Keep Cincinnati Beautiful INC FY2023 filing

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Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Since 1978EnvironmentEIN 31-0948219Revenue $5.1M in FY2023

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.
100¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$103K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% 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
$5.1M
+346% vs prior year
Spent
$5.2M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$774K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2023▲ +346%
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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
$5.2M
FY2023▲ +472%
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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
$774K
FY2023▲ +58%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$252K
FY2022$490K
FY2023$774K
FY2024$559K
FY2025$1.2M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $5.2M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 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 · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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…

$5.2Mprogram expense
02

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.

Pt IX · col B

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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$5.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$774K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$633K
Total assetsLn 16$877K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$826K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$507K
SavingsLn 2$127K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$633K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$700
Total assetsLn 16$877K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K
Net assetsLn 32$774K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$519K$633K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$613K$877K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K$103K
Net assetsLn 32$490K$774K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$670K$670K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$67K$67K
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$54K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$22K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.3M$4.3M
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.2M$5.2M$0$0

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 Viewing $5.1M$5.2M−$47K$774K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,144,857 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,134,852$5,136,757
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,119$6,472
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,388$1,628
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,152,359$5,144,857
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 $623,930$805,149
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $284,106$4,386,719
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $908,036$5,191,868
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $244,323−$47,011
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 $5,144,857 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$826,081
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,277,686
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,136,757
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,472$6,472
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,628$1,628
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,628 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,472$5,144,857
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,191,868 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $669,969$669,969
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,831$14,831
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,529$66,529
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,820$53,820
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $42,387$42,387
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,905$1,905
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,635$1,635
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,560$21,560
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,978$10,978
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,204$8,204
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,376$1,376
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,482$9,482
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,289,192$4,289,192
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,191,868 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,191,868
Part X · Balance sheet $877,465 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $519,082$506,790
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$126,528
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$111,174
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $89,571$130,109
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $798$789
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,751$1,375
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $700$700
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $612,902$877,465
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $122,965$93,254
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$9,872
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $122,965$103,126
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $455,908$383,490
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $34,029$390,849
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $489,937$774,339
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $612,902$877,465
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $774,339 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,144,857
XI-2 Total expenses$5,191,868
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,011
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$489,937
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$4,466
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$335,879
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$774,339

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