Keep Odessa Beautiful

Analysis

Keep Odessa Beautiful is a registered charity in United States, based in Odessa, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 September 2023, Keep Odessa Beautiful reported income of $57k and spending of $29k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $47k to $57k (+22%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Keep Odessa Beautiful sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maplewood Garden Club ($57k), Pulaski Users Group Inc ($57k) and Adobe in Action ($57k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $166k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $166k.