Keep Phoenix Beautiful INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Phoenix, AZ501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 86-0456964Revenue $588K in FY2023

On file with the IRSkeepphxbeautiful.org200 W Washington St FL 16, 85003-1611 · Phoenix, AZTax-exempt since Apr 1984Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Recycling initiatives and education; litter reduction, recycling, beautification, and community improvement activities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$102K 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $46K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $15K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$588K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$584K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$265K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$588K
FY2023▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$540K
FY2022$599K
FY2023$588K
FY2024$670K
FY2025$589K
Expenses
$584K
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$471K
FY2022$534K
FY2023$584K
FY2024$518K
FY2025$646K
Net assets
$265K
FY2023▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$206K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$265K
FY2024$413K
FY2025$356K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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 1984.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $533K Management & general 6% · $38K Fundraising 2% · $14K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $102K 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
President & CEO
$102,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jhenifer Shipe’s $101K as Executive Director is at the 81st 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tom Waldeck——$102,000$98,525$93,095
Jhenifer Shipe$101,388$59,142———

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

Promotes recycling, reduces litter, and beautifies communities through education and hands-on projects.

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2 programs · $533K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Keep phoenix beautiful provides resources and tools to volunteers to clean yards and neighborhoods. Recycling events - in the 2022-2023 season, approx 2700 cars came to the recycling events collecting 104 tons of recyclable materials education programs - KPB education team visit schools, businesses and neighborhood associations to teach…

$514Kprogram expense
02

Community Gardens

The organization sponsors two community gardens with 170 volunteer gardeners and approx 100 urban garden beds

$19Kprogram 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 3 funders$15K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$588K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$540
Money outPt IX
$584K
Ln 25
Programscol B$533K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$265K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$227K
Total assetsLn 16$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Government grantsLn 1e$333K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$540
Total revenueLn 12$588K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$227K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$33K
Total assetsLn 16$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$265K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 61,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K$227K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$33K
Total assetsLn 16$274K$272K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$261K$265K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$72K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$242K$242K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$7K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$10K$520
Payroll taxesLn 10$25K$23K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$6K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$1K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$953
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$12K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$150K$147K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$584K$533K$38K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $589K$646K−$57K$356K 990 PDF
FY2024 $670K$518K$152K$413K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $588K$584K$4K$265K 990 PDF
FY2022 $599K$534K$65K$271K 990 PDF
FY2021 $540K$471K$68K$206K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $587,943 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $538,379$587,403
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,270$540
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $59,250$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $598,920$587,943
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $374,981$371,117
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $13,500$13,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $145,413$199,388
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $533,894$584,005
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,026$3,938
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $587,943 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$332,857
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$254,546
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$587,403
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $540$540
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $540 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$587,943
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $584,005 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $72,250 · Management $12,750$85,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $242,300$242,300
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $6,800 · Management $1,200$8,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,874 · Management $520$10,394
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,881 · Management $2,542$25,423
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,772$1,772
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,400$1,400
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $13,500$13,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,244$1,244
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,286 · Management $1,571$7,857
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,982 · Management $1,495$7,477
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,812 · Management $953$4,765
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,503 · Management $2,876$14,379
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,724 · Management $2,494$6,218
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,528$4,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,307 · Management $2,441$149,748
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $532,719 · Management $37,786 · Fundraising $13,500$584,005
Part X · Balance sheet $272,420 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $246,926$226,652
X-4 Accounts receivable$12,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,986$33,268
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $273,912$272,420
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,724$1,194
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $10,000$6,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,724$7,294
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $261,188$265,126
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $273,912$272,420
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $265,126 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$587,943
XI-2 Total expenses$584,005
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,938
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$261,188
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$265,126

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