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.
$102K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 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
$123K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% 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
$1.2M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$908K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$490K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2022▲ +33%
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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
$908K
FY2022▲ +5%
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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
$490K
FY2022▲ +95%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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% · $629K Management & general 24% · $221K Fundraising 6% · $59K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executie Director
$101,900Pt 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 · $629K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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.

$555Kprogram 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…

$74Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$908K
Ln 25
Programscol B$629K
Managementcol C$221K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$490K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$519K
Total assetsLn 16$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$775K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$365K
SavingsLn 2$155K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$519K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$700
Total assetsLn 16$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K
Net assetsLn 32$490K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$336K$519K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$359K$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K$123K
Net assetsLn 32$252K$490K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$102K$82K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$425K$370K$38K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$8K$2K$778
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$29K$9K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$31K$10K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$99$3K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$3K$7K$323
Information technologyLn 14$19K$4K$16K$249
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$2K$677$1K$30
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$182K$168K$13K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$31K$7K$15K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$908K$629K$221K$59K

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 Viewing $1.2M$908K$244K$490K 990 PDF
FY2021 $864K$869K−$5K$252K 990 PDF
FY2020 $928K$854K$74K$250K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,152,359 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $855,835$1,134,852
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,271$5,119
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,605$12,388
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $863,711$1,152,359
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 $637,986$623,930
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $230,661$284,106
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $868,647$908,036
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,936$244,323
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 $1,152,359 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$775,411
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$359,441
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,134,852
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,119$5,119
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,388$12,388
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,507$1,152,359
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $908,036 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $81,520 · Fundraising $20,380$101,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $369,530 · Management $37,984 · Fundraising $17,631$425,145
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $7,563 · Management $2,447 · Fundraising $778$10,788
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $29,023 · Management $9,389 · Fundraising $2,985$41,397
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,339 · Management $10,138 · Fundraising $3,223$44,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,032$16,032
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $99 · Fundraising $2,595$2,694
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,504 · Management $6,716 · Fundraising $323$9,543
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,515 · Management $15,555 · Fundraising $249$19,319
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,797$9,797
IX-17 TravelPrograms $677 · Management $1,340 · Fundraising $30$2,047
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,375$1,375
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,988$10,988
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $167,868 · Management $12,659 · Fundraising $1,282$181,809
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,717 · Management $14,512 · Fundraising $9,273$30,502
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $628,632 · Management $220,655 · Fundraising $58,749$908,036
Part X · Balance sheet $612,902 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $179,468$364,569
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $156,798$154,513
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $15,599$89,571
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,464$798
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,126$2,751
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $700$700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $359,155$612,902
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $107,393$122,965
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107,393$122,965
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $217,733$455,908
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,029$34,029
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $251,762$489,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $359,155$612,902
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $489,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,152,359
XI-2 Total expenses$908,036
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$244,323
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$251,762
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$7,187
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$489,937

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