Provides resources and education to inspire individuals & the Austin community toward greater environmental stewardship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$229K 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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $61K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 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
$229K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$124K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% 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
$1.3M
+56% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$280K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +56%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$674K
FY2022$821K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$961K
FY2021$696K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$280K
FY2023-0.4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$757K
FY2021$735K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$280K
FY2024$151K
FY2025$313K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending July 2023) · 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 Dec 1985.

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% · $956K Management & general 15% · $195K Fundraising 10% · $130K

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

26 people listed on the 990; $229K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$114,272Pt VII · Sec A
$114,272Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rodney Ahart’s $112K as CEO is at the 38th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rodney Ahart$111,742$114,272$114,272$94,263$94,263$88,681

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

Inspires environmental stewardship through resources and education for individuals and the Austin community.

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4 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Volunteering with Keep Austin Beautiful is a fun and rewarding way to help care for the local environment. Community programs include picking up litter restoring waterways planting trees building and maintaining public gardens removing invasive plants and more.

$519Kprogram expense
02

Volunteering with Keep Austin Beautiful is a fun and rewarding way to help care for the local environment. Community programs include picking up litter restoring waterways planting trees building and maintaining public gardens removing invasive plants and more.

$510Kprogram expense
03

Keep Austin Beautiful's education programs emphasize service-learning and creative problem solving. Through engaging interactive projects our educators teach students about recycling water quality habitat conservation and much more inspiring the next generation of sustainability leaders. We also offer resources for independent learning.

$438Kprogram expense
04

Keep Austin Beautifuls education programs emphasize service-learning and creative problem solving. Through engaging interactive projects our educators teach students about recycling water quality habitat conservation and much more inspiring the next generation of sustainability leaders. We also offer resources for independent learning.

$438Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$956K
Managementcol C$195K
Fundraisingcol D$130K
Owns and owesPt X
$280K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$409K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$874K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$307K
Total assetsLn 16$409K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
Net assetsLn 32$280K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.5M$162K$313K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.2M−$129K$151K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.3M$1.3M$9K$280K 990 PDF
FY2022 $821K$1.2M−$425K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 $674K$696K−$22K$735K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$961K$40K$757K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

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

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