2024-10-24T13:21:45-05:00 2023-12-31 475430309 DOWNING & RINK PLLC PO BOX 2430 FRISCO TX 750348004 990EZ 2023-01-01 752488233 KEEP LEWISVILLE BEAUTIFUL KEEP 9725385949 247 MAIN STREET LEWISVILLE TX 75057 AMY WELLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9725385949 2024-10-22 1 0 DALE R DOWNING P01072281 9723805700 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X WWW.KEEPLEWISVILLEBEAUTIFUL.ORG X X 124780 X 115847 273 6150 2510 2510 124780 70319 1560 598 31548 104025 20755 231569 0 252324 231569 252324 231569 252324 0 0 231569 252324 X THE MISSION OF KEEP LEWISVILLE BEAUTIFUL (KLB) IS TO ENGAGE THE CITIZENS OF LEWISVILLE TEXAS THROUGH SERVICE AND EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THEIR COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT. KLB'S AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, WASTE REDUCTION, RESOURCE CONSERVATION, LITTER ABATEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION, AND COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT. SPRING CLEAN UP (SCU) IS KLB'S LARGEST ANNUAL LITTER ABATEMENT PROGRAM. IT IS A CITY-WIDE EVENT THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. IT IS HELD IN APRIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL TRASH OFF AND THE KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN UP PROGRAM. IN 2022 THE EVENT WAS HELD APRIL 29 AND 379 VOLUNTEERS HELPED REMOVE 254 BAGS OF TRASH CONTRIBUTING 1,585 VOLUNTEER HOURS. 0 4772 MAKE-A-DIFFERENCE-DAY BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS WERE HELD AT VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PLANT TREES AND NATIVE PLANTS AND TO ESTABLISH POLLINATOR GARDENS. IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE. DURING 2023, KLB HOSTED THREE BEAUTIFICATION EVENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 815 VOLUNTEERS WHO GAVE MORE THAN 2,409 HOURS. ON JANUARY 16, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WESTSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, 750 VOLUNTEERS SPENT 2,250 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO CLEAN AND RESTORE A LOCAL HISTORICAL AFRICAN AMERICAN CEMETARY. ON APRIL 25, 11 VOLUNTEERS HELPED MAKE HUNDREDS OF SEEDBALLS. THE SEEDBALLS ARE USED AS A EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TOOL AND TO INCREASE THE POLLINATOR HABITAT IN THE COMMUNITY. ON OCTOBER 14, 54 VOLUNTEERS SPENT 159 HOURS CLEANING PARK TRAILS, MULCHING WALKWAYS, CLEARING OVERGROWN BEDS, TRIMMING TREES, RESTOCKING STEM KITS, MAKING SEEDBALLS, AND CREATING LISD LESSON PLANS FOR STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, 150 NATIVE PRAIRIE GRASSES WERE PLANTED AT THE LEWISVILLE LAKE ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING AREA. 0 1021 TRINITY TRASH BASH IS KLB'S ANNUAL WATERWAY LITTER ABATEMENT PROGRAM. IT IS A CITY-WIDE WATERWAY CLEAN-UP EVENT THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FREE OF CHARGE. IT WAS HELD ON NOVEMBER 12 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL WATERWAY CLEAN UP PROGRAM. IN 2023, 318 VOLUNTEERS WERE GIVEN SUPPLIES AND CLEAN UP LOCATIONS AT LOCAL CREEKS, STREAMS, AND SHORELINES. VOLUNTEERS GAVE 1,272 HOURS AND REMOVED 3.5 TONS OF TRASH FROM COMMUNITY WATERWAYS. 0 6156 1 KLB/CITY STAFF SPENT 10 HOURS PLANNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT CIGARETTE LITTER AND MONITORED EXISTING ASH RECEPTACLES AND CONDUCTED LITTER SCANS AT PUBLIC TRANSITION POINTS IN THE COMMUNITY. AS PART OF A STATE-WIDE AND NATIONAL EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS, PROMOTE, AND EDUCATE TO PUBLIC ABOUT RECYCLING, KLB HOSTS RECYCLING PROJECTS ON TEXAS RECYCLES DAY. KLB ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF RECYCLING WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN ON IT'S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. KLB ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PLANT TREES IN THE COMMUNITY EACH YEAR AND TO HOST CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING PROGRAMS. KLB ALSO PARTNERS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OTHER GROUPS TO HOLD COMMUNITY CLEAN UP DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. ALTOGETHER IN 2023, KLB VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 9,402 HOURS REMOVING 30 TONS OF TRASH. KLB ALSO WORKED WITH THE COURTS TO HELP 213 COMMUNITY SERVICE WORKERS SPEND 683 HOURS COLLECTING 567 BAGS OF TRASH. KLB PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF LEWISVILLE TO IDENTIFY ADOPT-A-SPOT LOCATIONS AND MAKE AND INSTALL SIGNS. IN 2023 THERE WERE 82 ACTIVE SPOTS AND INCLUDED 1,882 VOLUNTEERS WHO SPENT 2,475 HOURS COLLECTING OVER 10 TONS OF TRASH. 