To assist, motivate and educate businesses, school, group and individual partnerships to reduce litter, recycle, landscape and beautify for the environmental and economic benefit of Brevard county, florida.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 3,573 volunteers and 32 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$951K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$848K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$410K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$951K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$745K
FY2021$828K
FY2022$988K
FY2023$749K
FY2024$811K
FY2025$951K
Expenses
$848K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$719K
FY2021$850K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$739K
FY2024$687K
FY2025$848K
Net assets
$410K
FY2025▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$221K
FY2021$199K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$307K
FY2025$410K

From the FY2025 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1982.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $694K Management & general 14% · $116K Fundraising 5% · $38K

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; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Dir
$80,255Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Cha
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Nico’s $80K as Exec Dir is at the 63rd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Nico$80,255$79,835————
Tammie Lizon——$66,848———
Bryan Bobbitt———$66,297$52,600$52,525
Tony Sasso—————$16,615

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

Helps Brevard County businesses, schools, and groups reduce litter, recycle, and beautify for environmental and economic gain.

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2 programs · $694K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Beautification/Litter Control

Supply resources to include bags, containters, etc. For beautification of the community, while coordinating clean-ups and clean-up events for litter control and removal of trash from roadways, beaches, etc. Organizing events to include adopt-a-shore, adopt- a-road, trash bash, sea oat sale, pepper tree removals, etc.

$628Kprogram expense
02

Recycling & Education

Assist in inmplementation of public & private ercycling programs, conduct educational programs regarding recycling, litter control and beautification.

$66Kprogram 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 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$951K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$847K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Money outPt IX
$848K
Ln 25
Programscol B$694K
Managementcol C$116K
Fundraisingcol D$38K
Owns and owesPt X
$410K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$323K
Total assetsLn 16$418K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$34K
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$847K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Total revenueLn 12$951K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$233K
SavingsLn 2$90K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$323K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$37K
Other assetsLn 15$243
Total assetsLn 16$418K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$410K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 63,573
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$183K$323K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$37K
Total assetsLn 16$316K$418K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$307K$410K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$499K$399K$75K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$27K$5K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$621
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$11K$2K$713
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$800$150$50
Office expensesLn 13$16K$13K$2K$807
Information technologyLn 14$19K$15K$3K$957
OccupancyLn 16$15K$12K$2K$756
TravelLn 17$13K$11K$2K$668
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$485$162
InterestLn 20$3K$2K$604
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$97K$78K$15K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$103K$7K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$7K$1K$415
Total functional expensesLn 25$848K$694K$116K$38K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $951K$848K$103K$410K 990 PDF
FY2024 $811K$687K$125K$307K 990 PDF
FY2023 $749K$739K$9K$182K 990 PDF
FY2022 $988K$1.0M−$27K$172K 990 PDF
FY2021 $828K$850K−$22K$199K 990 PDF
FY2020 $745K$719K$25K$221K 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 $950,681 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,051$33,853
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $724,458$847,330
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,113$13,864
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $31,689$55,634
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $811,311$950,681
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $436,828$532,738
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $249,737$314,921
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $686,565$847,659
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $124,746$103,022
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $950,681 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,943 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$33,853
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$33,853
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $840,387$840,387
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13,864$13,864
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $55,634$55,634
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $916,828$950,681
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $847,659 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $399,048 · Management $74,822 · Fundraising $24,941$498,811
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,142 · Management $5,089 · Fundraising $1,696$33,927
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,482 · Management $621$3,103
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,399 · Management $2,138 · Fundraising $713$14,250
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $800 · Management $150 · Fundraising $50$1,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,916 · Management $2,422 · Fundraising $807$16,145
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,300 · Management $2,869 · Fundraising $957$19,126
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,110 · Management $2,270 · Fundraising $756$15,136
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,677 · Management $2,003 · Fundraising $668$13,348
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,584 · Management $485 · Fundraising $162$3,231
IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,415 · Management $604$3,019
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,849$9,849
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $77,619 · Management $14,554 · Fundraising $4,851$97,024
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $102,570 · Management $6,613 · Fundraising $2,205$111,388
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,641 · Management $1,246 · Fundraising $415$8,302
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $693,552 · Management $115,886 · Fundraising $38,221$847,659
Part X · Balance sheet $417,582 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,082$233,295
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $94,499$89,991
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $77,441$56,448
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,452$36,873
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,057$732
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $40,000$243
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $315,531$417,582
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,981$8,010
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,981$8,010
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $289,205$392,227
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $17,345$17,345
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $306,550$409,572
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $315,531$417,582
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $409,572 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$950,681
XI-2 Total expenses$847,659
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$103,022
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$306,550
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$409,572

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