Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
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Other Identifiers

VIAF: 143076901
Wikidata: Q7988153
Library of congress: n 81072771
Sources of Information
  • Schmidt, T. M.Laws which regulate land ... 1975.

Wikipedia description:

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) is a private nonprofit conservation organization founded in 1932 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. WPC has contributed land to 12 state parks and conserved more than 290,000 acres of natural lands. The Conservancy plants and maintains more than 130 gardens in 20 Western Pennsylvania counties, as well as planting tens of thousands of trees through its community forestry program. WPC has protected or restored more than 3,000 miles (4,800 km) of rivers and streams. In 1963, Edgar Kaufmann Jr. entrusted Frank Lloyd Wright's masterwork Fallingwater to the Conservancy. The house was called the most important building of the 20th century by the American Institute of Architects. WPC is organized as a 501(c)(3) Public Charity. In 2024 it claimed $32,834,272 in total revenue, $28,888,562 in total expenses, and $139,538,974 in total assets. It reported giving of $51,802.

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