Mzc Foundation INC FY2023 filing

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Radically improve the nations highways, making them safer, environmentally restorative, and a joy to travel on.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$449K 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 $144K a year · 7% 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
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$449K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 5 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 5 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$338K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2023▲ +54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$925K
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$4.7M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2023▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$906K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$4.2M
Net assets
$338K
FY2023▼ -50%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$781K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$338K
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2023 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 Jan 2016.

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

Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $1.8M Management & general 18% · $431K Fundraising 8% · $199K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $449K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$165,000Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$154,111Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$80,004Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$49,992Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Allie Kelly Beaton’s $181K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Allie Kelly Beaton$180,813$165,000$150,000$156,250—
Laura Rogers$154,100$154,111$139,375$121,792—
Beverly West$149,713————
Allie Kelly————$149,050
Corey Hull$122,143————
Rachel Crist$117,188————
Jessie Hong-Dwyer$115,166————
Joshua Weaver$113,542————

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Improving highways to be safer, environmentally restorative, and enjoyable.

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3 programs · $171K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Roadside Plantings

The ray landscape lab develops native and perennial roadside plantings, that are not only beautiful, but prevent waterway sedimentation from soil erosion, capture litter and pollution from stormwater runoff, and restore soil health, in order to unlock the capacity of roadside soils to sequester transportation carbon.

$67Kprogram expense
02

Tire Waste and Monitoring

Maintained the wheelright tire health monitoring station and the georgia visitor information center on the interstate 85 northbound right-of-way at the georgia-alabama state line. Aided the traveling public's ability to measure tire health, including tire pressure, tread depth and sidewalls, all to improve tire safety and reduce traffic…

$67Kprogram expense
03

Generating Clean Energy on the Right-Of-Way

We work with transportation agencies and key stakeholders across the U.S. To help them understand the benefits and feasibility of interstate right-of-way (row) solar, remove barriers to implementation, and guide them through planning, design and implementation of row solar projects.

$38Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $130K · 2024–2024
City of St LouisFY2024$40,000
City of DouglasFY2024$29,750
Kimley-Horn FoundationNC · FY2024$22,768
MpactMN · FY2024$11,900
Shared CitySC · FY2024$10,100
The Strive Initiative INCPA · FY2024$5,806

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2024 · $1.9M federal money spent
Thriving Communities Program Capacity Builders Cooperative AgreementsDepartment of Transportation · ALN 20.942 · Direct$1.9M

The auditor reported 2 findings: a material weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$431K
Fundraisingcol D$199K
Owns and owesPt X
$338K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$271K
Total assetsLn 16$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$570K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$271K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$271K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K
Total assetsLn 16$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$338K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
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$610K$271K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$67K$72K
Total assetsLn 16$677K$344K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$6K
Net assetsLn 32$677K$338K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$125$125
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$265K$185K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$829K$581K$249K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$8K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$14K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$42K$18K
Legal feesLn 11b$38K$27K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$5K$2K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$199K$199K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$501K$499K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$24K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$24K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$97K$97K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$6K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$279K$279K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.8M$431K$199K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $4.7M$4.2M$464K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 11, 2024 $2.1M$2.4M−$339K$338K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $1.3M$1.4M−$104K$677K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $1.9M$1.2M$681K$781K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $925K$906K$19K$113K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,073,032 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,342,280$2,073,032
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,342,280$2,073,032
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $250$125
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $580,679$1,186,200
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $116,031$199,341
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $749,058$1,026,779
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,446,018$2,412,445
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$103,738−$339,413
Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,073,032 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$570,181
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,502,851
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,073,032
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,073,032
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,412,445 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $125$125
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $185,497 · Management $79,499$264,996
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $580,624 · Management $248,839$829,463
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,206 · Management $3,517$11,723
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,160 · Management $6,068$20,228
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,853 · Management $17,937$59,790
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $26,886 · Management $11,522$38,408
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,250 · Management $2,250$7,500
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $199,341$199,341
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $499,006 · Management $2,141$501,147
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,017 · Management $10,293$34,310
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $24,324$24,324
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,379$7,379
IX-17 TravelPrograms $97,207$97,207
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,167$14,167
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,785 · Management $2,480$8,265
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $14,623$14,623
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $279,449$279,449
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,782,232 · Management $430,872 · Fundraising $199,341$2,412,445
Part X · Balance sheet $343,854 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $609,880$271,492
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $67,239$72,362
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $677,119$343,854
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$6,148
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,148
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,088$337,706
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $642,031$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $677,119$337,706
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $677,119$343,854
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $337,706 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,073,032
XI-2 Total expenses$2,412,445
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$339,413
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$677,119
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$337,706

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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