Keep Iowa Beautiful empowers iowans to create vibrant communities and build hometown pride through volunteer-driven enhancement programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,500 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $57K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
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
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $49K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$614K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$728K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$401K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$614K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$647K
FY2021$666K
FY2022$796K
FY2023$805K
FY2024$733K
FY2025$614K
Expenses
$728K
FY2025+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$560K
FY2021$574K
FY2022$650K
FY2023$678K
FY2024$726K
FY2025$728K
Net assets
$401K
FY2025▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$236K
FY2022$382K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$514K
FY2025$401K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $549K Management & general 24% · $173K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Andrew Frantz’s $100K as Executive Director is at the 80th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Andrew Frantz$100,000$100,000$100,000$16,667——
Kevin Techau———$80,519$89,612$92,300

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers Iowans to make the state the cleanest and most attractive in the nation.

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1 program · $549K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Educational programs for iowa adults and children. Conducts hometown pride program to enhance the community while giving local residents the skills and desires to make their community better.

$549Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$49K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$614K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Money outPt IX
$728K
Ln 25
Programscol B$549K
Managementcol C$173K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$401K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$447K
Government grantsLn 1e$200K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$21K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$121K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$40K
Total revenueLn 12$614K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$378K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$401K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 62,500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$477K$378K
Total assetsLn 16$525K$410K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$514K$401K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$33K$33K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$50K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$88K$44K$44K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$415K$409K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$650$650
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$737
Total functional expensesLn 25$728K$549K$173K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $614K$728K−$114K$401K 990 PDF
FY2024 $733K$726K$7K$514K 990 PDF
FY2023 $805K$678K$127K$508K 990 PDF
FY2022 $796K$650K$145K$382K 990 PDF
FY2021 $666K$574K$92K$236K 990 PDF
FY2020 $647K$560K$87K$145K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $614,213 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $512,934$447,392
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $172,960$121,495
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,110$4,829
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $33,994$40,497
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $732,998$614,213
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,117$36,084
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $176,332$202,668
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $516,926$488,984
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $726,375$727,736
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $6,623−$113,523
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $614,213 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,885 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,130
VIII-1e Government grants$200,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$226,262
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$447,392
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $118,610$118,610
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,829$4,829
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $40,497$40,497
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $121,495 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $45,326$614,213
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $727,736 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $33,075$33,075
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $3,009$3,009
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,000 · Management $50,000$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $44,029 · Management $44,029$88,058
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,305 · Management $7,305$14,610
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,466$45,466
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $408,947 · Fundraising $6,335$415,282
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,216$3,216
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,230$5,230
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,615$3,615
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $5,744$5,744
IX-17 TravelManagement $3,094$3,094
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $650$650
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,487$3,487
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,463 · Management $737$3,200
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $548,828 · Management $172,573 · Fundraising $6,335$727,736
Part X · Balance sheet $409,539 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $476,565$377,924
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,366$9,073
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,374$22,542
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $525,305$409,539
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,996$8,753
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,996$8,753
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $475,332$370,750
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $38,977$30,036
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $514,309$400,786
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $525,305$409,539
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $400,786 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$614,213
XI-2 Total expenses$727,736
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$113,523
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$514,309
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$400,786

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