LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

117 S WEST END AVE, LANCASTER, PA 17603-3395

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR, 117 SOUTH WEST END AVE, LANCASTER, PA 176033396

Signed the 990

FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR, PRESIDENT & CEO

Phone

(717) 392-7891

Website

WWW.LANCASTERCONSERVANCY.ORG

Return prepared by

MCKONLY & ASBURY LLP

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY IS "PROVIDING WILD AND FORESTED LANDS AND CLEAN WATERWAYS FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOREVER". THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY INCLUDE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL LANDS, ECOSYSTEMS, LANDSCAPES AND WATERWAYS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CONSERVANCY PRESERVES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 365 DAYS A YEAR, SUN UP TO SUN DOWN. OUR WORK RESULTS IN PROTECTION OF CRITICAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS, RECREATION LANDS, WATER RESOURCES, AND PRESERVES MATURE FORESTS THAT CLEAN OUR AIR AND WATER. WE WORK WITH NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO PROTECT THE SPECIAL PLACES WITHIN LANCASTER COUNTY AND ALONG ITS STREAMS AND RIVERS. THIS EFFORT ALSO TAKES US INTO YORK, CHESTER AND DAUPHIN COUNTIES WITH A FOCUS ON LAND, WATER AND COMMUNITY.

Program accomplishments

• LAND STEWARDSHIPINVESTING IN RESTORATION & ACCESSTHE CONSERVANCY SAVES AND CARES FOR PLACES WHERE WILDLIFE CAN THRIVE AND PEOPLE CAN GET OUTDOORS. WE PLANT NATIVE TREES AND POLLINATOR MEADOWS WHILE FIGHTING INVASIVE SPECIES LIKE GARLIC MUSTARD AND MULTIFLORA ROSE, FOSTERING HEALTHY BIODIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS. THE CONSERVANCY ALSO ENCOURAGES RESPONSIBLE AND SUSTAINABLE OUTDOOR RECREATION BY STRATEGICALLY BUILDING AND MAINTAINING TRAILS AND OTHER VISITOR INFRASTRUCTURE.NEW TRAILS & RESTORATION AT HIGH FAMILY NATURE PRESERVEIN 2025, THE CONSERVANCY OPENED 2 MILES OF NEW HIKING TRAILS THAT TRAVERSE MEADOW, BOULDER-STREWN WOODLANDS, AND SMALL STREAMS AT THE HIGH FAMILY NATURE PRESERVE IN MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY. THE PRESERVE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS DONEGAL HIGHLANDS, WAS RENAMED IN HONOR OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENEROSITY OF THE HIGH FOUNDATION, THE CALVIN AND JANET HIGH FAMILY FOUNDATION, SUZANNE HIGH, AND DON AND LISA CLARK.THE PRESERVE HAS RECENTLY UNDERGONE EXTENSIVE ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, INCLUDING THE USE OF CLIMATE-SMART FORESTRY TO ENCOURAGE MORE LAYERS OF SUCCESSIONAL FOREST AND TO CARE FOR THE MEADOW HABITAT AT THE PRESERVE, AS WELL AS THE REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES LIKE BUSH HONEYSUCKLE, AUTUMN OLIVE, AND PRIVET. THE CONSERVANCY THOUGHTFULLY PLANNED TO MITIGATE AND THEN REPURPOSE THE IMPACT OF THESE RESTORATION EFFORTS TO CREATE THE NEWLY OPENED TRAILS AT THE HIGH FAMILY NATURE PRESERVE.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: HIGH FOUNDATION, MOUNT JOY TOWNSHIPRESTORING MEADOWSMEADOWS PROVIDE A DYNAMIC HABITAT CHARACTERIZED BY GRASS AND HERBACEOUS FLOWERING PLANTS, WHICH ARE CRUCIAL FOR BIRDS AND INSECTS, SERVING AS A SOURCE FOR COVER AND NESTING HABITAT AS WELL AS FOOD. MEADOWS WERE ONCE A PROMINENT LANDSCAPE FEATURE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BUT TODAY THEY ARE BECOMING INCREASINGLY RARE. IN 2025, THE CONSERVANCY SEEDED 30 ACRES OF MEADOW AT PRESERVES INCLUDING KELLYS RUN, SAFE HARBOR, AND TUCQUAN GLEN & PYFER. THIS PAST SUMMER, PREVIOUSLY RESTORED MEADOWS AT KELLYS RUN PUT ON