Keep Prince William Beautiful Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
KPWB's mission is to educate and inspire people to be environmental stewards and keep Prince William County clean and beautiful through partnerships with residents, businesses and government.
- Income
- $323,704
- Spending
- $333,130
- Spent on programs
- 71%
- Reserves
- 0.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 84%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 2,446
- Highest pay
- $65,926, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 62 out of 100. Higher than 25% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 12% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1571% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 71% of charities in its peer group (environment, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (3)
- $157,187 spent. LITTER MANAGEMENT & PREVENTION: Keep Prince William Beautiful (KPWB) organizes community cleanups and manages the Adopt-A-Spot and Adopt-A-Shelter programs that support litter reduction and prevention across Prince William County. Residents, civic organizations, religious groups, and businesses volunteer in community cleanups and can adopt a particular area or bus shelter for cleanups. The commitment of the AAS program is a minimum of two cleanups per year and two cleanups per month for the Adopt-A-Shelter program with reporting requirements for both that details the number of volunteers, and the duration and amount of litter collected. Cleanup data from all programs is collected and complied in annual totals and submitted to Prince William County Solid Waste Division (PWC) and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Last year KPWB managed over fifty-nine AAS and community cleanup events with over twenty-four-hundred volunteer hours and having collected over seven thousand pounds of litter and diverted over twenty-one-thousand pounds of plastic bags and food wastes from the landfill. KPWB also conducts litter surveys and shopping center surveys on behalf of PWC. Volunteers sign up for the program and receive training on how to assess the levels of litter at predesignated locations throughout the county. A rating scale of 1-4 is used based on the Community Appearance Index from Keep America Beautiful. The data collected from the surveys is then reported to PWC and used by KPWB to task out volunteers to clear the area or over 80 shopping centers of litter.
- $53,654 spent. RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: Keep Prince William Beautiful provides recycling education through outreach to the residents, businesses, organizations and partners throughout the County on PWC statues, environmental impacts and importance of recycling and reducing by reuse the amount of items sent to the landfill. KPWB conducts, sponsors and participates in events throughout the County that specifically target recycling education and distributes PWCs Recycling Guide. KPWB also sponsors several composting programs throughout the County to divert food wastes from the landfill and educates the public on the importance of recycling food wastes. Utilization, education events attended, hours and individual outreach data is collected and reported to PWC and Virginia DEQ.
- BEAUTIFICATION: Keep Prince William Beautiful partners with residents, businesses, organizations and community partners to implement environmentally sound and sustainable projects that result in beautifying spaces across the County. KPWB volunteers work on the project that include pollinator gardens, tree plantings and public art installations. PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY GREEN BUSINESS COUNCIL: KPWB operates the Prince William County Green Business Council (PWCGBC) to specifically partner with businesses and civic organizations to inform and educate members on sustainability best practices resulting in locally informed community action through volunteering and sponsoring projects that reduce litter and wastes, beautify neighborhoods and increase business recycling. The PWCGBC also offers the Environmental Professionals certificate training course and conducts the annual environmentally themed county-wide conference. CLEAN WATER PROGRAMS: The Chesapeake Bay Protection & Awareness Program is conducted in partnership with PWC where KPWB trains volunteers on labeling storm drains with labels containing a NO DUMPING and PROTECT THE CHESAPEAKE messaging. KPWB also educates residents, local students, businesses and volunteers on the importance of keeping hazardous chemicals, pet wastes, litter and debris free and clear from storm drains. These messages are consistently delivered to the public as part of KPWBs overall environmental literacy advocay mission.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1988.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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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