BEAUTIFICATION COUNCIL

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $948K · expenses $782K · assets $331K

EIN: 46-5475528
Address: 8055 COLLINS DR, OAKLAND, CA 94621-1911
Website: www.beautificationcouncil.org
NTEE code: S20
Subsection: 501(c)(3)
Ruling year: 2015
Cross-check: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

Direct services to underserved individuals (homeless, justice-impacted) through skillset training by cleaning streets and removing trash.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

Name	Latest title	Years	Latest year pay	Total pay from here	Organizations
Hans Niusulu	Director	2022-2024	$42,391	$213,073	1
Ken Houston	E.D. to 11/24	2021-2024	$30,000	$171,315	1
Maria Ramirez	President	2021-2024	$39,812	$77,048	1
Heather Ehmke	Treas/Int E.D.	2021-2024	$17,887	$53,501	1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

Name	Latest title	Years	Hrs/wk (latest)	Compensation	Organizations
Tania Mitchell	Director	2024	2	$0 reported	1
James Miller	Director	2024	2	$0 reported	1
Evelyn Vega	Secretary	2024	2	$0 reported	1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · 4 paid, $130K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Hans Niusulu	Director	30	$42,391	$0	$0	$42,391	1
Maria Ramirez	President	20	$39,812	$0	$0	$39,812	1
Ken Houston	E.D. to 11/24	30	$30,000	$0	$0	$30,000	1
Heather Ehmke	Treas/Int E.D.	10	$17,887	$0	$0	$17,887	1
Tania Mitchell	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
James Miller	Director	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1
Evelyn Vega	Secretary	2	$0	$0	$0	$0	1

2023 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $245K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Ken Houston	Executive Dir.	20	$133,000	$0	$0	$133,000	1
Hans Niusulu	Director	35	$66,108	$0	$0	$66,108	1
Maria Ramirez	President	10	$23,699	$0	$0	$23,699	1
Heather Ehmke	Sec./Treasurer	10	$21,865	$0	$0	$21,865	1

2022 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $124K · 0 employees

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Hans Niusulu	Director	35	$104,574	$0	$0	$104,574	1
Maria Ramirez	President	10	$8,032	$0	$0	$8,032	1
Heather Ehmke	Sec./Treasurer	10	$7,962	$0	$0	$7,962	1
Ken Houston	Executive Dir.	20	$3,315	$0	$0	$3,315	1

2021 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $16K · 0 employees

Name	Title	Hrs/wk	From org	From related	Other	Total	Orgs
Heather Ehmke	Sec./Treasurer	10	$5,787	$0	$0	$5,787	1
Maria Ramirez	President	10	$5,505	$0	$0	$5,505	1
Ken Houston	Executive Dir.	30	$5,000	$0	$0	$5,000	1

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net assets	Contributions	Program revenue	Officer pay	Employees	Volunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$948,255	$782,319	$330,565	$330,565	$65,136	$883,096	$130,090	0	3
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$855,970	$959,877	$164,629	$164,629	$855,662	$0	$244,672	0	3
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,135,786	$1,124,759	$66,199	$66,199	$1,056,300	$78,391	$123,883	0	-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$430,060	$355,347	$55,172	$55,172	$425,298	$4,720	$16,292	0	-

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Who funds organizations like this

