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Keep Omaha Beautiful FY2020 filing

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Omaha, NE501(c)(3)Environment EIN 47-0536460Revenue $762K in FY2020

On file with the IRSkeepomahabeautiful.org1819 Farnam St Ste 306, 68183-1000 · Omaha, NETax-exempt since Feb 1979Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Keep Omaha beautiful's mission is to foster environmental and community stewardship through education, service, and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ 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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FY2020 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $198K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $50K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$39K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$762K
Spent
$594K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$554K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$762K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$762K
FY2021$604K
FY2022$687K
FY2023$684K
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$594K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$594K
FY2021$591K
FY2022$643K
FY2023$752K
FY2024$860K
Net assets
$554K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$554K
FY2021$582K
FY2022$641K
FY2023$587K
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1979.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $499K Management & general 12% · $69K Fundraising 4% · $26K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jesse Bell
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zack Fergus
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marla Fries
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Gray
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Promotes environmental care and community involvement through education, service, and advocacy.

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1 program · $499K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Keep omaha beautiful's programs, services, and events focus on environmental education, sustainable community beautification, and waste and pollution prevention. Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic in 2020, a total of 3,500 volunteers safely assisted with keep omaha beautiful's efforts, equating to more than 8,600 hours of…

$499Kprogram 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
The Sherwood FoundationFY2025$40K
John K and Lynne D Boyer FoundationFY2025$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$50K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$762K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$779K
Investment incomeLn 3$872
Money outPt IX
$594K
Ln 25
Programscol B$499K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$554K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$523K
Total assetsLn 16$594K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$779K
Government grantsLn 1e$346K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$53K
Investment incomeLn 3$872
Total revenueLn 12$762K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$522K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$523K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$594K
LiabilitiesLn 26$39K
Net assetsLn 32$554K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 63,500
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K$523K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$395K$594K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$39K
Net assetsLn 32$372K$554K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$251K$201K$33K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$9K$1K$786
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$1K$575
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$15K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$7K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$259$139
OccupancyLn 16$15K$11K$3K$734
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$758$340
InterestLn 20$178$178
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$5K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$986$3K$86
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$243K$238K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$594K$499K$69K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.7M$860K$835K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $684K$752K−$68K$587K 990 PDF
FY2022 $687K$643K$44K$641K 990 PDF
FY2021 $604K$591K$13K$582K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $762K$594K$168K$554K 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
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Part I · Summary $761,747 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $549,839$779,439
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $690$872
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$12,913−$18,564
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $537,616$761,747
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $258,606$289,343
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $389,401$304,506
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $648,007$593,849
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$110,391$167,898
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $761,747 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$52,963
VIII-1e Government grants$346,327
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$380,149
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$779,439
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $872$872
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$19,836
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,272$1,272
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,272 · Excluded from tax $872$761,747
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $593,849 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $200,554 · Management $32,590 · Fundraising $17,549$250,693
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,980 · Management $1,459 · Fundraising $786$11,225
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,570 · Management $1,067 · Fundraising $575$8,212
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,370 · Management $2,498 · Fundraising $1,345$19,213
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,883$4,883
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,270$11,270
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,124 · Management $3,425 · Fundraising $2,828$13,377
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,594 · Management $259 · Fundraising $139$1,992
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,003 · Management $2,934 · Fundraising $734$14,671
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,890 · Management $758 · Fundraising $340$4,988
IX-20 InterestManagement $178$178
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,645 · Management $1,129$5,774
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $986 · Management $3,315 · Fundraising $86$4,387
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $238,232 · Management $3,120 · Fundraising $1,634$242,986
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $498,948 · Management $68,885 · Fundraising $26,016$593,849
Part X · Balance sheet $593,714 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $53,169$1,035
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $270,582$522,400
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $40,229$31,935
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,446$18,110
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,008$20,234
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $395,434$593,714
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,695$25,332
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,871$13,946
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,566$39,278
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $193,370$207,818
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $178,498$346,618
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $371,868$554,436
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $395,434$593,714
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $554,436 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$761,747
XI-2 Total expenses$593,849
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$167,898
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$371,868
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$14,670
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$554,436

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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