Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania

What Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania does

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania (CVPA), founded in 2009 and headquartered in Philadelphia, is a 501(c)(4) social welfare nonprofit that operates as the statewide political voice for the environment in Pennsylvania. Its core function is electing pro-environment candidates through a three-tier political structure: a 501(c)(4) advocacy arm (EIN 27-0800179) for year-round issue education, a 527 PAC (CVPA Action Fund, EIN 27-3122230) for direct candidate contributions, and a state-level SuperPAC (CVPA Victory Fund, EIN 83-1360331) for unlimited independent expenditures on canvassing, digital/TV ads, mail, phones, and texting.

The organization's flagship product is the Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard, published annually in collaboration with Sierra Club PA, Clean Air Action, Clean Water Action, and PennEnvironment, which rates every member of the state Senate and House on environmental voting records. Adjacent programs include candidate endorsement questionnaires, the Pennsylvania Environmental Donor Table (a Sierra Club PA partnership pooling $10,000+ annual donors, credited since 2018 with flipping or holding 14 legislative seats and investing over $1 million), and the Keystone Partners recurring giving program.

CVPA is governed by an independent board led by Chair Caren Glotfelty and is currently run by Executive Director Molly Parzen. A January 2017 strategic alliance with PennFuture (a 501(c)(3)) combines policy, advocacy, and legal capacity. Revenue is donation-based across individual giving, PAC contributions, and SuperPAC donations; revenue totals are not publicly disclosed by 501(c)(4) filers. The organization claims credit for helping secure a one-vote pro-environment majority in the Pennsylvania State House.

Name

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania

Legal name

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania

Website

https://conservationpa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania is a Philadelphia-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit that elects pro-environment candidates to Pennsylvania state and local office through candidate endorsements, an annual environmental scorecard, and affiliated PAC and SuperPAC vehicles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Policy, Advocacy & Litigation (BPAGAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biodiversity & Habitat Conservation (BPAGAGAA), Democracy, Voting Rights & Civic Participation Advocacy (BPAGAFAJ), State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL)

Keywords

• Environmental policy advocacy
• Political candidate endorsements
• Legislative scorecard ratings
• Voter education programs
• Electoral campaign funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. 501(c)(4) Advocacy Donations: Gifts to Conservation Voters of PA (501(c)(4) organization) support year-round issue education, grassroots organizing, and policy advocacy. Contributions are not publicly disclosed, offering donor privacy. EIN: 27-0800179.
2. PAC Contributions to CVPA Action Fund: 527 Political Action Committee contributions help elect pro-environment and pro-democracy candidates to state office in Pennsylvania. PAC gifts have immediate electoral impact. EIN: 27-3122230.
3. SuperPAC Contributions to CVPA Victory Fund: Independent-expenditure committee (SuperPAC) allows unlimited contributions for large-scale voter persuasion and turnout programs including canvassing, digital/TV ads, direct mail, phones, and texting. EIN: 83-1360331.
4. Pennsylvania Environmental Donor Table: Strategic giving network where donors contribute $10,000 annually to invest directly in electing pro-environment legislators. Members direct funds to key Pennsylvania House and Senate races.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania evaluates Pennsylvania state legislators on their environmental voting records through the Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard, endorses pro-environment candidates in state and local elections, and operates three affiliated political giving vehicles (501(c)(4), PAC, and SuperPAC) to elect environmental champions. The organization also mobilizes voters through grassroots organizing, educational webinars, and policy advocacy on water, air, climate, and fossil fuel issues.