A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF NATIVE WILDFLOWERS TEEMING WITH INSECTS AND OTHER WILDLIFE, SHOWCASING WHAT THE NEWLY SEEDED MEADOWS AT OUR OTHER PRESERVES WILL LOOK LIKE IN TWO YEARS. FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION TO RESULTS, RESTORATION PROJECTS TAKE A LONG TIME, BUT THE POSITIVE IMPACT FOR LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS IS WORTH THE WORK AND THE WAIT. DIVE DEEPER INTO THE POLLINATOR MEADOWS AT KELLYS RUN WITH A NEW MEADOW CONNECTOR TRAIL ADDED TO THE PRESERVE IN 2025!PARTNERS & FUNDERS: NATURAL RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION SERVICES, PA GAME COMMISSIONBATTLING BAMBOOLAST YEAR, CONSERVANCY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS REMOVED PATCHES OF BAMBOO FROM APPEL AND TUCQUAN GLEN & PYFER NATURE PRESERVES, BATTLING THE TENACIOUS INVASIVE PLANTS WITH HARD HATS AND STRATEGIC CUTS TO TOPPLE THE 30- TO 40-FOOT-TALL STALKS. BAMBOO CREATES A MONOCULTURE WHERE NO OTHER SPECIES CAN EXIST, BUT WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF THESE BAMBOO PATCHES BEING REMOVED, MORE THAN A DOZEN OTHER SPECIES BEGAN GROWING WHERE THE BAMBOO ONCE STOOD.SEASONAL STEWARDSHIP CREWTHE 2025 SEASONAL STEWARDSHIP CREW OF FOUR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN A CAREER IN CONSERVATION TACKLED PROJECTS FROM TREE PLANTINGS TO TRAIL BUILDING. THE CREW MEMBERS GAINED HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WHILE LEARNING FROM THE CONSERVANCY'S TEAM OF STEWARDSHIP PROFESSIONALS, PREPARING THEM FOR A FUTURE IN THE CONSERVATION FIELD AND HELPING THE CONSERVANCY UNDERTAKE A VARIETY OF PROJECTS TO IMPROVE HABITAT AND RECREATION ACCESS ON OUR PRESERVES. THE CREW'S PROJECTS INCLUDED BUILDING HIKING TRAILS AND FOUR FOOTBRIDGES, MAINTAINING TRAILS, INSTALLING BENCHES ALONG THE UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE LLOYD CLARK TRAIL, AND PLANTING 250 TREES AT TUCQUAN GLEN & PYFER NATURE PRESERVES.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: WILLIS AND ELSIE SHENK FOUNDATION LANCASTER RIVER HILLS MASTER PLANTHE CONSERVANCY UNDERTOOK THE FIRST PHASE OF THE LANCASTER RIVER HILLS CONSERVATION AREA MASTER PLANNING PROCESS IN 2025, WHICH INCLUDED A COMPREHENSIVE FOREST INVENTORY AND ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS FOR ALL EIGHT PRESERVES AND TWO OF THE THREE PARTICIPATING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS LOCATED BETWEEN HOLTWOOD AND PEQUEA. THIS MASTER PLAN WILL GUIDE CONSERVANCY STEWARDSHIP AND INVESTMENTS ACROSS OUR LANCASTER RIVER HILLS PRESERVES FOR THE NEXT 10-20 YEARS. THE MASTER PLANNING PROCESS CONTINUES IN 2026 AS WE GATHER BROADER COMMUNITY INPUT.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: SARVER ECOLOGICAL, HIGH FOUNDATIONVOLUNTEER IMPACT- REMOVED 600 CUBIC YARDS OF INVASIVE SHRUBS- REMOVED 4,500 GALLONS OF INVASIVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS- OVER 1,100 PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED ORGANIZED WORKDAYS- OVER 3,500 PRESERVE VISITORS CONTACTED- OVER 3,100 HOURS DONATED BY VOLUNTEERS
  Expenses $2,132,986 · grants $68,500 · revenue $384,525
