2026-09-18T09:43:01-04:00 2025-12-31 251767697 GOLDBERG & BALTHASER PC 3540 N PROGRESS AVE STE 107 HARRISBURG PA 17110 990 2025-01-01 251859016 PENNSYLVANIA PARKS AND FORESTS FOUNDATION INC PENN 7172367644 704 LISBURN ROAD SUITE 102 CAMP HILL PA 17011 MARCI MOWERY PRESIDENT 7172367644 2026-09-18 true JACQUELINE BALTHASER CPA P00115240 7176529200 2026-09-18 2025 MARCI MOWERY 704 LISBURN ROAD SUITE 102 CAMP HILL PA 17011 2064328 false X WWW.PAPARKSANDFORESTS.ORG X 1999 PA PPFF'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF PENNSYLVANIA'S STATE PARKS AND FORESTS. 15 15 15 3700 0 1336577 1402813 96883 76045 38890 45009 233539 246266 1705889 1770133 0 0 295236 269495 0 33293 1017398 1073858 1312634 1343353 393255 426780 2992113 3419750 72 929 2992041 3418821 X PPFF'S MISSION IS TO INSPIRE STEWARDSHIP OF PENNSYLVANIA'S STATE PARKS AND FORESTS. false false 1248900 76045 THE THEME FOR 2025 WAS "TRAILS", WHICH CELEBRATED THE 11,000 MILES OF TRAILS WE HAVE IN THE STATE PARK AND FOREST SYSTEMS, AND PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE, INFORM, AND CONSERVE THROUGH VARIOUS MODES AND PROJECTS. FROM AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, WE PROVIDED ARTICLES AND INFORMATION ON NEW WAYS TO RECREATE IN STATE PARKS AND FORESTS. WE USED OUR PLATFORMS OF NEWSLETTERS, BLOGS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO SHARE INFORMATION ON NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND LOOKED AT WAYS TO ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS, BOTH AT PPFF AND THROUGH OUR CHAPTERS. THIS INCLUDED MULTIPLE CORPORATE VOLUNTEER DAYS. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: 1) LAUNCHING OR REVITALIZING FRIENDS GROUPS AT PROMISED LAND STATE PARKS AND BUCHANAN STATE FOREST. 2) EXPANDING CORPORATE VOLUNTEERISM THROUGH DELOITTE, NATIONAL FUEL, GORE, SIEMENS, AND OTHERS. 3) ADVANCING ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH ACTION TRACK CHAIRS, INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUNDS, ADA TRAIL PANELS, AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. 4) COMPLETING MAJOR PROJECTS SUCH AS THE START OF RESTORATION OF THE CARROLL CABIN, GROUSE HABITAT INTERPRETIVE PANELS (STARTED), AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE FORESTS. 5) PRODUCING STATEWIDE OUTREACH THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, ARTICLES, PODCASTS, INFLUENCER PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE RADIO PROGRAM. 6) DELIVERING TRAIL TRAINING, LEAVE NO TRACE INSTRUCTION, CHAINSAW CERTIFICATION, AND ONLINE LEARNING MODULES. 7) COMPLETING THE PA OUTDOOR CORPS WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT AND LAUNCH OF THE MARKETING PLAN. WE LAUNCHED A PODCAST, THINK OUTSIDE WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA PARKS AND FORESTS FOUNDATION, WHICH, TO DATE, HAS OVER 7,000 UNIQUE DOWNLOADS ON LISTENING PLATFORMS (NOT INCLUDING YOUTUBE AND THE WEBSITE). WE EXPANDED THE CONSERVATION HERITAGE PROJECT WEBSITE TO EXPLORE MORE UNTOLD STORIES TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF CONSERVATIONISTS. WE FOCUSED ON TRAIL FUNDS TO ASSIST PARKS/FORESTS IMPROVE TRAIL CONDITIONS. 3,700 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 39,000 HOURS OF SERVICE 275 SERVICE PROJECTS 147 SPECIAL EVENTS THINGS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH PPFF AND FRIENDS' GROUPS: 4,700 STUDENTS REACHED THROUGH 119 PROGRAMS SUPPORTED THROUGH EITC DONATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED WORK ON THE CARROLL CABIN REHABILITATION, SECURING FUNDING FOR CHIMNEY STABILIZATION AND COORDINATING NEXT PHASE PLANNING WITH DCNR. PPFF ALSO SUPPORTED ACCESSIBILITY PROJECTS SUCH AS ACTION TRACK CHAIRS AT LACKAWANNA STATE PARK AND ADA LAUNCH PLANNING AT CHAPMAN AND LOCUST LAKE. OTHER PROJECTS THAT SUPPORTED STATE PARKS AND FORESTS INCLUDED HISTORIC PAVILION RESTORATION AT MONT ALTO STATE PARK, CREATION OF A NEW AMPHITHEATER AT SINNEMAHONING STATE PARK , AND EXPANSION OF A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AT MONT ALTO STATE PARK. OUR