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Conemaugh Valley Conservancy INC

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Johnstown, PA501(c)(3)Since 1994Environment EIN 25-1756447Revenue $302K in FY2025

On file with the IRSconemaughvalleyconservancy.orgPo Box 218, 15907-0218 · Johnstown, PATax-exempt since Oct 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Land/natural resource conservation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 41 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $658K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $18K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$302K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$743K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$302K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$303K
FY2021$342K
FY2022$634K
FY2023$431K
FY2024$364K
FY2025$302K
Expenses
$743K
FY2025▲ +99%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$385K
FY2022$306K
FY2023$335K
FY2024$373K
FY2025$743K
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1995.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $656K Management & general 12% · $87K Fundraising 0% · $256

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Douglas Beri JR
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Debra Orner
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Schellhammer
2nd Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Burk
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob McCombie
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David O'Leary
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Damien Boudreaux
Assistant Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Protects and preserves land and natural resources for future generations.

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1 program · $593K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The purpose is to promote the conservation and preservation of natural resources & to encourage prudent land use along the conemaugh river.

$593Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Community Foundation of Greater JohnstownFY2024$11K
Walton R Etal Trs Walton Fam Fnd-AgyFY2024$5K
Walden TrustFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$18K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$302K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$743K
Ln 25
Programscol B$656K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$256
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$364K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$251K
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Gains on assetsLn 7$16K
Total revenueLn 12$302K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$311K
SavingsLn 2$53K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$364K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$658K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 641
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$779K$364K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$527K$658K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$95K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$64K$27K$256
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$2K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$190
Office expensesLn 13$14K$3K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$6K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$85K$63K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$512K$498K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$743K$656K$87K$256

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $302K$743K−$441K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $364K$373K−$9K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $431K$335K$96K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $634K$306K$327K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $342K$385K−$43K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $303K$278K$25K$2.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $301,843 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $272,667$250,818
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $38,249$44,511
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48,309$32,271
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,909−$25,757
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $364,134$301,843
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $95,331$97,949
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $277,890$644,566
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $373,221$742,515
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,087−$440,672
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $301,843 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$84,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$166,618
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,818
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $44,511$44,511
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $16,728$16,728
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $15,543$15,543
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$25,757−$25,757
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,297 · Excluded from tax $16,728$301,843
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $742,515 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,427 · Management $26,877 · Fundraising $256$91,560
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,378 · Management $2,011$6,389
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,341 · Management $3,775$6,116
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,002 · Management $190$3,192
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,078 · Management $10,560$13,638
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,140 · Management $1,843$7,983
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $62,774 · Management $21,985$84,759
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,440 · Management $3,484$6,924
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $497,585 · Management $14,389$511,974
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,421 · Management $1,559$9,980
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $655,586 · Management $86,673 · Fundraising $256$742,515
Part X · Balance sheet $2,094,761 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $513,941$311,122
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $264,827$52,780
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $86,229$27,448
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,285$6,148
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,114,971$1,038,821
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $527,297$658,442
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,554,550$2,094,761
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,917$5,776
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $63,602$15,453
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $94,519$21,229
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,101,031$2,073,532
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,460,031$2,073,532
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,554,550$2,094,761
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,073,532 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$301,843
XI-2 Total expenses$742,515
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$440,672
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,460,031
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$54,173
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,073,532

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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