• COMMUNITY IMPACTCONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY & NATURELANCASTER CONSERVANCY STRIVES TO EMPOWER EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE OUTDOORS. FROM ANNUAL EVENTS LIKE LANCASTER WATER WEEK AND TRAIL FEST TO SEASONAL K-12 SCHOOL PROGRAMMING TO YEAR-ROUND INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES, WE OFFER ENGAGING CONSERVATION EDUCATION FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONNECT WITH NATURE.K-12 CONSERVATION EDUCATIONIN 2025, THE CONSERVANCY ENGAGED OVER 1,600 STUDENTS ON OUR PRESERVES FROM A DOZEN LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCLUDING YORK CITY, PENN MANOR, AND CONESTOGA VALLEY. DURING THESE PROGRAMS, STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT CONSERVATION AND LEAVE NO TRACE, STUDY MEADOWS AND MACROINVERTEBRATES, AND EXPLORE NATURE. FOR SOME STUDENTS, IT IS THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE IN THIS KIND OF NATURAL SETTING.LANCASTER WATER WEEKTHE NINTH ANNUAL LANCASTER WATER WEEK WAS AN ENERGIZING CELEBRATION OF OUR STREAMS AND RIVERS! DURING OVER 60 EVENTS HOSTED BY DOZENS OF PARTNERS, OUR COMMUNITY PADDLED ON THE CONESTOGA AND SUSQUEHANNA RIVERS, WENT ON WALKS AND BIKE RIDES TO LEARN ABOUT OUR WATERWAYS AND CLEAN WATER PROJECTS, CONNECTED WITH OUR STREAMS AND RIVERS AT COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS, EXPLORED CREEKS, ENJOYED MUSIC OUTDOORS, VOLUNTEERED TO CLEAN UP LITTER AROUND OUR WATERWAYS, AND MORE.JOIN US FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF LANCASTER WATER WEEK, JUNE 5-13, 2026!FUNDERS: SEE LIST OF WATER WEEK SPONSORS ON PAGE [INSERT #]. LANCASTER WATER WEEK 2025 WAS ADDITIONALLY MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO A SUBAWARD OF A LANCASTER CLEAN WATER PARTNERS GRANT FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY TRUST FUNDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, CHESAPEAKE BAY FUNDERS NETWORK, AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM.TRAIL FESTOUR SECOND ANNUAL TRAIL FEST BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES TO WIZARD RANCH NATURE PRESERVE WHERE WE GATHERED ON A BEAUTIFUL SEPTEMBER DAY TO LISTEN TO LIVE MUSIC, LEARN ABOUT OUR WILDLANDS WITH TRAILSIDE TALKS, EXPLORE THE PRESERVE WITH A NATURE DISCOVERY WALK, TEST OUR HIKING KNOWLEDGE IN THE HAPPY HIKER VILLAGE, AND ENJOY TIME OUTDOORS WITH OUR COMMUNITY. SAVE THE DATE FOR THIS YEAR'S TRAIL FEST OCT. 17, 2026, AT INGRID GRAHAM HISTORIC HELLAM NATURE PRESERVE!FUNDERS: SEE LIST OF TRAIL FEST SPONSORS ON PAGE [INSERT #].REWILDING IN THE COMMUNITYIN 2025, 160 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED HABITAT ADVOCATE CLASSES TO LEARN HOW TO CREATE WILDLIFE HABITAT WHERE THEY LIVE, LEARN, WORK, WORSHIP, AND PLAY. TWELVE PEOPLE RECEIVED THEIR HABITAT ADVOCATE CERTIFICATES, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE CERTIFIED THROUGH THE PROGRAM UP TO 50. THROUGH THE CONSERVANCY'S COMMUNITY WILDLIFE HABITAT INITIATIVE, 60 PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVED GUIDANCE ON NATIVE GARDENING TO PROTECT CLEAN WATER AND PROVIDE FOOD AND SHELTER FOR WILDLIFE. ADDITIONALLY, FIVE PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPING CREWS ATTENDED TRAININGS ON CONSERVATION LANDSCAPING TECHNIQUES. PARTNERS & FUNDERS: LANCASTER COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, LANCASTER CLEAN WATER PARTNERS TRAINING ON WILDERNESS FIRST AIDTHE CONSERVANCY TRAINED 15 PEOPLE IN WILDERNESS ADVANCED FIRST AID, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND AREA FIRST RESPONDERS. WE ALSO HELD WILDERNESS FIRST AID CLASSES FOR MIDDLE CREEK SEARCH AND RESCUE AND TRAIL USERS FROM OUR REGION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONSERVANCY HELPED TO SET UP AND RUN A BACKCOUNTRY RESCUE DRILL ON CLARK NATURE PRESERVE FOR LOCAL FIRE COMPANIES. THESE TRAININGS HELP BETTER PREPARE STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND FIRST RESPONDERS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL CHALLENGES IN WILDERNESS SETTINGS.COMMUNITY SCIENCETHROUGH COMMUNITY SCIENCE INITIATIVES, ANYONE CAN PLAY A ROLE IN CONSERVATION