S.A.V.E. (Safety, Agriculture, Villages & Environment, Inc.

What S.A.V.E. (Safety, Agriculture, Villages & Environment, Inc. does

S.A.V.E. (Safety, Agriculture, Villages & Environment, Inc.) is a Pennsylvania-incorporated nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1997 and headquartered in Kennett Square, PA. The organization was established in response to a 1997 proposal to expand PA Route 41 with bypasses and additional lanes, and it has since served as a sustained community voice in southern Chester County on land use planning, transportation safety, water infrastructure protection, and farmland preservation. Its operational focus is organized around three work streams: Route 41 corridor improvements (where it successfully advocated for a completed roundabout at Route 41/926 and continues to push for a second at Route 41/841), legal and regulatory advocacy against the proposed hostile takeover of the Chester Water Authority by Aqua, and participation in the DCNR Master Planning Task Force for the Big Elk Creek State Park.

The organization operates with a 6-person staff and a Board of Directors that includes township representatives, and it sustains an annual keynote event series featuring nationally recognized planning practitioners (Urban3, Strong Towns, Urban Land Institute, MTJ Roundabout Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Toole Design, DVRPC). S.A.V.E. has no software product, no technology stack, and no commercial offering; its sole revenue mechanism is voluntary donations from community members, payable by check, PayPal, or credit/debit card. Distribution of its advocacy occurs through direct community engagement, Facebook and YouTube channels, annual events, and direct outreach to elected officials, with no geographic expansion beyond southern Chester County.

Name

S.A.V.E. (Safety, Agriculture, Villages & Environment, Inc.

Legal name

S.A.V.E. (Safety, Agriculture, Villages & Environment, Inc.)

Website

https://savepa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

S.A.V.E. is a Pennsylvania nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1997 that promotes sustainable land use, transportation safety, and water infrastructure protection in southern Chester County, funded by community donations and operating with a six-person staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Advocacy Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil Liberties & Constitutional Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts) (BPAGALAC)

Keywords

• Land use advocacy
• Community planning
• Transportation safety
• Environmental conservation
• Nonprofit advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Kennett Square

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: S.A.V.E. operates as a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations from community members who support their mission to preserve southern Chester County's quality of life. Donations can be made via check, PayPal, or credit/debit card.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

S.A.V.E. is a nonprofit advocacy organization that promotes sound land use planning, advocates for safer transportation infrastructure (particularly the PA Route 41 corridor), protects public water resources (Chester Water Authority) from hostile takeover, and preserves farmland and rural character across southern Chester County, PA. It engages expert consultants and elected officials, organizes an annual keynote event series with prominent national speakers, and informs the public through its website and social media.

Product overview

S.A.V.E. (Safety, Agriculture, Villages & Environment, Inc.) is a nonprofit advocacy organization focused on preserving the quality of life and community character of southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The organization does not offer a software product or technology platform; its activities consist of community advocacy, annual keynote events featuring transportation and land use planning experts, monitoring of transportation infrastructure projects (particularly PA Route 41), infrastructure policy advocacy (Chester Water Authority), and planning advocacy (Big Elk Creek State Park). The organization operates through stakeholder engagement, public education, and policy advocacy rather than through any commercial product or service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Keynote Event Series An annual community event featuring nationally recognized keynote speakers on topics such as land use economics (Joe Minicozzi of Urban3, 2017), sustainable community development (Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns, 2018), sustainable land use (Tom Murphy of Urban Land Institute, 2019), the farm of the future and agricultural preservation (Tom Daniels, PhD of University of Pennsylvania, 2022), freight planning (Kristen Scudder of DVRPC, 2023), and community-centered corridor planning for Route 41 (Lucy Gibson, PE of Toole Design, 2025). Open to community members and supporters in southern Chester County.
• Land Use Planning Advocacy Ongoing advocacy and public participation in land use planning processes across southern Chester County townships, including engagement with the Chester County Planning Commission's Landscapes3 comprehensive plan and other municipal planning efforts. Targeted at residents and elected officials concerned about development, farmland loss, and rural character.
• Re-Imagining Route 41 Advocacy Campaign Advocacy campaign partnering with PennDOT and consulting firm Erdman Anthony to advance roundabout-based safety and access improvements along PA Route 41, including a completed roundabout at the Route 41/926 intersection and a proposed roundabout at Route 41/841 in Chatham. Targets residents, businesses, and motorists along the corridor.
• Chester Water Authority Defense Advocacy Public advocacy opposing the proposed privatization/hostile takeover of the Chester Water Authority by Aqua, including ratepayer outreach and direct engagement with the Governor's Office to reverse the Asset Purchase Agreement. Targeted at CWA customers and ratepayers across southern Chester County, western Delaware County, and the City of Chester (43,000+ customers).

