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Keep Akron Beautiful

EIN 34-1341298 · Akron, OH

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood76 out of 100GovernanceStrong97 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

KEEP AKRON BEAUTIFUL IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CITY OF AKRON, OH RESIDENTS THROUGH THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE CITY AND THROUGH RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.

Income
$840,415
Spending
$852,680
Spent on programs
73%
Reserves
9.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 49%
Employees
11
Volunteers
22,956
Highest pay
$167,536, president &

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 76 out of 100. Higher than 46% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 9.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 6% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 15% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    73% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 88% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    17 of 17 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    12 of 15

    Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $623,768 spent. YOUR SUPPORT OF KEEP AKRON BEAUTIFUL HAS HELPED US CONTINUE TO SERVE THE AKRON COMMUNITY WITH OUR MISSION OF IMPROVING AKRON'S QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH BEAUTIFICATION AND RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. KEEP AKRON BEAUTIFUL BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN WHAT AKRON HAS TO OFFER FOR A LASTING, POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR REGION. IT HAS BEEN KEEP AKRON BEAUTIFUL'S PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU THIS YEAR THROUGH: REMOVING AKRON'S LITTER - KAB HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO REMOVE LITTER ON THE STREETS OF AKRON. 18,035 VOLUNTEERS SPENT TIME REMOVING 60.6 TONS OF TRASH AND 85 TIRES DURING CLEAN UP AKRON MONTH-APRIL. OVER 39 TONS OF LITTER WERE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS, EXPRESSWAYS, PARKS, AND ROADSIDES. 21 ILLEGAL DUMPS WERE REMEDIATED, AND 35 GRAFFITI SITES WERE ABATED. PEOPLE BECOME MORE DISOBEDIENT IN ENVIRONMENTS PLAGUED BY LITTER AND GRAFFITI; RESEARCH HAS SHOWN. THIS PAST YEAR, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE AKRON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO OVERLAY OUR LITTER MAP AND THEIR CRIME MAPS. IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THE TWO MATCH UP PERFECTLY- WHERE THERE IS LITTER IN OUR CITY, THERE IS CRIME. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS ON REMOVING LITTER IN THE WORST AREAS OF OUR CITY. WHEN THE LITTER IS REMOVED, CRIME RATES GO DOWN. TO THE RIGHT, YOU WILL SEE STUDENTS FROM ST. VINCENT- ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL WHO ARE DEDICATED TO REMOVING LITTER AND DUMPING AT THE GLENDALE STEPS. BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS - KAB PLANTED A TOTAL OF 20 PROFESSIONALLY MAINTAINED FLOWERSCAPES, 70 GREAT STREETS PLANTERS, AND 64 VOLUNTEER ADOPT-A-SITES THIS YEAR. WE INSTALLED A NEW BED AT THORNTON AND DART AND THE AKRON POLICE STATION BUILDING. WE ARE WORKING ON RENOVATION PLANS FOR ALEXANDER PARK. OUR NEW ADOPT-A-SITE (PICTURED TO THE LEFT) IS A SHOWSTOPPER AT MULL AVENUE CIRCLE. THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AKRON'S FINEST MULCH, DOMINION ENERGY OHIO, HOUSE OF LAROSE, ALPHA PHI ALPHA HOMES, THE CITY OF AKRON & ST. SEBASTIAN PARISH & SCHOOL. RECYCLE RIGHT CAMPAIGN - KAB WORKED WITH THE CITY TO ADDRESS CONTAMINATION AT THE CURB THROUGH THE RECYCLE RIGHT CAMPAIGN, AGAIN THIS SUMMER FOR TEN WEEKS. AFTER MANY YEARS, GLASS RECYCLING IS BACK IN AKRON WITH FIVE LOCATIONS AVAILABLE ACROSS THE CITY, GLASS IS INFINITELY RECYCLABLE IF WE CAN CAPTURE IT WITHOUT CONTAMINATING THE SUPPLY WITH OTHER RECYCLABLES AND WASTE. CHECK OUT THE LARGE PURPLE BINS, PICTURED TO THE RIGHT, AND VISIT THE BINS TO RECYCLE YOUR GLASS. BEAUTIFICATION WATCH AWARDS - KAB THANKED PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERS BY SENDING 3,995 BEAUTIFICATION WATCH AWARDS TO "STANDOUT" PROPERTIES ALL THROUGHOUT OUR CITY. THIS IS A HUGE THANK YOU FOR NEIGHBORS AND BUSINESSES WHO DO THEIR PART TO KEEP AKRON CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS - 21 PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED UTILIZING THE COMMUNITY PRIDE TRAILER, AND LITTER & ILLEGAL DUMP CLEANUP TRAILER, IN ALL TEN WARDS OF THE CITY OF AKRON. DAILY LITTER CLEANUP - OVER 39 TONS OF LITTER WERE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS, EXPRESSWAYS, PARKS, AND ROADSIDES. 