Keep Cincinnati Beautiful INC FY2020 filing

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Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Since 1978EnvironmentEIN 31-0948219Revenue $928K in FY2020

On file with the IRSkeepcincinnatibeautiful.org1115 Bates Ave, 45225-1301 · Cincinnati, OHTax-exempt since Jul 1979Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Keep Cincinnati Beautiful is an award-winning not for profit organization educating and encouraging individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$106K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$928K
Spent
$854K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$250K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$928K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$928K
FY2021$864K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.4M
Expenses
$854K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$854K
FY2021$869K
FY2022$908K
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$250K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1979.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $596K Management & general 22% · $190K Fundraising 8% · $68K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jonathan Adee’s $111K as Executive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022
Jonathan Adee$111,313——
Johnathan Adee—$110,530$101,900

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Beautifies Cincinnati through promotional and educational services.

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2 programs · $596K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Behavior change is at the core of keep cincinnati beautiful's mission. We believe that if we want to see sustainable behavior change in cincinnati, we need to start by educating young children. KCB provides free environmental education to cincinnati public, private, and parochial schools.

$497Kprogram expense
02

Litter Prevention & Community Revitalization

Keep cincinnati beautiful has an arsenal of litter prevention programs and initiatives that utilize public and private partnerships to change behavior and build a thriving city. We also have an entire environmental education program that reaches over 20,000 young minds each year allowing us to cultivate a passion for keeping cincinnati…

$99Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 47 grants · $813K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$93,800
Young CEO Program SeewtpOH · FY2024$27,000
Being ProjectOH · FY2024$23,910
Sweet Sistah SplashOH · FY2024$21,584
ArtworksOH · FY2024$20,000
Queen City KorfballOH · FY2024$12,283
Bloc Ministries INCOH · FY2024$9,719
Price Hill WillOH · FY2024$5,900
Elevating WellnessOH · FY2024$5,446
Whitneystrong INCKY · FY2023$29,644
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$928K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$893K
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Investment incomeLn 3$573
Money outPt IX
$854K
Ln 25
Programscol B$596K
Managementcol C$190K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$250K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$314K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$893K
Government grantsLn 1e$524K
Investment incomeLn 3$573
Other incomeLn 4–11$34K
Total revenueLn 12$928K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$277K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$314K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K
Net assetsLn 32$250K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 65,931
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K$314K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$301K$356K
LiabilitiesLn 26$126K$106K
Net assetsLn 32$175K$250K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$439K$291K$107K$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$283$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$28K$3K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$24K$8K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$7K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K$267
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$1K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$246K$220K$18K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$11K$14K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$854K$596K$190K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.4M$1.9M$483K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.0M$2.2M−$165K$559K 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.1M$5.2M−$47K$774K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$908K$244K$490K 990 PDF
FY2021 $864K$869K−$5K$252K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $928K$854K$74K$250K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $928,395 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $901,283$893,361
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $140$573
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$34,461
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $901,423$928,395
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $462,958$518,640
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $386,923$335,547
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $849,881$854,187
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $51,542$74,208
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $928,395 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$524,355
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$369,006
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$893,361
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $573$573
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $34,461$34,461
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,034$928,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $854,187 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $290,885 · Management $107,418 · Fundraising $40,304$438,607
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $283 · Management $9,185$9,468
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $28,267 · Management $3,083 · Fundraising $3,835$35,185
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,704 · Management $8,491 · Fundraising $3,185$35,380
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,272$15,272
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,680 · Fundraising $2,178$8,858
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,800 · Management $267$9,067
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,611$5,611
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,008 · Management $4,197$5,205
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,129$3,129
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,913$6,913
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $219,890 · Management $18,095 · Fundraising $7,759$245,744
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,717 · Management $14,015 · Fundraising $11,016$35,748
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $595,845 · Management $190,065 · Fundraising $68,277$854,187
Part X · Balance sheet $356,117 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $195,773$276,635
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $36,456$37,508
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$18,850
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $62,914$10,150
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,120
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,310$9,056
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $700$1,798
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,153$356,117
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $125,710$106,466
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $125,710$106,466
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $175,443$201,434
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$48,217
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $175,443$249,651
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,153$356,117
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,651 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$928,395
XI-2 Total expenses$854,187
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$74,208
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$175,443
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,651

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