop Grants program accepts unsolicited applications.