RESEARCH! THE CONSERVANCY'S PHENOLOGY COMMUNITY SCIENCE PROJECT INCLUDES OVER A DOZEN OBSERVERS WHO RECORD INFORMATION ACROSS A RANGE OF HABITATS AT FOUR CONSERVANCY NATURE PRESERVES. THE INFORMATION THEY COLLECT CONTRIBUTES TO UNDERSTANDING HOW INVASIVE AND NATIVE SPECIES INTERACT AND HOW THE NATURAL WORLD RESPONDS TO CHANGE OVER TIME. WE ALSO PARTNER WITH THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT'S WATER QUALITY VOLUNTEER COALITION TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO COLLECT WATER QUALITY DATA FROM AREA STREAMS, WHICH HELPS TO IDENTIFY TRENDS AND AREAS OF CONCERN.ADDITIONALLY, IN 2025, COMMUNITY MEMBERS CONDUCTED THE FIRST BUTTERFLY COUNT AT INGRID GRAHAM HISTORIC HELLAM NATURE PRESERVE, THE DATA FROM WHICH WILL BE USED TO TRACK THE IMPACTS OF FUTURE HABITAT RESTORATION WORK AT THE PRESERVE.OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY STRATEGIC PLANTHE CONSERVANCY IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH EDC LANCASTER COUNTY AND OTHERS ON A COMPREHENSIVE OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY STRATEGIC PLAN FOR LANCASTER COUNTY. THE CONSERVANCY WORKED WITH PARTNERS THROUGHOUT 2025 TO DEVELOP THIS PLAN, WHICH ALIGNS CONSERVATION VALUES WITH AN ECONOMIC STRATEGY THAT PRIORITIZES THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES ALONGSIDE THE THOUGHTFUL DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF RECREATION INFRASTRUCTURE.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: EDC LANCASTER, DISCOVER LANCASTER, LANCASTER COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONSUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDS CONSERVATION LANDSCAPETHE SUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDS CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE (SRCL) IS ONE OF EIGHT CONSERVATION LANDSCAPES SUPPORTED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DCNR). IT IS A COLLABORATION OF COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO PROTECT LAND, STEWARD NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, CONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURAL SPACES, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. THE CONSERVANCY SERVES AS EXTERNAL LEAD OF THE SRCL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DCNR (THE INTERNAL LEAD).THE SRCL ENCOMPASSES THE MUNICIPALITIES THAT BORDER THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES. AT 49,400 ACRES, THE SRCL IS THE SMALLEST CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE, BUT THIS ALLOWS US TO GROW STRONG PARTNERSHIPS FORGED BY THE RIVER. THE CONSERVANCY OWNS OVER 5,200 ACRES OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE NATURAL LAND IN THE SRCL, AND THANKS TO INVESTMENTS FROM DCNR AND OTHER PARTNERS, THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW EVERY YEAR.NEW SRCL STRATEGIC PLAN:IN 2025, THE SRCL PARTNERS BEGAN WORK ON DEVELOPING A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS STRATEGIC PLAN BUILDS ON PAST SUCCESSES WHILE ADDRESSING NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES. DEVELOPED THROUGH AND INFORMED BY LEADERSHIP SURVEYS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND COMMUNITY FEEDBACK, THE NEW PLAN REFINES THE SRCL'S DIRECTION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. THE PLAN IDENTIFIES THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIC INITIATIVES: (1) DEEPEN COLLABORATION AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, (2) ADVANCE LAND STEWARDSHIP, ACCESS, AND REGIONAL IMPACT, AND (3) BUILD REGIONAL IDENTITY AND PUBLIC VISIBILITY.SRCL MINI-GRANTS:THE CONSERVANCY AND DCNR WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE MINI-GRANTS FOR PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE SRCL. