Keep Akron Beautiful FY2022 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 34-1341298

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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.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$122K 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
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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$122K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 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
$40K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$650K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$813K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$560K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$650K
FY2022▼ -27%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$678K
FY2021$896K
FY2022$650K
FY2023$986K
FY2024$840K
Expenses
$813K
FY2022+0.05%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$813K
FY2022$813K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$853K
Net assets
$560K
FY2022▼ -27%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$697K
FY2021$763K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$783K
FY2024$799K

From the FY2022 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

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $595K Management & general 19% · $157K Fundraising 8% · $61K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $122K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$122,336Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$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 · $595K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Keep akron beautiful brings out the best in what akron has to offer for a lasting, positive impact on our region. It has been keep akron beautifuls pleasure to serve akron in 2022 through: removing akrons LITTER/CLEAN up akron month - in march of 2022, we put a spotlight on just how bad akrons litter really was and garnered the support…

$595Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$650K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$348K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$813K
Ln 25
Programscol B$595K
Managementcol C$157K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$560K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$109K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$86K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$348K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$650K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$280K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$44K
Total assetsLn 16$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$560K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$367K$207K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$342K$280K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$810K$600K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$763K$560K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$140K$96K$30K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$275K$189K$58K$28K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$5K$1K$719
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$10K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$27K$8K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$71K$46K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$18K$6K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$505$244
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$840$502
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$9K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$2K$824
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$128K$126K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$72K$59K$6K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$813K$595K$157K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $840K$853K−$12K$799K 990 PDF
FY2023 $986K$804K$183K$783K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $650K$813K−$162K$560K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $650,500 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$85,928
VIII-1e Government grants$84,352
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,722
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$108,583
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$329,002
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $348,327$348,327
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,972$4,972
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$31,814−$31,814
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $13$13
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $348,327 · Excluded from tax −$26,829$650,500
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $812,901 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $96,469 · Management $29,507 · Fundraising $14,286$140,262
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $189,365 · Management $57,919 · Fundraising $28,042$275,326
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,852 · Management $1,485 · Fundraising $719$7,056
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,172 · Management $3,112 · Fundraising $1,507$14,791
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,406 · Management $8,383 · Fundraising $4,059$39,848
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,335$7,335
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,028 · Management $24,673$70,701
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $1,000$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,280 · Management $5,591 · Fundraising $2,707$26,578
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,650 · Management $505 · Fundraising $244$2,399
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,492$4,492
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $840 · Management $502$1,342
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,448 · Management $2,890 · Fundraising $1,399$13,737
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,565 · Management $1,702 · Fundraising $824$8,091
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $125,956 · Management $2,061$128,017
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $58,938 · Management $6,474 · Fundraising $6,514$71,926
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $594,969 · Management $156,631 · Fundraising $61,301$812,901
Part X · Balance sheet $600,273 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,826$48,696
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $257,546$158,311
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,000$3,250
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,090$47,974
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,716$8,272
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,925$9,685
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $341,854$280,344
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $51,135$43,741
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $810,092$600,273
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,014$40,332
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,014$40,332
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $669,895$492,941
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $93,183$67,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $763,078$559,941
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $810,092$600,273
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $559,941 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$650,500
XI-2 Total expenses$812,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$162,401
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$763,078
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$40,736
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$559,941

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