Keep Cincinnati Beautiful INC FY2021 filing

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Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Since 1978EnvironmentEIN 31-0948219Revenue $864K in FY2021

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.
69¢ 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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FY2021 · 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
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 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
$107K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$864K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$869K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$252K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$864K
FY2021▼ -7%
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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
$869K
FY2021▲ +2%
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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
$252K
FY2021▲ +0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $597K Management & general 24% · $205K Fundraising 8% · $66K

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

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice President
$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 · $597K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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.

$493Kprogram 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…

$104Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$864K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$856K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$869K
Ln 25
Programscol B$597K
Managementcol C$205K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$252K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$336K
Total assetsLn 16$359K
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$856K
Government grantsLn 1e$578K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$864K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$179K
SavingsLn 2$157K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$336K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$700
Total assetsLn 16$359K
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K
Net assetsLn 32$252K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$314K$336K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$356K$359K
LiabilitiesLn 26$106K$107K
Net assetsLn 32$250K$252K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$533K$354K$132K$48K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$1K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$39K$3K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$28K$10K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$3K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$39
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$409$25
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$805$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$172K$157K$13K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$2K$3K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$869K$597K$205K$66K

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 Viewing $864K$869K−$5K$252K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $863,711 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $893,361$855,835
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $573$2,271
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,461$5,605
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $928,395$863,711
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 $518,640$637,986
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $335,547$230,661
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $854,187$868,647
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,208−$4,936
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $863,711 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$577,529
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$278,306
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$855,835
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,271$2,271
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,605$5,605
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,876$863,711
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $868,647 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $353,921 · Management $131,876 · Fundraising $47,702$533,499
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,227 · Management $13,373$14,600
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,249 · Management $3,242 · Fundraising $5,437$47,928
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,113 · Management $10,070 · Fundraising $3,776$41,959
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,684$11,684
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,150 · Fundraising $1,962$5,112
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,346 · Fundraising $39$3,385
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,600$9,600
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,912 · Management $409 · Fundraising $25$2,346
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $805 · Management $2,657$3,462
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,930$4,930
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,612$7,612
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $157,438 · Management $12,901 · Fundraising $2,000$172,339
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,015 · Management $2,856 · Fundraising $5,320$10,191
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $597,430 · Management $204,956 · Fundraising $66,261$868,647
Part X · Balance sheet $359,155 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $276,635$179,468
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $37,508$156,798
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $18,850$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,150$15,599
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,120$2,464
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,056$4,126
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,798$700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $356,117$359,155
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $106,466$107,393
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $106,466$107,393
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $201,434$217,733
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $48,217$34,029
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $249,651$251,762
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $356,117$359,155
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $251,762 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$863,711
XI-2 Total expenses$868,647
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,936
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$249,651
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,047
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$251,762

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