Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$2,396,241

Total expenses

$1,913,571

Contributions and grants received

$2,348,453

Grants paid

$448,171

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$7,144

Other revenue

$40,644

Total assets, end of year

$3,514,265

Total liabilities, end of year

$2,360,773

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,153,492

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$871,243

Management and general expenses

$955,906

Fundraising expenses

$86,422

Program service expenses (Part III)

$871,243

Program services were 45.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• Our Arts Program brings color and vibrancy to Cincinnati neighborhoods, demonstrating commitment to and care for overlooked spaces. We saw a decrease of 26% blight and 18% crime in the areas we served in 2024. We believe that through collaboration art is a catalyst for community transformation. Working in partnership with neighborhoods, non-profits, local companies, and other artists, our team alongside volunteers artistically improve and reimagine neglected spaces. Eyesores in a community like vacant buildings, crumbling retaining walls, abandoned alleys, and vandalized traffic boxes are transformed into community assets through site specific, dynamic works of art. Collectively our work aims to reduce blight, crime, and litter, while increasing economic development and access to public art. Our multifaceted artistic approach to neighborhood improvement and engagement serve as positive interventions to promote equity and improve the quality of life for all residents of Cincinnati.

  Expenses $115,892 · Grants $17,153

• Over the past 20 years, KCB has provided free educational opportunities to a variety of groups with the goal of cultivating community stewardship and the connection between people, passion, and place. In 2024 we reached 1083 students through 36 departmental events. Our current education initiatives feature a hands-on approach to learning, allowing students to get out of the classroom and learn new skills. We hope these good stewards become future leaders in their communities who work alongside the city and community partners like KCB to envision and actualize a greener Cincinnati. Our Tree the CRC initiative supports the 2023 Green Cincinnati Plan to increase equity of the urban tree canopy focusing on Cincinnati Recreation Centers and playgrounds in areas of the city that are currently under the 40% the Green Cincinnati Plan seeks to maintain. This year nearly 200 students earned community service hours toward their graduation seals participating in the program. In the pilot year of our new Roots to Boots initiative, a paid workforce development program that prepares young adults for careers in horticulture, landscaping, and greenspace management we saw the completion of over 1200 hours of in-field experience actualized. The goal of the program is that by offering hands-on, in-field experience, paired with skill-building and exposure this will lead to real career pathways and employers in the green economy for participants.

  Expenses $111,621 · Grants $33,833

• Our Greenspace and Environmental Services programs are aimed at helping improve neighborhoods across Cincinnati where ecological issues occur, equitable life is not flourishing, and consequential community infrastructures are in need of support. Through our Spaces to Places projects we aim to provide assistance for Cincinnatians by turning overgrown, vacant spaces into clean, green, healthy, and beautiful places filled with life in the neighborhoods of our wonderful Queen City. The goal of the program is to be able to build equitable and healthy communities by encouraging people to restore underutilized public spaces into socially, culturally, and environmentally responsible spaces that reflect the social character of the neighborhood. Through strategic community partnerships and a strong working relationship with the Cincinnati Police Department, Department of Public Services, and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, we also are working to eradicate illegal dumping through dumpsite monitoring and volunteer cleanup days. Together we cleaned up 247,483 pounds of debris (roughly the size of one blue whale) this past fiscal year. We had 1350+ vehicles participate in our Don't Dump the 'Nati events throughout our 9 event season.

  Expenses $110,058 · Grants $47,044

• Part of the core mission of our organization is to uplift community-driven beautification efforts. We utilize community engagement in all of our program areas to ensure the goals that we work towards are in line with the wants and needs of the neighborhoods we work in. Working alongside stakeholders, partners, and residents allows us to be intentional in our efforts to equitably improve our city's public spaces. This collaboration allows us to understand the unique challenges and opportunities within each neighborhood, fostering a sense of ownership and pride among residents. The Safe and Clean initiative is intended for projects based on crime prevention through environmental design where improved beautification enhances community ownership and reduces violence. This funding is open for organizations prioritizing youth-led initiatives to promote positive physical changes in neighborhoods. Specific focus points are established for each grant cycle and include priorities like engaging youth leaders, promoting physical changes in environment and shared spaces, implementing crime prevention principles through environmental design, enhancing community ownership, and focusing on high-crime neighborhoods. The program was able to fund 24 projects in the last fiscal year contributing to an 18% decrease in crime for areas served. In addition our community engagement initiatives like Adopt-a-Spot saw to 138 community-led cleanups with 250 Adopt-a-Spot champions covering over 1,000 acres of public land.

  Expenses $533,672 · Grants $350,141

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• Robert O'Neal Multicultural Arts Center

  $46,981

  Safe and Clean Grant

• Madisonville Mission Ministries

  $33,850

  Safe and Clean Grant

• Young CEO Program

  $27,000

  Safe and Clean Grant

• Peaslee Neighborhood Center

  $24,300

  Safe and Clean Grant

• The Being Project

  $23,910

  Safe and Clean Grant

• Sweet Sistah Splash

  $21,584

  Safe and Clean Grant

• ArtWorks

  $20,000

  Safe and Clean Grant

• College Hill Community Urban Development Corporation

  $17,300

  Safe and Clean Grant

• Cincinnati Community Tool Bank

  $16,455

  Safe and Clean Grant

• Eye of the Artists Foundation

  $13,000

  Safe and Clean Grant

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

15 May 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.1

Source object

202611359349301226

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