Keep the Midlands Beautiful

Analysis

Keep the Midlands Beautiful is a registered charity in United States, based in West Columbia, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Keep the Midlands Beautiful reported income of $234k and spending of $213k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $401k to $234k (-42%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Keep the Midlands Beautiful sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kennebunk Land Trust ($233k), Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs ($234k) and Salida Mountain Trails ($233k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $56k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $266k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $244k. It reported 9 employees.