Creating and maintaining a cleaner, more Beautiful region through education and active community involvement

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$76K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 $38K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$76K
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
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $150K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$107K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$930K
Spent
$819K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$411K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$930K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$930K
FY2022$775K
FY2023$720K
FY2024$812K
FY2025$803K
Expenses
$819K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$819K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$806K
FY2024$731K
FY2025$751K
Net assets
$411K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$411K
FY2022$444K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$438K
FY2025$490K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 May 1994.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $706K Management & general 8% · $67K Fundraising 5% · $45K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $76K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Past Executive Director
$76,478Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Darcy Phillips$86,169$40,593———
Mark Cameron—$44,684$85,854$82,008—
Christina a Cakiroglu————$76,478

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates and mobilizes communities to create and maintain a cleaner, more beautiful region.

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2 programs · $706K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Community education and volunteer involvement included christmas tree recycling, annual litter index survey, waste, weed, and watershed warriors youth education, recycling guide and adult sustainabilitypresentations.

$495Kprogram expense
02

Through the annual adopt-a-spot, neighborhood, open space, and river cleanup programs, 5,076 volunteers removed 72.31 tons of trash and 48.80 tons of green waste and invasive weeds from area parks, roadsides, neighborhoods, open space areas, and from within and along the river through numerous community cleanups and several large events…

$211Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$930K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$894K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$71
Money outPt IX
$819K
Ln 25
Programscol B$706K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$45K
Owns and owesPt X
$411K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$455K
Total assetsLn 16$518K
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$894K
Government grantsLn 1e$507K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$162K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Investment incomeLn 3$71
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$930K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$263K
SavingsLn 2$192K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$455K
Other assetsLn 15$13K
Total assetsLn 16$518K
LiabilitiesLn 26$107K
Net assetsLn 32$411K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 65,076
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$353K$455K
Total assetsLn 16$430K$518K
LiabilitiesLn 26$130K$107K
Net assetsLn 32$300K$411K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$69K$13K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$298K$238K$45K$15K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$16K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$27K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$265$265
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$130
Office expensesLn 13$11K$7K$521$3K
Information technologyLn 14$85K$85K$230
OccupancyLn 16$52K$52K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$93$11
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$207K$186K$411$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$928$603$325
Total functional expensesLn 25$819K$706K$67K$45K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $803K$751K$51K$490K 990 PDF
FY2024 $812K$731K$81K$438K 990 PDF
FY2023 $720K$806K−$86K$357K 990 PDF
FY2022 $775K$742K$33K$444K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $930K$819K$111K$411K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $929,627 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $874,945$894,320
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,251$71
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $60,858$35,236
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $939,054$929,627
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 $423,494$438,270
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $426,265$380,380
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $849,759$818,650
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $89,295$110,977
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $929,627 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$12,389
VIII-1c Fundraising events$17,960
VIII-1e Government grants$506,844
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$357,127
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$162,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$894,320
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $71$71
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $35,236$35,236
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,307$929,627
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $818,650 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,687 · Management $12,878 · Fundraising $4,293$85,858
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $238,428 · Management $44,705 · Fundraising $14,902$298,035
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,421 · Management $3,079 · Fundraising $1,026$20,526
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,080 · Management $5,078 · Fundraising $1,693$33,851
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,350$1,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $265$265
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,500 · Fundraising $130$12,630
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,346 · Management $521 · Fundraising $2,931$10,798
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $84,527 · Management $230$84,757
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,828$51,828
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,888 · Management $93 · Fundraising $11$2,992
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,045$8,045
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $186,407 · Management $411 · Fundraising $19,969$206,787
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $603 · Management $325$928
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $706,375 · Management $67,320 · Fundraising $44,955$818,650
Part X · Balance sheet $518,456 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $160,550$263,293
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $192,061$192,132
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $53,941$37,825
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $10,656$12,616
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,590$12,590
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $429,798$518,456
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $22,573$7,344
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $39,025$100,035
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $68,100$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $129,698$107,379
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $300,100$411,077
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $429,798$518,456
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $411,077 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$929,627
XI-2 Total expenses$818,650
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$110,977
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$300,100
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$411,077

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