Keep Austin Beautiful Fiscal Year 2015 Annual Report

Partners for a more beautiful Austin.

August 1, 2014 - July 31, 2015

mission

We provide resources and education to engage citizens in building more beautiful communities.

vision

Our vision is for Austin to be the cleanest, most beautiful community.

We are proud to celebrate 30 years with a truly remarkable year. We couldn’t accomplish all we do without the tremendous support of individuals, businesses, schools, community groups, nonprofits, and government agencies who donate their time, skills, and money. Together we are building and keeping Austin beautiful.

Keep Austin Beautiful 55 North I-35, Ste 215 Austin, TX 78702 P: 512.391.0617 F: 512.391.0624 info@keepaustinbeautiful.org Twitter: KAB_Austin Facebook: KeepAustinBeautiful Instagram: keepaustinbeautiful www.keepaustinbeautiful.org

About Us

about us

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board of directors Ash de Jong, President Mi Casa Su Casa ATX Guest Homes

Paul Daugereau Waste Management

Michael Murphy Dell

Ryan Valenza, Vice President Winstead, PC

Dennis Hobbs Texas Disposal Systems

Matt Myers Republic Services

Jon Mendoza, Treasurer F&B Capital

Teresa Holmes Mortgage Pros

Matias Segura II URS Corporation

Julie Fisher, Secretary Samsung Austin Semiconductor

Toni Houghton TDG

Ronald Sanders Travis County

Deb Aulier Daj Construction

Holland Jones Whole Earth Provision Co.

Justin Wang Peak Rock Captial

Tripti Ajgaonkar Community Representative

Lisa Kaindl Dell

Dustin Cosper Texas Capital Bank

Sarah Kaylor Balcones Resources

Rodney Ahart Executive Director

Becca Nawls–Walker Resources Assistant

Alecia Casper Education Programs Coordinator

Rebecca Saltsman Community Programs Manager

Erin Cord Community Programs Coordinator

Ilya Shmulenson Education Programs Manager

Faith Donovan Fund Development and Operations Coordinator

Bernard Smalls Environmental Educator

About Us

staff

Myrriah Gossett Event and Outreach Associate Adrianne Kartachak Environmental Educator Monica Lopez Magee Director of Development and Communications

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Cleanups Through ongoing cleanups and annual large-scale cleanups, we strive to create a litter-free Austin. Cleanups are turnkey with Keep Austin Beautiful supplies, guidance, volunteer recruitment, and coordination of trash collection.

970 projects

113 tons of trash collected

48,310 service hours

“Really fun getting to know neighbors better and making our community a cleaner, safer place to live.�

- Daniel Laitinen, Holy Word Lutheran Church

Cleanups

230

partners utilized Keep Austin Beautiful resources and supplies.

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Resources Loaning event recycling bins to cultivate waste reduction practices to divert waste from landfills and transitioning to a zero waste culture.

75 events

38,290 lbs recyclables collected

“Such an important program to keep so much waste out of our landfill! Thank you for providing this program!�

- Jann Girard

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Resources

Beautification Lending tools at no cost to make beautification and restoration projects feasible. Projects create wildlife habitat, improve water quality, offset carbon output, preserve our natural ecosystem, and bring neighbors together in meaningful ways.

170 projects

5,600 volunteers

16,600 service hours

“We love the program and find it a wonderful support for our garden maintenance work.�

- Kathy McWhorter, Festival Beach Gardener

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Beautification

Education Leading presentations, service-learning projects, and awareness campaigns to nurture environmental consciousness. By presenting stewardship concepts in a fun, interactive way, we are empowering youth to identify problems, find solutions, and take action.

106 schools

11,800 students served

970 presentations and projects

Education “Engaged learning that is applicable to the real world and making a positive impact on one’s community.”

-Thomas Wilder, Hill Elementary Teacher

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Outreach

120 outreach events

1700 interactions

5681 Facebook fans

6728 Twitter followers

Outreach 136,284 webpage views Launched new website with increased functionality and improved navigation.

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Financials FY 2015 Operating Revenue Corporate - $193,222 Contracts - $382,146 Individuals - $17,994 Foundations - $183,433 InKind - $282,707

FY 2015 Total Expenses

Financials

80%

of all donations go directly to clean, beautify, and educate initiatives!

Programs - $823,100 General & Administrative - $131,248 Fundraising - $70,038

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Donors Diamond Sponsors

Dell | LoneStar Logos | Samsung Platinum Sponsors

HEB | Organics “By Gosh” | REI | Silicon Labs | Texas Parks and Wildlife | Visa Gold Sponsors The Great Outdoors | Freescale | Republic Services Shimshock Group | Texas Disposal Systems | Waste Management | Whole Earth Provision Co. Silver Sponsors

Austin Community Foundation | Austin EcoNetwork | Brown Distributing | Capital Cruises Capital Metro | Coca-Cola | KIND Healthy Snacks | PMB Helin Donovan | Tokyo Electron | Wells Fargo

Bronze Sponsors

3M | Austin American-Statesman | Calendar Holdings, LLC Longhorn IMG Sports Marketing | Patagonia | Randalls | Whole Foods Market

Affiliate Partners Keep America Beautiful | Keep Texas Beautiful

Donors

Government Partners Austin Parks & Recreation | Austin Resource Recovery Watershed Protection Department | Travis County

Business Members

Alite Laser | American Capital Mortgage Group | Armstrong Transportation Services | Austin Jewish Academy Austin Screen Printing | Balcones Resources | BioLife Plasma | Blue Moon Glassworks | Conley Sports Production Conveyance Moving + Storage | Elite Wellness Chiropractic | FastHouseSale.org | First Choice Emergency Room Geek Powered Studios | GoodPop | Krystal Shaw, Realtor with Roots Real Estate | Lifesize Communications Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C. | Mi Casa Su Casa ATX | Palm Harbor Homes | Pauly Presley Realty Ram Jack Foundation Repair Austin | Ranchers Fencing | SeniorAdvisor.com | Seven Sundays | Simple Recycling Splendid Sun Productions | Texas Rowing Center | Texas Windows & Siding | UT Health

Individual Members

Adam Winfield | Alex Granda | Ann and Nathan Boren | Ashley de Jong | Brandon Halpin | Brian Vattiat Christopher Guenther | Daniel Rumsey | David Phillips | Dennis Hobbs | Dustin Cosper | Emily O’Connell Emlea Chanslor | Gloria Perez | Guillermo Ortiz | Haley Adams | Jerry Levenson | Jim Spencer | Jim Yatsu Joan Altobelli | Jon Mendoza | Julie Fisher | Juliet Foster | Kirsten Moody | Kristin Fine | Kyle Hoskins | Laura Zarrela Lisa Bordelon | Louis Garcia | Melanie Wilkes | Michael Risden | Nevin Allan Paul Daugereau | Rishi Bajekal |Rosann Batteiger | Royale Price | Ryan Valenza | Samuel Ehrlich Sandra Nannini | Sarah Kaylor | Stacey Hayes | Susie Shockley

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Looking to the Future In the next two years, Keep Austin Beautiful aims to increase its positive impact in the community by: • Raising awareness of who we are and what we do • Securing the long-term financial stability of Keep Austin Beautiful

with a focus on reducing risk • Fostering an organizational culture that values dedication and

expertise • Establishing Keep Austin Beautiful as the leader of service-learning

programs We look forward to continuing our work in the community!

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The Future

(C) Keep Austin Beautiful 2015