0 552 EACH YEAR KLB PROVIDES JOHN BOEHM YOUTH GRANTS TO HIGH SCHOOL AND CHURCH YOUTH GROUPS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FOR PROJECTS THAT EDUCATE AND FOSTER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, LITTER ABATEMENT, BEAUTIFICATION, AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION. IN 2023 THE AWARD WAS TEMPORARILY PUT ON HOLD DUE TO BUDGET CUTS. 0 0 KLB ALSO HOSTS OTHER EVENTS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL TEXAS RECYCLES DAY PROJECT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ABOUT RECYCLING, THE ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING EVENT, COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP DAYS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ADOPT-A-SPOT AND CLEAN STREAM TEAM PROGRAMS, FREE GARDENING CLASSES AT THE LEWISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY AND THE LEWISVILLE GRAND THEATRE, THE CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING PROGRAM, AND VARIOUS COMMUNITY EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 0 0 12501 ANDREA BAIRD BOARD MEMBER 3.75 0 0 0 KYLE SHACKELTON BOARD MEMBER 3.75 0 0 0 DAN CARTER BOARD MEMBER 3.75 0 0 0 AMY WELLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 56710 0 0 LISA WEAVER TREASURER/SECRETARY 5.00 0 0 0 JENNIFER SOUTHWELL CHAIRPERSON 5.00 0 0 0 APRIL BALLWEG VICE CHAIRPERSON 5.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 AMY WELLS 247 W MAIN ST LEWISVILLE TX 75057 9725385949 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 103223 124421 105351 90829 118630 542454 5806 5806 103223 124421 105351 90829 124436 548260 414453 133807 4121 3036 4540 4132 6150 21979 570239 0.23470 0.25220 X KEEP LEWISVILLE BEAUTIFUL (KLB) IS AN AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL. THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS A PUBLICALLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION.KLB IS SUPPORTED BY MEMBERSHIP FEES, CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND GRANTS FROM CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE TWO LARGEST CONTRIBUTORS ARE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND REPUBLIC SERVICES, THE TWO LARGEST WASTE DISPOSAL COMPANIES IN THE LEWISVILLE AREA. THE AMOUNTS CONTRIBUTED BY EACH OF THESE COMPANIES EXCEEDS 2% OF THE TOTAL SUPPORT AND REDUCES THE PUBLIC PERCENTAGE TO 23.47%. THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES INDICATE THAT KLB IS PUBLICALLY SUPPORTED BECAUSE IT MAINTAINS CONTINUOUS AND BONO FIDE PROGRAMS FOR THE SOLICIATION OF FUNDS INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP DUES, DONATIONS DIRECTLY FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THROUGH WATER UTILITY BILLS, OTHER GENERAL GRANTS AND GIFTS, AND SIGNIFICANT IN-KIND GIFTS (VOLUNTEER HOURS). DURING THE CURRENT YEAR KLB WAS SUPPORTED BY 4,777 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED APPROXIMATELY 9,402 HOURS TO THE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: DATCU. AMOUNT: 1024. DESCRIPTION: EDWARD JONES. AMOUNT: 5126. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 4: 6150. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: DUES, FEES, AND MEMBERSHIPS. AMOUNT: 744. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 3752. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 923. DESCRIPTION: MEETING EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 477. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 1652. DESCRIPTION: TRINITY TRASH BASH. AMOUNT: 3797. DESCRIPTION: SPRING CLEAN UP. AMOUNT: 2413. DESCRIPTION: GCAA & AWARD FEES. AMOUNT: 25. DESCRIPTION: YARD OF THE MONTH. AMOUNT: 33. DESCRIPTION: BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS. AMOUNT: 1021. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 5380. DESCRIPTION: COMPUTER SERVICES. AMOUNT: 513. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES. AMOUNT: 1506. DESCRIPTION: MILEAGE/EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS. AMOUNT: 4100. DESCRIPTION: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION KITS, VOLUNTEER SUPPLIES & TOOLS. AMOUNT: 5212. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 31548. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.