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR GRANTS IN 2025 INCLUDE AN ONLINE SRCL PLANT INVENTORY COORDINATED BY PAENFLOWERED; CREATION AND USE OF A MOBILE STREAM TABLE FOR K-12 EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE SRCL BY LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVERKEEPER ASSOCIATION; RESTORATION OF A STREAM IN THE CHIQUES WATERSHED BY DONEGAL TROUT UNLIMITED; AND THE SECOND PHASE OF HORN FARM CENTER'S COMPOSTING TOILET COMFORT STATION PROJECT.FUNDERS: COMMUNITY CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP FUND, UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PA DCNR BUREAU OF RECREATION AND CONSERVATION
  Expenses $785,771 · grants $24,327 · revenue $217,030
• LAND PROTECTION AND ACQUISITIONPROTECTING NATURAL LANDSIN 2025, LANCASTER CONSERVANCY PROTECTED OR PUT UNDER AGREEMENT OVER 450 ACRES OF NATURAL LANDS, INCLUDING TWO NEW PRESERVES AS WELL AS ADDITIONS TO THE EXISTING KELLYS RUN AND SHAW FAMILY NATURE PRESERVES. THESE PROPERTIES PROTECT AND CONNECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, SUPPORT RESILIENT ECOSYSTEMS, SAFEGUARD CLEAN AIR AND CLEAN WATER, CONTRIBUTE TO A GROWING OUTDOOR RECREATION ECONOMY, AND OFFER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, THE CONSERVANCY HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF ACRES WE HAVE PROTECTED.INGRID GRAHAM HISTORIC HELLAM NATURE PRESERVETHE 56-ACRE INGRID GRAHAM HISTORIC HELLAM NATURE PRESERVE, LOCATED IN THE HELLAM HILLS CONSERVATION AREA IN YORK COUNTY, WAS DONATED TO THE CONSERVANCY IN 2025 BY THE GRAHAM FAMILY. IT INCLUDES SEVERAL HISTORIC STRUCTURES AS WELL AS FLOODPLAIN FOREST, MEADOW, AND A SECTION OF KREUTZ CREEK. THIS UNIQUE PRESERVE WILL BE THE CONSERVANCY'S ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION CENTER IN YORK COUNTY. ALONG WITH THE CONSERVANCY'S HANDS-ON CONSERVATION EDUCATION PROGRAMMING, ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AT THE PRESERVE WILL INCLUDE TEACHING VISITORS ABOUT THE SITE'S INTERTWINED NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY THROUGH INTERPRETATION OF AUTHENTICALLY RESTORED 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY HISTORIC STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: THE GRAHAM FAMILY, PA DCNREAGLE VIEW NATURE PRESERVETHE NEW EAGLE VIEW NATURE PRESERVE ENCOMPASSES 180 ACRES IN CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, WITH HEALTHY MATURE FORESTS AND STUNNING PANORAMIC VIEWS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. THESE WOODS WERE AT RISK OF BEING CLEAR-CUT DUE TO THEIR HIGH QUALITY WHEN THIS PROPERTY WENT UP FOR SALE. THE CONSERVANCY'S ACQUISITION OF EAGLE VIEW WILL PROTECT THIS CRITICAL HABITAT ALONG THE RIVER WHILE PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO NATURE AND AN UNPARALLELED VIEW OF THE SUSQUEHANNA. THIS NEW PRESERVE SITS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CURRENT PROJECT BOUNDARY FOR THE PROPOSED PUMPED STORAGE FACILITY AT CUFFS RUN, WHICH THE CONSERVANCY AND ITS PARTNERS, ALONGSIDE IMPACTED NEIGHBORS, HAVE BEEN FIGHTING TO PREVENT.