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Keep Akron Beautiful FY2021 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 34-1341298Revenue $896K in FY2021

On file with the IRSkeepakronbeautiful.org850 E Market St, 44305-2424 · Akron, OHTax-exempt since Oct 1981Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Keep Akron Beautiful celebrated our 40th anniversary, this year, bringing out the best of what Akron has to offer through litter cleanup & reduction, beautification & community improvement for a lasting, positive impact on our region. As akron's most influential advocate, Keep Akron Beautiful acts as an environmental catalyst, awakening passion and inspiring action, empowering our community to improve the health and beauty of our local environment. We are passion in action. We want you to feel that same passion by becoming part of our dynamic solution, like our many volunteers who are inspired to help clean up litter in Akron, every spring

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$116K 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$896K
+32% vs prior year
Spent
$813K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$763K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$896K
FY2021▲ +32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$678K
FY2021$896K
FY2022$650K
FY2023$986K
FY2024$840K
Expenses
$813K
FY2021▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$813K
FY2022$813K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$853K
Net assets
$763K
FY2021▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$697K
FY2021$763K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$783K
FY2024$799K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1981.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $582K Management & general 18% · $147K Fundraising 10% · $83K

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; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$116,061Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Denholm
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carol Haines
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Geary James
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacqui Flaherty-Ricchiuti’s $141K as President & is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jacqui Flaherty-Ricchiuti$141,204$132,641$122,336$116,061$106,909

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Cleans litter, beautifies communities, and improves the local environment for lasting positive impact.

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1 program · $582K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Litter control, graffiti eradication and illegal dumping removal as of december 1, 2021, 2,959 bags of litter were removed from city streets, expressways, parks, and roadsides, 54 illegal dumps were remediated, and 19 graffiti sites were abated.

$582Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
F W Albrecht Family FoundationFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$896K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$492K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$336K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Money outPt IX
$813K
Ln 25
Programscol B$582K
Managementcol C$147K
Fundraisingcol D$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$763K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$367K
Total assetsLn 16$810K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
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$492K
Government grantsLn 1e$274K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$67K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$29K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$336K
Investment incomeLn 3$42K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Gains on assetsLn 7$34K
Total revenueLn 12$896K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$110K
SavingsLn 2$258K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$367K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$342K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Other assetsLn 15$51K
Total assetsLn 16$810K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$763K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 612,758
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$367K$367K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$318K$342K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$800K$810K
LiabilitiesLn 26$103K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$697K$763K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$87K$27K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$241K$165K$51K$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$551$267
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$8K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$24K$7K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$82K$72K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$27K$8K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$2K$13K$248
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$459$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$13K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K$749
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$86K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$110K$91K$8K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$813K$582K$147K$83K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $840K$853K−$12K$799K 990 PDF
FY2023 $986K$804K$183K$783K 990 PDF
FY2022 $650K$813K−$162K$560K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $896K$813K$84K$763K 990 PDF
FY2020 $678K$654K$24K$697K 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 $896,016 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $315,830$491,895
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $343,152$335,991
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,723$42,355
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,333$25,775
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $678,038$896,016
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $363,089$416,704
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $290,620$395,805
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $653,709$812,509
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,329$83,507
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 $896,016 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,425
VIII-1e Government grants$273,958
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$188,512
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$67,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$491,895
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $335,991$335,991
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,023$8,023
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $34,332$34,332
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $19,374$19,374
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,401$6,401
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $335,991 · Excluded from tax $68,130$896,016
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $812,509 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $86,758 · Management $26,855 · Fundraising $13,004$126,617
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $165,053 · Management $51,085 · Fundraising $24,738$240,876
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,781 · Management $551 · Fundraising $267$2,599
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,873 · Management $2,437 · Fundraising $1,180$11,490
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,066 · Management $7,450 · Fundraising $3,606$35,122
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,550$6,550
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $72,352 · Management $9,531$81,883
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,184 · Management $8,414 · Fundraising $4,074$39,672
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,652 · Management $13,051 · Fundraising $248$14,951
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,962$4,962
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $459 · Management $2,374$2,833
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,022 · Management $4,030 · Fundraising $1,952$19,004
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,999 · Management $1,547 · Fundraising $749$7,295
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,776 · Fundraising $23,293$109,069
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $91,468 · Management $8,255 · Fundraising $9,863$109,586
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $582,443 · Management $147,092 · Fundraising $82,974$812,509
Part X · Balance sheet $810,092 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $185,401$109,826
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $182,090$257,546
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,000$4,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,523$14,090
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,065$9,716
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $37,733$21,925
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $318,169$341,854
X-15 Other assets$51,135
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $799,981$810,092
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,404$47,014
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $102,904$47,014
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $561,291$669,895
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $135,786$93,183
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $697,077$763,078
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $799,981$810,092
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $763,078 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$896,016
XI-2 Total expenses$812,509
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$83,507
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$697,077
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$17,506
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$763,078

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