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully advocated for roundabout design at Route 41/926 intersection
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Urban3 (Joe Minicozzi)minorOthersJoe Minicozzi of Urban3 spoke at the 2017 S.A.V.E. annual event, providing insights on urban planning and land use economics.
• Strong Towns (Chuck Marohn)minorOthersChuck Marohn of Strong Towns spoke at the 2018 S.A.V.E. annual event, discussing sustainable community development approaches.
• Urban Land Institute (Tom Murphy)minorOthersTom Murphy from the Urban Land Institute spoke at the 2019 S.A.V.E. annual event on sustainable land use.
• MTJ Roundabout Engineering (Mark Johnson)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerS.A.V.E. engaged Mark Johnson, P.E. of MTJ Roundabout Engineering to develop a high-level concept design for the Route 41 corridor demonstrating how roundabouts can improve safety, reduce congestion, and promote good access to businesses. Mark Johnson is a leading roundabout expert who co-authored the 2010 Federal Highway Administration Roundabout Design Guide.
• University of Pennsylvania - Department of City and Regional Planning (Tom Daniels, PhD)minorOthersTom Daniels, PhD, a full professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, spoke at the 2022 S.A.V.E. annual event about the farm of the future and preservation of agricultural land.
• Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) (Kristen Scudder)minorOthersKristen Scudder, Freight Program Manager at DVRPC, spoke at the 2023 S.A.V.E. annual event on freight planning in southern Chester County.
• PennDOT (Pennsylvania Department of Transportation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerS.A.V.E. works with PennDOT on Route 41 improvements, including roundabout designs at multiple intersections. PennDOT District 6 is involved in the planning process for Route 41 safety improvements.
• Erdman AnthonyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerErdman Anthony is the engineering consultant to PennDOT District 6, reviewing and revising roundabout designs for the Route 41/926 intersection based on recommendations from MTJ Roundabout Engineering.
• Chester County Planning CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerS.A.V.E. participates in planning processes coordinated through the Chester County Planning Commission, including the Landscapes3 comprehensive planning process and Municipal Corner educational resources.
• Toole Design (Lucy Gibson, PE)minorOthersLucy Gibson, PE, Principal Engineer for Traffic at Toole Design, is the keynote speaker for the 2025 S.A.V.E. annual event on community-centered corridor planning for Route 41.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Pennsylvania Environmental Council: Statewide conservation and environmental advocacy nonprofit working on land use, water, and infrastructure policy in Pennsylvania. Shares S.A.V.E.'s combined environment-and-community advocacy model at larger geographic scale.
• Natural Lands: Regional nonprofit that protects and stewards natural areas across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Directly comparable to S.A.V.E. as a conservation and land-use advocacy nonprofit with a similar exurban/rural preservation mandate.
• Strong Towns: National nonprofit advancing bottom-up community development and incremental infrastructure investment. Directly comparable to S.A.V.E.'s community-centered corridor and rural character framing; Chuck Marohn has already been featured at S.A.V.E.'s annual event.
• 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania: Statewide nonprofit advocating for responsible growth, land use planning, and sustainable community development in Pennsylvania. Direct mission peer to S.A.V.E.'s land use and community-centered corridor advocacy, but at a statewide scale.
• PennFuture: Pennsylvania-wide environmental advocacy organization protecting air, water, and communities. Comparable to S.A.V.E. in environmental advocacy posture, though operating statewide rather than at a sub-county level.
• White Clay Watershed Association: Citizen-based watershed conservation group protecting the White Clay Creek in southeastern Pennsylvania. Directly comparable as a small nonprofit focused on water resources and adjacent land use issues that overlap with S.A.V.E.'s infrastructure and conservation priorities.
• Brandywine Conservancy: Chester County-based nonprofit focused on land conservation, watershed protection, and community planning. Highly comparable to S.A.V.E. in mission, geography, and advocacy posture around Southern Chester County land use.
• Willistown Conservation Trust: Chester County land trust focused on open space preservation and community-centered conservation in Southern Chester County. Operates in the same geography and on overlapping farmland and rural character priorities as S.A.V.E.

Broad incumbents

• Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC): Metropolitan planning organization for the greater Philadelphia region covering transportation, land use, and freight planning. Already a S.A.V.E. event partner; operates as a much larger institutional incumbent in overlapping transportation and planning domains.
• Chester County Planning Commission: County-level government planning body that runs Landscapes3 and other comprehensive planning processes in which S.A.V.E. participates. Functions as a broader institutional incumbent in the same Chester County land use space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@savepa/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/SAVE-Safety-Agriculture-Villages-Environment-Inc-93135997351
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/s-a-v-e--safety-agriculture-villages-&-environment-inc-

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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Investors

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Investments

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