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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Filed by KEEP OAKLAND BEAUTIFUL.

Totals

Total revenue
$51,345
Total expenses
$27,277
Contributions and grants received
$63,492
Grants paid
$18,616
Program service revenue
not reported
Membership dues (line 3)
not reported
Investment income (line 4)
$170
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
-$12,317
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$58,722
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$58,722
Program service expenses (Part III)
$21,000

Program services were 77.0% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

Primary exempt purpose

Keep Oakland Beautiful is a 100% volunteer-led non-profit organization working to create and sustain a beautiful clean green and litter-free Oakland through education community engagement volunteer action and cleanup initiatives. So far in 2025 weve held community beautification events that engaged over 300 volunteers and removed 7 TONS of trash from city spaces. Education - We collaborate with the City of Oakland and local on-profits aligned with our mission to disseminate helpful information with the community regarding best practices on recycling sustainability and "Zero Litter". We organize and support city-wide cleanups throughout the year activating direct community involvement and action. We track our volunteers and pounds of trash collected and also provide their cleaning supplies.We support community engagement and volunteering through our annual Community Grants program where we fund Oakland Adopt-A-Spot beautification projects an Daffodil Days bulb giveaway.

  • Because keeping Oakland beautiful is everyones businessKeep Oakland Beautiful is a 100% volunteer-led non-profit organization working to create and sustain a beautiful clean green and litter-free Oakland through education community engagement and volunteer action. The goal is to inspire people to take action every day to improve and beautify their communities. Keep Oakland Beautiful serves every resident of Oakland and dreams of improving environmental equity city-wide.To fulfill the mission of Keep Oakland Beautiful it takes dedicated individuals to play a critical role in this endeavor. For the last two decades the Keep Oakland Beautiful Board of Directors has been composed of 100% volunteer leaders who share their time and expertise. KOB board members run and support cleanup events annual programs and community initiatives. Keep Oakland Beautiful is an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful KAB a national non-profit organization with a mission to engage citizens in taking personal responsibility for improving their community environments. KAB has established diverse highly effective programs that instill community pride and produce tangible local benefits for years to come.Learn more on www.keepoaklandbeautiful.org or social media Instagram: KeepOaklandBeautiful LinkedIn: Keep Oakland Beautiful.BeautificationKeep Oakland Beautiful hopes to increase beauty and green spaces across the city. KOB has sponsored public murals installed by local artists promoting art and storytelling all over Oakland including the most underserved area of East Oakland. KOB also distributes daffodil bulbs and native seeds to be planted and brighten up Oakland spaces an event that neighbors look forward to every year. ProgramsKeep Oakland Beautiful awards micro community grants to local projects across diverse Oakland neighborhoods. These grants make a big impact and help the community give back to their neighborhoods. These environmental projects increase public safety protect food production and sustainability create accessibility to public spaces for those with differing mobility restore native habitats connect youth with their community gardens and create incredible green spaces for all. In the last two years Keep Oakland Beautiful has awarded 28 grants totaling over $21,000.EngagementKeep Oakland Beautiful organizes and supports city-wide cleanups throughout the year activating direct community involvement and action. KOB provides cleaning supplies manages volunteers and tracks pounds of trash collected. In 2024 KOB held events that attracted over 500 volunteers picked up over 2,000 pounds of litter and planted 85 trees.EducationKeep Oakland Beautiful collaborates with the City of Oakland and other local non-profits who are aligned with the goal of providing helpful information to the community regarding best practices. Topics cover recycling sustainability and "Zero Litter". This information is shared via digital channels including social media newsletters and websites as well as through in-person interactions at community events and farmers markets.

    Expenses $21,000 · Grants $21,000

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Christina Porter

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Shine Wang

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Ricquel Jackson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Joshua Gunter

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2024
Filed
26 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202531469349200003

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