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Grantor	Type	Total given	Grants	Organizations funded	Years	Which ones
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT	Private foundation	$9,798,841	88	9	2009–2024	FAITH IN THE VALLEY; THE FREEDOM BOUND CENTER; CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; LONG BEACH FORWARD INC and 5 more
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	$8,984,076	31	11	2009–2024	HELENA GROUP FOUNDATION; 1979 LEGACY CORP; LONG BEACH FORWARD INC; THRIVE SANTA ANA and 7 more
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	$5,542,630	41	12	2011–2024	VEGGIELUTION; FAITH IN THE VALLEY; HELENA GROUP FOUNDATION; LOCAL COLOR and 8 more
JEWISH FEDERATION OF ST LOUIS	DAF sponsor	$3,419,354	11	1	2010–2020	JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCILOF SAINT LOUIS
TIDES FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	$3,250,800	7	5	2018–2023	FAITH IN THE VALLEY; VEGGIELUTION; THRIVE SANTA ANA; CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE and 1 more
PINELLAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	DAF sponsor	$3,082,590	7	1	2018–2024	PINELLAS OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL INC
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND	DAF sponsor	$2,314,757	56	22	2016–2024	HELENA GROUP FOUNDATION; THE FREEDOM BOUND CENTER; HARBOR HOUSE MINISTRIES INC; JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCILOF SAINT LOUIS and 18 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING	DAF sponsor	$2,155,177	63	21	2014–2024	GROUNDWORK RICHMOND INC; GRACE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; HELENA GROUP FOUNDATION; HARBOR HOUSE MINISTRIES INC and 17 more
SUNLIGHT GIVING	Private foundation	$1,850,000	26	2	2017–2024	FAITH IN THE VALLEY; VEGGIELUTION
JAMES IRVINE FOUNDATION	Private foundation	$1,693,000	8	4	2017–2024	FAITH IN THE VALLEY; CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR COOPERATION DEVELOPMENT; CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; HARBOR HOUSE MINISTRIES INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $782,319 spent · pay $507,551 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other salaries and wages		$377,461	$377,461	-	-	48.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$130,090	-	$130,090	-	16.6%
Other (as described)	CCMA-HEMS	$109,461	$109,461	-	-	14.0%
Other (as described)	General Operating	$79,282	-	$79,282	-	10.1%
All other expenses		$23,060	$4,610	$18,450	-	2.9%
Insurance		$20,583	-	$20,583	-	2.6%
Other (as described)	CHIP program	$16,659	$16,659	-	-	2.1%
Other (as described)	TEEN	$13,584	$13,584	-	-	1.7%
Advertising and promotion		$5,000	-	$5,000	-	0.6%
Office expenses		$4,939	-	$4,939	-	0.6%
Fees: other services		$2,200	-	$2,200	-	0.3%
Total		$782,319				100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $959,877 spent · pay $244,672 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services		$438,727	$438,727	-	-	45.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$244,672	$233,740	$10,932	-	25.5%
All other expenses		$68,015	$64,870	$3,145	-	7.1%
Other (as described)	Program Expenses	$47,592	$47,592	-	-	5.0%
Other (as described)	Field Supplies	$44,962	$44,962	-	-	4.7%
Other (as described)	Gas	$35,505	$35,505	-	-	3.7%
Other (as described)	Mobile Offices	$22,850	-	$22,850	-	2.4%
Insurance		$21,454	-	$21,454	-	2.2%
Occupancy		$11,700	-	$11,700	-	1.2%
Advertising and promotion		$11,032	-	$11,032	-	1.1%
Information technology		$7,818	-	$7,818	-	0.8%
Office expenses		$4,927	-	$4,927	-	0.5%
Travel		$623	$623	-	-	0.1%
Total		$959,877				100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,124,759 spent · pay $123,883 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Fees: other services		$372,393	$372,393	-	-	33.1%
Other (as described)	HEMS program	$301,942	$301,942	-	-	26.8%
Other (as described)	CCMA program	$178,667	$178,667	-	-	15.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$123,883	$119,902	$3,981	-	11.0%
All other expenses		$55,793	$9,307	$46,486	-	5.0%
Other (as described)	Equipment & Repairs	$43,571	-	$43,571	-	3.9%
Insurance		$18,224	-	$18,224	-	1.6%
Other (as described)	Donations	$17,372	-	$17,372	-	1.5%
Occupancy		$7,200	-	$7,200	-	0.6%
Information technology		$3,514	-	$3,514	-	0.3%
Fees: accounting		$2,200	-	$2,200	-	0.2%
Total		$1,124,759				100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $355,347 spent · pay $16,292 · grants $0 · events $0

Line	As described	Total	Program	Management	Fundraising	Share
Other (as described)	Program Stipends	$138,279	$138,279	-	-	38.9%
Other (as described)	Program Activities	$123,334	$123,334	-	-	34.7%
Other (as described)	Board Reimbursements	$34,200	-	$34,200	-	9.6%
Other (as described)	Equipment	$17,963	-	$17,963	-	5.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees		$16,292	$13,399	$2,893	-	4.6%
All other expenses		$12,213	-	$12,213	-	3.4%
Occupancy		$7,200	-	$7,200	-	2.0%
Fees: other services		$5,325	-	$5,325	-	1.5%
Information technology		$541	-	$541	-	0.2%
Total		$355,347				100%

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