Product overview

Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania operates as a political advocacy nonprofit offering a suite of interconnected programs centered on environmental protection through political action. The core offerings include the Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard for evaluating elected officials, candidate endorsement programs across 501(c)(4), PAC, and SuperPAC channels, and various giving mechanisms including the Pennsylvania Environmental Donor Table and Keystone Partners recurring giving program. The organization also provides educational programming through webinars and advocacy campaigns on issues including water, air quality, climate change, and energy affordability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard Annual accountability tool rating every Pennsylvania state senator and representative on environmental votes, evaluating performance on clean water, air pollution, climate change, and environmental justice. Used by voters, journalists, and advocacy groups to hold legislators accountable.
• Candidate Endorsements Program that evaluates and publicly endorses pro-environment candidates in Pennsylvania state and local elections, providing electoral support and signaling to voters which candidates align with the environmental agenda.
• 501(c)(4) Advocacy Giving Donation channel to CVPA's 501(c)(4) social welfare entity (EIN 27-0800179), funding year-round issue education, grassroots organizing, and policy advocacy with donor privacy. Contributions are not tax deductible and not publicly disclosed.
• CVPA Action Fund (PAC) 527 Political Action Committee that accepts contributions to help elect pro-environment and pro-democracy candidates to Pennsylvania state office through direct campaign contributions. Donations are publicly disclosed and not tax deductible.
• CVPA Victory Fund (SuperPAC)
• Pennsylvania Environmental Donor Table Strategic partnership with Sierra Club PA Chapter for donors contributing $10,000 annually to invest directly in electing pro-environment legislators. Members receive exclusive access to virtual and in-person briefings with elected officials, pollsters, and campaign experts, and direct funds to key Pennsylvania House and Senate races.
• Keystone Partners Program Recurring giving program for individual donors who commit to monthly, quarterly, or annual contributions to provide consistent year-round support for electing environmental champions and pushing for bold environmental policies.
• Webinars and Educational Events Ongoing webinar and virtual event series educating Pennsylvanians about environmental policy topics including climate action, energy affordability, data center regulation, judicial elections, solar energy, and environmental justice issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 legislative seats flipped or held since 2018
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sierra Club Pennsylvania ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Pennsylvania Environmental Donor Table is a strategic partnership between Conservation Voters of PA and Sierra Club PA Chapter. Brings together donors contributing $10,000 annually to invest in electing pro-environment legislators. Since 2018, invested over $1 million helping flip or hold 14 seats.
• PennFuturecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 January 2017Strategic alliance combining PennFuture's policy, advocacy, and legal resources with CVPA's political strength and electoral skills. Partnership enhances capacity to hold legislators accountable, mobilize voters, and promote clean energy policies. CVPA staff of 5 combined with PennFuture's staff of 20.
• Sierra Club Pennsylvania ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard 2021-2022, rating legislators on environmental voting record.
• Clean Air ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard 2021-2022.
• Clean Water ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard 2021-2022.
• Common Cause/PAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on MarcellusMoney report tracking political influence of Pennsylvania's gas drillers, who spent $55.9 million on lobbying since 2007 and $8 million in 2015 alone.
• PennEnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard.
• League of Conservation Voters (LCV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 2016 National Environmental Scorecard, scoring Pennsylvania delegation including 17 Senate votes and 38 House votes.
• Appalachian Mountain ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelaware River 'Means' campaign collaboration with Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, and Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PennFuture: PennFuture is CVPA's 2017 strategic alliance partner — a Pennsylvania-based environmental policy and legal advocacy organization. The two organizations share donors, jointly publish policy agendas, and combine electoral and legal/policy capabilities, making PennFuture the most directly comparable peer.
• Sierra Club Pennsylvania Chapter: Sierra Club PA is a co-producer of the Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard and the partner organization running the Pennsylvania Environmental Donor Table with CVPA. Both organizations mobilize pro-environment voters and donors in Pennsylvania, making it a directly comparable peer.
• Clean Air Action: Clean Air Action is a regional partner in the Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard collaboration and shares CVPA's mission of clean air advocacy in Pennsylvania through grassroots organizing and legislative accountability.
• Clean Water Action: Clean Water Action is a co-producer of the Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard and an active Pennsylvania-based environmental advocacy organization with overlapping voter education, lobbying, and electoral activities targeting the same state legislature.
• PennEnvironment: PennEnvironment is a statewide environmental advocacy organization that co-produces the Pennsylvania Environmental Scorecard with CVPA and conducts overlapping research, policy advocacy, and grassroots mobilization on Pennsylvania environmental issues.

Regional players

• New York League of Conservation Voters: NYLCV operates the same conservation-voter political model in New York — scorecards, endorsements, electoral programs, and donor tables — making it a directly analogous regional peer that demonstrates how the model performs in a larger, more competitive state.
• Ohio Environmental Council: The Ohio Environmental Council is a statewide environmental policy and advocacy organization in a neighboring Midwestern state with overlapping issues (fossil fuel infrastructure, energy policy, legislative accountability) and a comparable scale and structure to CVPA.
• New Jersey League of Conservation Voters: NJLCV is a state-level conservation voter organization in New Jersey and a partner of CVPA in the Delaware River 'Means' campaign. It operates an identical scorecard, endorsement, and electoral model in a neighboring state, making it a directly comparable regional peer.

Others

• Common Cause Pennsylvania: Common Cause PA is a co-author (with CVPA) of the MarcellusMoney report tracking fossil fuel lobbying, and a partner on democracy and voting-rights advocacy. While broader in mission (governance reform vs. environmental policy), it is a directly engaged ally in Pennsylvania political accountability work.

Broad incumbents

• League of Conservation Voters (LCV): LCV is the national umbrella organization for the conservation voter movement, and CVPA is a state affiliate. LCV publishes the National Environmental Scorecard (which scores Pennsylvania's federal delegation) and operates at national scale, providing broader political and donor infrastructure that CVPA draws upon.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC4MBLxcg0TRunwTifxLVA2g
• Facebookfacebook.com/ConservationPA
• Instagraminstagram.com/conservationvoterspa
• TikToktiktok.com/@conservationpa
• Xx.com/ConservationPA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conservation-voters-of-pennsylvania

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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