21 ILLEGAL DUMPS WERE REMEDIATED, AND 35 GRAFFITI SITES WERE ABATED. DID YOU KNOW KEEP AKRON BEAUTIFUL IS THE ONLY ENTITY IN AKRON FOCUSED ON PICKING UP LITTER? WE ARE SHORT STAFFED JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AND CAN USE HELP WITH VOLUNTEER LITTER CLEANUPS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING, PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.KEEPAKRONBEAUTIFUL.ORG OR GET IN TOUCH WITH COMMUNITY OUTREACH MANAGER, EMMA SEGEDY, AT EMMA@KEEPAKRONBEAUTIFUL.ORG. YOUR PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT OF KEEP AKRON BEAUTIFUL IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND INVESTMENT THAT ENHANCES THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN OUR GREAT CITY. IMAGINE IF THE AGENCY, WHO MOBILIZES COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKERS AND THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS, DIDN'T EXIST. IMAGINE IF THE 39 TONS OF TRASH REMOVED BY OUR CREW STILL LINGERED ON OUR STREETS. CONSISTENT CLEANUP EFFORTS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE LITTER DAMAGES OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, OUR ENVIRONMENT, AND OUR HEALTH. NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE VACANT LOTS WERE CLEANED UP EXPERIENCE REDUCTIONS IN GUN VIOLENCE, BURGLARIES AND DROPS IN NUISANCES LIKE ILLEGAL DUMPING. YOUR SUPPORT OF KEEP AKRON BEAUTIFUL HAS HELPED US CONTINUE TO SERVE THE AKRON COMMUNITY WITH OUR MISSION OF IMPROVING AKRON'S QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH BEAUTIFICATION AND RESPONSIBLE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. KEEP AKRON BEAUTIFUL BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN WHAT AKRON HAS TO OFFER FOR A LASTING, POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR REGION. IT HAS BEEN KEEP AKRON BEAUTIFUL'S PLEASURE TO SERVE YOU THIS YEAR THROUGH: REMOVING AKRON'S LITTER - KAB HAS BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO REMOVE LITTER ON THE STREETS OF AKRON. 18,035 VOLUNTEERS SPENT TIME REMOVING 60.6 TONS OF TRASH AND 85 TIRES DURING CLEAN UP AKRON MONTH-APRIL. OVER 39 TONS OF LITTER WERE REMOVED FROM CITY STREETS, EXPRESSWAYS, PARKS, AND ROADSIDES. 21 ILLEGAL DUMPS WERE REMEDIATED, AND 35 GRAFFITI SITES WERE ABATED. PEOPLE BECOME MORE DISOBEDIENT IN ENVIRONMENTS PLAGUED BY LITTER AND GRAFFITI; RESEARCH HAS SHOWN. THIS PAST YEAR, WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE AKRON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO OVERLAY OUR LITTER MAP AND THEIR CRIME MAPS. IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THE TWO MATCH UP PERFECTLY- WHERE THERE IS LITTER IN OUR CITY, THERE IS CRIME. HOWEVER, WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS ON REMOVING LITTER IN THE WORST AREAS OF OUR CITY. WHEN THE LITTER IS REMOVED, CRIME RATES GO DOWN. TO THE RIGHT, YOU WILL SEE STUDENTS FROM ST. VINCENT- ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL WHO ARE DEDICATED TO REMOVING LITTER AND DUMPING AT THE GLENDALE STEPS. BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS - KAB PLANTED A TOTAL OF 20 PROFESSIONALLY MAINTAINED FLOWERSCAPES, 70 GREAT STREETS PLANTERS, AND 64 VOLUNTEER ADOPT-A-SITES THIS YEAR. WE INSTALLED A NEW BED AT THORNTON AND DART AND THE AKRON POLICE STATION BUILDING. WE ARE WORKING ON RENOVATION PLANS FOR ALEXANDER PARK. OUR NEW ADOPT-A-SITE (PICTURED TO THE LEFT) IS A SHOWSTOPPER AT MULL AVENUE CIRCLE. THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS AKRON'S FINEST MULCH, DOMINION ENERGY OHIO, HOUSE OF LAROSE, ALPHA PHI ALPHA HOMES, THE CITY OF AKRON & ST. SEBASTIAN PARISH & SCHOOL. RECYCLE RIGHT CAMPAIGN - KAB WORKED WITH THE CITY TO ADDRESS CONTAMINATION AT THE CURB THROUGH THE RECYCLE RIGHT CAMPAIGN, AGAIN THI

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since October 1981.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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