Keep America Beautiful Inc.

“The process for determining compensation includes a recommendation that is proposed by the president and the chief operating officer. Those recommendations are reviewed by the compensation committee of the board of directors and either approved or revised. The compensation committee reviews comparable data on other non-profit organizations in the tri-state area. This process was last undertaken in february 2014. At that time, the compensation committee approved the recommended salary increases that the president proposed for key officers and employees.”

“Audited financial statements are provided to the public as requested and are also available on kab's website as well as via specific non-profit databases. Governing documents and the conflict of interest policy would be available as requested.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by kab's chief operating officer, president, finance director and accountant prior to its filing. Before the president of kab signs the return and prior to its filing, the form 990 is shared with the full board of directors.”

“THE LOCAL AFFILIATES ARE SEPARATE NONPROFIT ENTITIES AND/OR AGENCIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THAT ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY KAB AND, THEREFORE, KAB DOES NOT HAVE WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN PLACE TO GOVERN THE ACTIVITIES OF THESE AfFILIATES.”

“if any conflict were to arise, those conflicts would be reviewed with the internal Management Committee and the Board of Directors.”

“Bud Light "Do Good. Have Fun." America's leading beer brand, Bud Light, partnered with Keep America Beautiful to launch the "Do Good. Have Fun." series, a program that engaged consumers coast to coast in community refreshment projects during the summer of 2014. Events kicked off with the several cleanup projects across the country in early May. Tapping Keep America Beautiful's national network of community-based affiliates, Bud Light brought people together all summer long for various hands-on projects in their local areas. Consumers 21 years of age or older signed up to volunteer. More than 2,800 volunteers made a meaningful impact during their "Do Good. Have Fun." events, contributing nearly 560,000 hours of service valued at more than $12.6 million. The events took place in 52 communities across 40 states. Volunteers cleaned parks, beaches, rivers and lakes; restored trails, parks and sand dunes; removed invasive species and planted trees, flowers and native plants; painted murals, fences, bleachers, community buildings and recreation areas; and improved public spaces, such as playgrounds, fairgrounds and athletic fields. The collective impact was impressive: * Nearly 2,500 acres of parks/public lands/open spaces were beautified, cleaned or restored * 4,900 shrubs, flowers and bulbs were planted * 218 trees were planted * 12 tons of litter was collected * 105 gardens were created or improved, plus 55 edible gardens were planted Blight Literature Review: In the spring of 2014, through a request for proposals, Keep America Beautiful selected Philadelphia-based consulting firm Econsult Solutions, Inc., to conduct a national literature review about blight under the guidance of Senior Vice President Lee Huang. In 2009, Econsult released one of the first comprehensive assessments on the economic impacts of vacant properties in the city of Philadelphia. As part of the Econsult project team, the Vacant Properties Research Network (VPRN), a project of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech, conducted this national literature review on blight. Building on the VPRN's existing e-library and knowledge of the blight and urban regeneration field, this research team combed the Internet and academic databases for journal articles and practitioner reports on the economic, environmental, social, and legal and policy dimensions of blight. Charting the Multiple Meanings of Blight examined more than 300 academic articles and special policy and practitioner reports devoted to the concept of blight. The report provides a contemporary snapshot of how researchers, experts and practitioners describe and understand the complex conditions which create blight and the many policy responses that communities are taking. The term "blight" continues to evolve as communities confront different types of blighted properties from litter and vacant lots to foreclosure and abandoned homes. At the 2015 KAB Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., the primary authors outlined: 1) what recent articles and reports say about blight; 2) how policymakers and community based organizations can leverage the report's findings; and 3) how Keep America Beautiful and its experts will build on this report by developing a blight cost calculator for community groups and local governments. The report will help Keep America Beautiful its community-based affiliates gain a better understanding about the contemporary and historical dimensions of blight as they continue their regional and local programs to improve the quality of life in communities throughout the nation. The report's observations will make an important contribution to the study of blight and to the local policies and practices developed by communities to mitigate and abate blight's causes and effects.”