The Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation
Donations deductibleThe Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation's network
13 people5 organisationsi13 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Mazza Chair | Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Barbara Chaffee | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Daniel Heher | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jessica Ridge | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kelly Burch | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Laith Wardi | Vice Chairman | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Michele Ridge | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rich Hudic | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rick Cole | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Robert Glowacki | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Scott Miller | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| TIM McNulty | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Todd Swanson | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Chaffee Through 112024 | President | 40 | $66k | ||
| Robert Glowacki | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Miller | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Ridge | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rick Cole | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michele Ridge | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Todd Swanson | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Heher | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Mazza | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laith Wardi | Vice Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelly Burch | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim McNulty | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rich Hudic | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- The Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation
- EIN
- 200183785
- Address
- 301 Peninsula Drive, Erie, PA, 16505-2042
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Mission
- To forge a partnership between the private sector and the pa department of conservation and natural resources (dcnr) at the tom ridge environmental center (trec) and presque isle in order to enhance educational programming, research, and visitor experience at the highest level. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T20 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Jennifer Farrar (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsRobert Mazza
≥7years on the filingsDaniel Heher
≥7years on the filingsJessica Ridge
≥7years on the filingsKelly Burch
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.7m
- Total liabilities
- $5k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $84k
- Program service revenue
- $21k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $6k
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 16
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | Trec provides grants to the pa department of conservation and natural resources for initiatives at the tom ridge environmental center and pr | $6k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.The Tom Ridge Environmental Center Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 13 June 2003
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (6)
- Brian Richard Cole Treasurer
- Jennifer Ann Farrar Governor
- Jennifer Farrar President
- Jessica Ridge Secretary
- Laith Wardi Board Chair
- Robert Glowacki Board Vice Chair
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.