THREE-TIMES-A-YEAR NEWSLETTER INCLUDED INFORMATIVE INFOGRAPHICS AND STORIES, SOME OF WHICH WERE REPURPOSED AS A BLOG AND/OR SHARED WITH STATE PARK AND FOREST STAFF TO ASSIST WITH THEIR OUTREACH. THE INFOGRAPHICS THAT WE PRODUCED ARE TYPICALLY SUGGESTED BY PARK OR FOREST STAFF. INFOGRAPHICS INCLUDED: WILDLIFE WATCHING, CARING FOR STATE PARKS AND FORESTS, DROWNING PREVENTION, CANOE CAMPING, TRAILSIDE CAMPING, TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF FISH, AND UNDERSTANDING THE OVERNIGHT OPTIONS IN STATE PARKS AND FORESTS. THE NEWSLETTER ALSO FEATURED UPDATES ON THE WORK OF FRIENDS AND PPFF AND LEAD STORIES SUCH AS PA STATE FOREST HIKING TRAILS AND TRAIL HISTORY. PPFF AND OUR FRIENDS REACHED OVER 60,000 PEOPLE IN 2025 THROUGH PROGRAMS, EVENTS, TABLING, AND EXHIBITS. THESE EFFORTS BROADENED PPFF'S REACH, ENGAGED NEW AUDIENCES, AND STRENGTHENED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF STEWARDSHIP AND THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION. 1248900 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 37 0 15 true false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true true false false PA X OFFICERS 7172367644 704 LISBURN ROAD SUITE 102 CAMP HILL PA 17011 X MARCI MOWERY PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE MOLSKI CHAIRWOMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY SODERBERG VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DR JAMES GRACE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA LEE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARITA CAICEDO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL FOGAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE HARPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT HESS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY HIRST DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA MONTERO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL ROTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP JIM STRUZZI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE TEETER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 272630 1130183 1402813 SERVICE INCOME 26405 26405 PASSPORT REVENUE 25539 25539 FRIENDS GROUP FEES 13253 13253 OTHER REVENUE 10848 10848 76045 45020 45020 12097 12108 -11 -11 -11 528353 282087 246266 246266 1770133 76034 291286 227715 200663 18900 8152 17780 15667 1476 637 24000 21149 1992 859 25159 25159 29599 27531 1382 686 46840 36659 2749 7432 17401 15644 1228 529 30110 26533 2499 1078 2098 2064 34 44 44 2500 2500 12505 11352 724 429 PARK & FOREST GROUP'S EXP 679699 679699 GRANT & ALLOCATION EXP 127180 127180 PASSPORT PROJECT 23600 20060 2360 1180 EITC EXPENSE 21796 21796 55327 42903 147 12277 1343353 1248900 61160 33293 49500 59355 2693090 3175582 110590 17600 530 106282 136661 5325 17296 33808 22766 13542 11042 13254 2214 2992113 3419750 72 929 72 929 X 396188 433726 2595853 2985095 2992041 3418821 2992113 3419750 X 426780 X false true X true false X 1180112 1397850 1461705 1336577 1402813 6779057 1180112 1397850 1461705 1336577 1402813 6779057 17673 6761384 5053 10140 29758 38609 45020 128580 409785 395519 421495 453575 528353 2208727 9116364 351325 0.74170 0.74900 X PART II, LINE 10 SPECIAL PROGRAM REVENUE 1,680,374 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1938 1938 31870 20828 11042 11042 2052220 282087 282087 1770133 1770133 1625440 282087 282087 1343353 1343353 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D COST OF ITEMS RESOLD 282,087 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D COST OF ITEMS RESOLD 282,087 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE THEME FOR 2025 WAS "TRAILS", WHICH CELEBRATED THE 11,000 MILES OF TRAILS WE HAVE IN THE STATE PARK AND FOREST SYSTEMS, AND PROVIDED AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE, INFORM, AND CONSERVE THROUGH VARIOUS MODES AND PROJECTS. FROM AN EDUCATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, WE PROVIDED ARTICLES AND INFORMATION ON NEW WAYS TO RECREATE IN STATE PARKS AND FORESTS. WE USED OUR PLATFORMS OF NEWSLETTERS, BLOGS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO SHARE INFORMATION ON NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND LOOKED AT WAYS TO ENGAGE VOLUNTEERS, BOTH AT PPFF AND THROUGH OUR CHAPTERS. THIS INCLUDED MULTIPLE CORPORATE VOLUNTEER DAYS. