Green Valleys Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND RESTORE THE NATURAL WATERWAYS OF NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY. WE INSPIRE, EDUCATE, AND INVOLVE OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR GENERATION AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
- Income
- $739,481
- Spending
- $549,833
- Spent on programs
- 88%
- Reserves
- 12 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 50%
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 40
- Highest pay
- $99,000, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 82% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 26% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1588% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
5 of 2510 of 50 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $86,937 spent. WATERSHED PROTECTION - ASSESSMENT OF THE WATERSHEDS OF NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY (FRENCH, PIGEON, PICKERING, VALLEY CREEKS AND STONY RUN) BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONAL PROVIDES THE DETAILED INFORMATION NEEDED TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCES AND IMPACTS OF STRESSORS. MAPPING OF IMPAIRED WATERS AND PROVIDES A GUIDE TO THE LEAST STRESSED AREAS IN THE WATERSHEDS WHERE WATERSHED ECOSYSTEMS SHOULD BE MOST INTACT. THIS ENABLES PRIORITIZATION OF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION EFFORTS, AND FORMS THE BASIS FOR EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY. DATA COLLECTED HELPS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONGTERM TREND INFORMATION AND PROVIDES QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROTECTION AND RESTORATIONS PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS WARNING OF NEW DEGRADATION. ASSESSMENTS INCLUDE CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL MONITORING, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) MACROINVERTEBRATES, HABITAT ASSESSMENTS, GIS MAPPING AND MODELING. RESTORATION WORK INCLUDES RESTORATION OF FORESTED STREAMSIDE BUFFER, AGRICULTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. SCHUYLKILL WATER STEWARDS VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM TEACHES PARTICIPANTS ABOUT WATERSHED ISSUES, ENABLING THEM TO BE BETTER ADVOCATES FOR OUR STREAMS. WATERSHED PROTECTION - ASSESSMENT OF THE WATERSHEDS OF NORTHERN CHESTER COUNTY (FRENCH, PIGEON, PICKERING, VALLEY CREEKS AND STONY RUN) BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONAL PROVIDES THE DETAILED INFORMATION NEEDED TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCES AND IMPACTS OF STRESSORS. MAPPING OF IMPAIRED WATERS AND PROVIDES A GUIDE TO THE LEAST STRESSED AREAS IN THE WATERSHEDS WHERE WATERSHED ECOSYSTEMS SHOULD BE MOST INTACT. THIS ENABLES PRIORITIZATION OF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION EFFORTS, AND FORMS THE BASIS FOR EFFECTIVE ADVOCACY. DATA COLLECTED HELPS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF LONGTERM TREND INFORMATION AND PROVIDES QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROTECTION AND RESTORATIONS PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS WARNING OF NEW DEGRADATION. ASSESSMENTS INCLUDE CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL MONITORING, (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) MACROINVERTEBRATES, HABITAT ASSESSMENTS, GIS MAPPING AND MODELING. RESTORATION WORK INCLUDES RESTORATION OF FORESTED STREAMSIDE BUFFER, AGRICULTURAL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND GREEN STORMWATER INFRASTRUCTURE. SCHUYLKILL WATER STEWARDS VOLUNTEER TRAINING PROGRAM TEACHES PARTICIPANTS ABOUT WATERSHED ISSUES, ENABLING THEM TO BE BETTER ADVOCATES FOR OUR STREAMS.
- $193,212 spent. ENVIRONMENTAL & WATERSHED SCIENCE EDUCATION - CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE HAS BEEN A PART OF THE ASSOCIATION SINCE ITS FOUNDING FIFTY YEARS AGO. SUMMER NATURE CAMP, OUR LONGEST RUNNING PROGRAM, ENCOURAGES A CHILD'S NATURAL CURIOSITY OF THE OUTDOORS BY ENGAGING THEM IN FUN AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. SUMMER INTERNSHIPS GIVE STUDENTS IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION OR SCIENCE MAJORS' EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING PROGRAM PREPARATION AND DELIVERY TO CHILDREN BOTH ON-SITE, IN LIBRARIES, AND AT SCHOOLS. ON-SITE PROGRAMS INCLUDE POND & STREAM STUDIES, NATURE-THEMED WALKS, AND SCOUT BADGE PROGRAMS. IN SCHOOL PROGRAMS INCLUDE AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS FOCUSED ON WATERSHED SCIENCE EDUCATION AND STATIONBASED PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON MEETING SCHOOL STANDARDS.
- $202,512 spent. WELKINWEIR - THE ASSOCIATION'S HEADQUARTERS AND FORMER HOME OF THE ASSOCIATION'S FOUNDING MEMBERS, WHO DONATED THE PROPERTY. THE ESTATE HOUSE AND 162 PERMANENTLY PROTECTED ACRES ARE LISTED ON THE NATURAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; AN ADJACENT 62 ACRES ARE UNDER PERMANENT PROTECTION. THE PROPERTY FEATURES AN ARBORETUM OF RARE OR UNUSUAL TREES AND SHRUBS AND FORMAL GARDENS SET WITHIN ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE FORESTS, MEADOWS, WETLANDS, PONDS, AND STREAM HABITATS AS WELL AS AN EVER-GROWING COLLECTION OF PROJECTS THAT DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND NATURE-CASED INFRASTRUCTURE. WE PROVIDE TRAINING THROUGH SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS IN THE FIELDS OF HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, WHO GO ON TO WORK AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GARDENS. WELKINWEIR IS WHERE MANY OF (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE. A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENT RENTALS (PRIMARILY WEDDINGS, BUT ALSO MEMORIAL SERVICES, BUSINESS MEETINGS, AND CIVIC FUNCTIONS) ARE ALLOWED IN THE ARBORETUM AND AT THE ESTATE HOUSE DURING THE SPRING AND FALL. FUNDS GENERATED ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC PROPERTY. WELKINWEIR - THE ASSOCIATION'S HEADQUARTERS AND FORMER HOME OF THE ASSOCIATION'S FOUNDING MEMBERS, WHO DONATED THE PROPERTY. THE ESTATE HOUSE AND 162 PERMANENTLY PROTECTED ACRES ARE LISTED ON THE NATURAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES; AN ADJACENT 62 ACRES ARE UNDER PERMANENT PROTECTION. THE PROPERTY FEATURES AN ARBORETUM OF RARE OR UNUSUAL TREES AND SHRUBS AND FORMAL GARDENS SET WITHIN ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE FORESTS, MEADOWS, WETLANDS, PONDS, AND STREAM HABITATS AS WELL AS AN EVER-GROWING COLLECTION OF PROJECTS THAT DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES AND NATURE-CASED INFRASTRUCTURE. WE PROVIDE TRAINING THROUGH SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS IN THE FIELDS OF HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY, ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, WHO GO ON TO WORK AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GARDENS. WELKINWEIR IS WHERE MANY OF (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) THE ASSOCIATION'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE. A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENT RENTALS (PRIMARILY WEDDINGS, BUT ALSO MEMORIAL SERVICES, BUSINESS MEETINGS, AND CIVIC FUNCTIONS) ARE ALLOWED IN THE ARBORETUM AND AT THE ESTATE HOUSE DURING THE SPRING AND FALL. FUNDS GENERATED ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUED PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC PROPERTY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1969.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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