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: PA DCNR, COUNTY OF YORK, HIGH FOUNDATION, PROTECT & RESTORE CAMPAIGN DONORSDEFENDING CUFFS RUNON NOV. 21, 2024, THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION (FERC) GRANTED YORK ENERGY STORAGE A PRELIMINARY PERMIT TO STUDY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A PUMPED STORAGE FACILITY AT CUFFS RUN ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN CHANCEFORD TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY. LANCASTER CONSERVANCY, ALONG WITH PARTNERS AND IMPACTED NEIGHBORS, IS FIGHTING TO OPPOSE THIS DESTRUCTIVE PROJECT. THE PROPOSED FACILITY, WHICH WOULD CONSUME ABOUT 30% MORE ELECTRICITY TO PUMP WATER THAN IT WOULD ACTUALLY GENERATE, WOULD DISPLACE OVER 40 RESIDENTS AND DESTROY PRESERVED FARMS AND FORESTED LANDS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO ENSURING THE ECOLOGICAL HEALTH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVERLANDS CONSERVATION LANDSCAPE AND WATERWAYS.ON DEC. 18, 2025, THE CONSERVANCY AND PARTNERS FILED AN OPENING BRIEF WITH THE U.S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT IN AN APPEAL OF FERC'S DECISION TO GRANT THE PRELIMINARY PERMIT FOR THIS PROJECT. THE NEXT STEPS IN THE APPEAL PROCESS INCLUDE TWO MORE ROUNDS OF BRIEFS, ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE A PANEL OF THREE JUDGES, AND PREPARATION OF A DECISION BY THE COURT. A DECISION IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL LATE 2026 OR EARLY 2027. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE APPEAL COULD HELP BRING ABOUT A PERMANENT END TO THE CUFFS RUN PROJECT OR ANY FUTURE PUMPED STORAGE PROJECTS AT THIS LOCATION.PARTNERS: CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION, FARM & NATURAL LANDS TRUST OF YORK COUNTY, LOWER SUSQUEHANNA RIVERKEEPER ASSOCIATION, SUSQUEHANNA NATIONAL HERITAGE AREAA NEW EASEMENT IN CONOY TOWNSHIPWHILE THE CONSERVANCY'S NATURE PRESERVES ARE OWNED AND MANAGED BY THE CONSERVANCY AND OFTEN OPEN FOR PUBLIC RECREATION, PROPERTY OWNERS MAY CHOOSE TO MAINTAIN OWNERSHIP AND PROTECT THEIR LAND THROUGH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. A CONSERVATION EASEMENT IS A LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT TIED TO THE PROPERTY DEED THAT ENSURES THE LAND WILL NEVER BE DEVELOPED AND PROTECTS THE NATURAL, CULTURAL, AND SCENIC RESOURCES OF THE PROPERTY.IN 2025, THE CONSERVANCY ACCEPTED THE DONATION OF AN 11.6-ACRE CONSERVATION EASEMENT FROM OWNER JOSEPH ULRICH AND HIS WIFE LYNDA IN CONOY TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY. THIS EASEMENT INCLUDES WOODLAND, MEADOW, AND WETLAND ALONG A FORESTED RIDGE LANDSCAPE THAT PROVIDES CRITICAL WILDLIFE HABITAT IN THE HIGHLANDS REGION, AN IMPORTANT GREENWAY AND MIGRATORY CORRIDOR FOR WILDLIFE.PARTNERS & FUNDERS: JOSEPH AND LYNDA ULRICH, WECONSERVEPA, PROTECT & RESTORE CAMPAIGN DONORS
  Expenses $468,390

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

23-7046908

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1970

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Environment (C300)

Assets (IRS master file)

$95,845,335

Income (IRS master file)

$8,276,507

Filing history

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7046908).

Questions about LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY

What is the EIN of LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY?

The employer identification number (EIN) of LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY is 23-7046908.

Is LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1970.

Are donations to LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR.

Who are the officers and directors of LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $173,975 (FREDERICK SCHROEDER JR, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does LANCASTER COUNTY CONSERVANCY have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,024,492, expenses of $4,300,897 and total assets of $95,845,335 at year end.

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