To make the Waco community a cleaner, safer, healthier and more Beautiful place, through programs such as ones involving anti-litter efforts, clean-ups, beautification, sustainability and recycling, as well as promoting citizen involvement in such activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
45¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,281 volunteers and 5 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
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 6% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
45%
of spending
Concern: 45% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$500
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$268K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$275K
To programs
45%
Net assets
$288K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$268K
FY2025▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$239K
FY2025$268K
Expenses
$275K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$263K
FY2025$275K
Net assets
$288K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$233K
FY2021$246K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$316K
FY2024$293K
FY2025$288K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1981.

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

Where the money goes

45 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 45% · $123K Management & general 27% · $74K Fundraising 28% · $77K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$104,131Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carole Fergusson’s $104K as Executive Director is at the 83rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Carole Fergusson$104,131$67,933——
Ashley Millerd Crownover Left 120——$36,800—
Ashley Millerd Crownover———$36,800

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

Cleans and beautifies the community through anti-litter, recycling, and citizen involvement programs.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Facilitated concentrated programs through the organization of volunteers and other cooperative assistance from citizens and officials to provide services of anti-litter, clean up and beautification to the greater waco area.

$123Kprogram 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$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$268K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Money outPt IX
$275K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$74K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$288K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$272K
Total assetsLn 16$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$259K
Government grantsLn 1e$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$10K
Total revenueLn 12$268K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$272K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$272K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$500
Net assetsLn 32$288K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 61,281
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$280K$272K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$2K
Total assetsLn 16$296K$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$500
Net assetsLn 32$295K$288K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$47K$14K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21K$9K$3K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$477$477
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$4K$2K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$10K$5K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$666$666
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$53K$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$275K$123K$74K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $268K$275K−$7K$288K 990 PDF
FY2024 $239K$263K−$23K$293K 990 PDF
FY2023 $181K$316K 990 PDF
FY2022 $166K$308K 990 PDF
FY2021 $104K$246K 990 PDF
FY2020 $94K$233K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $268,199 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $106,649$258,645
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,447$9,554
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,145$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $112,241$268,199
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $45,216$147,903
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,568$126,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $110,784$274,760
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,457−$6,561
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $268,199 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$100,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$158,645
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$258,645
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,554$9,554
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,554$268,199
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $274,760 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,170 · Management $13,584 · Fundraising $43,376$104,130
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,449 · Management $2,722 · Fundraising $8,689$20,860
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $477$477
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $12,874$12,874
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,901 · Management $2,073 · Fundraising $3,588$9,562
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,330$14,330
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $8,643$8,643
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $11,498$11,498
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,826 · Management $5,221 · Fundraising $9,036$24,083
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $666$666
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,702$2,702
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,582 · Management $3,806 · Fundraising $4,032$60,420
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $4,515$4,515
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $122,928 · Management $74,468 · Fundraising $77,364$274,760
Part X · Balance sheet $288,519 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $280,013$271,961
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$2,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$2,197
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,771$12,361
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $295,784$288,519
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,204$500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,204$500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $156,801$147,599
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $137,779$140,420
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $294,580$288,019
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $295,784$288,519
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,019 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$268,199
XI-2 Total expenses$274,760
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,561
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$294,580
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$288,019

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