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Keep Akron Beautiful FY2023 filing

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Akron, OH501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 34-1341298Revenue $986K in FY2023

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.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K 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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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
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
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 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
$55K
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
$986K
+52% vs prior year
Spent
$804K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$783K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$986K
FY2023▲ +52%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$678K
FY2021$896K
FY2022$650K
FY2023$986K
FY2024$840K
Expenses
$804K
FY2023▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$654K
FY2021$813K
FY2022$813K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$853K
Net assets
$783K
FY2023▲ +40%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$697K
FY2021$763K
FY2022$560K
FY2023$783K
FY2024$799K

From the FY2023 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

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $573K Management & general 22% · $175K Fundraising 7% · $55K

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; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$132,641Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Denholm
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Gainer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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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

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

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1 program · $573K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Your support of keep akron beautiful has helped us continue to serve the akron community with our mission of improving akron's quality of life through beautification and responsible environmental management. Keep akron beautiful brings out the best in what akron has to offer for a lasting, positive impact on our region.

$573Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$986K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$629K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$374K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$804K
Ln 25
Programscol B$573K
Managementcol C$175K
Fundraisingcol D$55K
Owns and owesPt X
$783K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$326K
Total assetsLn 16$838K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
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$629K
Government grantsLn 1e$228K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$107K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$78K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$374K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$986K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
SavingsLn 2$247K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$326K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$421K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$59K
Total assetsLn 16$838K
LiabilitiesLn 26$55K
Net assetsLn 32$783K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K$326K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$280K$421K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$600K$838K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$55K
Net assetsLn 32$560K$783K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$102K$32K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$230K$156K$49K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$1K$718
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$9K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$23K$7K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$67K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$17K$5K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$2K$15K$390
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$555$110$445
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$2K$739$390
InsuranceLn 23$8K$5K$2K$841
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$112K$112K
All other expensesLn 24e$91K$74K$14K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$804K$573K$175K$55K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $840K$853K−$12K$799K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $986K$804K$183K$783K 990 PDF
FY2022 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $986,486 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $329,002$629,471
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $348,327$373,783
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,972$3,455
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$31,801−$20,223
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $650,500$986,486
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $477,283$433,217
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $335,618$370,701
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $812,901$803,918
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$162,401$182,568
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $986,486 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$78,489
VIII-1e Government grants$227,764
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$323,218
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$107,450
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$629,471
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $373,783$373,783
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,635$6,635
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,180−$3,180
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$20,224−$20,224
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $373,783 · Excluded from tax −$16,768$986,486
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $803,918 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $101,780 · Management $31,837 · Fundraising $16,785$150,402
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $155,520 · Management $48,616 · Fundraising $25,618$229,754
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,359 · Management $1,363 · Fundraising $718$6,440
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $8,563 · Management $2,677 · Fundraising $1,410$12,650
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,993 · Management $7,189 · Fundraising $3,789$33,971
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,355$18,355
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,301 · Management $20,695$87,996
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,501 · Management $5,160 · Fundraising $2,719$24,380
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,364 · Management $15,419 · Fundraising $390$18,173
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,066$7,066
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $110 · Management $445$555
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,365 · Management $739 · Fundraising $390$3,494
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,101 · Management $1,595 · Fundraising $841$7,537
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $111,796$111,796
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $74,479 · Management $14,240 · Fundraising $2,630$91,349
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $573,232 · Management $175,396 · Fundraising $55,290$803,918
Part X · Balance sheet $837,760 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $48,696$79,842
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $158,311$246,508
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,250$9,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,974$7,133
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,272$6,990
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,685$8,443
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $280,344$420,823
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $43,741$59,021
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $600,273$837,760
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $40,332$45,593
X-19 Deferred revenue$9,275
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,332$54,868
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $492,941$656,621
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $67,000$126,271
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $559,941$782,892
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $600,273$837,760
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $782,892 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$986,486
XI-2 Total expenses$803,918
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,568
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$559,941
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$40,383
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$782,892

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