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: 1) LAUNCHING OR REVITALIZING FRIENDS GROUPS AT PROMISED LAND STATE PARKS AND BUCHANAN STATE FOREST. 2) EXPANDING CORPORATE VOLUNTEERISM THROUGH DELOITTE, NATIONAL FUEL, GORE, SIEMENS, AND OTHERS. 3) ADVANCING ACCESSIBILITY THROUGH ACTION TRACK CHAIRS, INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUNDS, ADA TRAIL PANELS, AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS. 4) COMPLETING MAJOR PROJECTS SUCH AS THE START OF RESTORATION OF THE CARROLL CABIN, GROUSE HABITAT INTERPRETIVE PANELS (STARTED), AND TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE FORESTS. 5) PRODUCING STATEWIDE OUTREACH THROUGH NEWSLETTERS, ARTICLES, PODCASTS, INFLUENCER PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE RADIO PROGRAM. 6) DELIVERING TRAIL TRAINING, LEAVE NO TRACE INSTRUCTION, CHAINSAW CERTIFICATION, AND ONLINE LEARNING MODULES. 7) COMPLETING THE PA OUTDOOR CORPS WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT AND LAUNCH OF THE MARKETING PLAN. WE LAUNCHED A PODCAST, THINK OUTSIDE WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA PARKS AND FORESTS FOUNDATION, WHICH, TO DATE, HAS OVER 7,000 UNIQUE DOWNLOADS ON LISTENING PLATFORMS (NOT INCLUDING YOUTUBE AND THE WEBSITE). WE EXPANDED THE CONSERVATION HERITAGE PROJECT WEBSITE TO EXPLORE MORE UNTOLD STORIES TO INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF CONSERVATIONISTS. WE FOCUSED ON TRAIL FUNDS TO ASSIST PARKS/FORESTS IMPROVE TRAIL CONDITIONS. 3,700 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 39,000 HOURS OF SERVICE 275 SERVICE PROJECTS 147 SPECIAL EVENTS THINGS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH PPFF AND FRIENDS' GROUPS: 4,700 STUDENTS REACHED THROUGH 119 PROGRAMS SUPPORTED THROUGH EITC DONATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED WORK ON THE CARROLL CABIN REHABILITATION, SECURING FUNDING FOR CHIMNEY STABILIZATION AND COORDINATING NEXT PHASE PLANNING WITH DCNR. PPFF ALSO SUPPORTED ACCESSIBILITY PROJECTS SUCH AS ACTION TRACK CHAIRS AT LACKAWANNA STATE PARK AND ADA LAUNCH PLANNING AT CHAPMAN AND LOCUST LAKE. OTHER PROJECTS THAT SUPPORTED STATE PARKS AND FORESTS INCLUDED HISTORIC PAVILION RESTORATION AT MONT ALTO STATE PARK, CREATION OF A NEW AMPHITHEATER AT SINNEMAHONING STATE PARK , AND EXPANSION OF A CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AT MONT ALTO STATE PARK. OUR THREE-TIMES-A-YEAR NEWSLETTER INCLUDED INFORMATIVE INFOGRAPHICS AND STORIES, SOME OF WHICH WERE REPURPOSED AS A BLOG AND/OR SHARED WITH STATE PARK AND FOREST STAFF TO ASSIST WITH THEIR OUTREACH. THE INFOGRAPHICS THAT WE PRODUCED ARE TYPICALLY SUGGESTED BY PARK OR FOREST STAFF. INFOGRAPHICS INCLUDED: WILDLIFE WATCHING, CARING FOR STATE PARKS AND FORESTS, DROWNING PREVENTION, CANOE CAMPING, TRAILSIDE CAMPING, TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OF FISH, AND UNDERSTANDING THE OVERNIGHT OPTIONS IN STATE PARKS AND FORESTS. THE NEWSLETTER ALSO FEATURED UPDATES ON THE WORK OF FRIENDS AND PPFF AND LEAD STORIES SUCH AS PA STATE FOREST HIKING TRAILS AND TRAIL HISTORY. PPFF AND OUR FRIENDS REACHED OVER 60,000 PEOPLE IN 2025 THROUGH PROGRAMS, EVENTS, TABLING, AND EXHIBITS. THESE EFFORTS BROADENED PPFF'S REACH, ENGAGED NEW AUDIENCES, AND STRENGTHENED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF STEWARDSHIP AND THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF OUTDOOR RECREATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRESIDENT REVIEWS WITH FINANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION REVIEWS AND ANALYZES CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS SIGNED AND COMPLETED BY BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ALL COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 COST OF ITEMS RESOLD 282,087 COST OF ITEMS RESOLD -282,087