Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
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| Formation | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 1029 Fletcher Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46203 |
CEO and President | Jeremy Kranowitz |
| Affiliations | Keep America Beautiful |
| Website | https://www.kibi.org/ |
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc. (KIBI) is a non-profit organization based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1981 as an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. The non-profit company works towards building community in the Indianapolis area and supporting environmental growth by establishing parks and cleaning up the city. It is located at 1029 Fletcher Avenue in the Fountain Square neighborhood.[1][2]
Programs
[edit]KIBI has many programs to encourage environmental cleanliness.
Youth Tree Team
[edit]KIBI's Youth Tree Team is a crew of 60 students who work over the summer with the community to plant trees and preserve parks and natural areas. The position is paid and is an opportunity to develop skills such as compassion, cooperation, and diligence. Applications are open during the winter months, with the intent of a team being created by the summer months.[3][4][5][6]
Adopt-A-Block
[edit]The Adopt-A-Block program provides citizens, companies, and neighborhoods with free supplies to clean the city blocks that they adopted. The program results from a partnership with the city of Indianapolis and the Department of Public Works.[7][8][9][10]
Great Indy Cleanup
[edit]A Great Indy Cleanup is performed by the organizer providing volunteers and assisting with promotion, and KIBI itself providing supplies, media resources, and dumpsters (limited availability).[11][12]
Project Greenspace
[edit]Project GreenSpace was a program that, through AES Indiana, was designed to help make Indiana nature more "green" with grass, trees, and outdoor spaces in such places as parks, orchards and outdoor classrooms.[13][14]
Other information
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Jeremy Kranowitz is the acting CEO and president of KIB.[15][16] The organization often needs volunteers to support events.[2] It collaborates with many universities in Indiana to procure student volunteers.[17][18]
In January 2025, the organization was given a $400,000 dollar grant for Arbor Day to plant trees. In February 2025, the grant was taken back. The specific reasons for the retraction is unknown.[19][20][21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. | Downtown Indianapolis". downtownindy.org. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ a b "Keep Indianapolis Beautiful - Indy Ambassadors". www.indyambassadors.org. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ LLC, Glass Web Projects; Brinkers, Audrey (May 23, 2025). "Inside the Lives of Indy's Future Changemakers - Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc". www.kibi.org. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Ditmire, Jill (February 12, 2015). "KIB Recruiting For Summer Youth Tree Team". WFYI Public Media. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Stullken, Lydia (October 3, 2023). "Keep Indianapolis Beautiful". ArcGIS StoryMaps. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "KIB's Youth Tree Team kicks off". Indianapolis Recorder. June 24, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Key, Jessica R. (April 24, 2013). "Adopt your block". Indianapolis Recorder. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ LLC, Glass Web Projects. "Adopt-A-Block for Business & Schools | Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc". Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ Schneider, Karl. "Want to join the fight against litter? Here's how to get started and snag free supplies". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Maintenance". Fall Creek Place. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "Neighborhood Cleanup". indy.gov. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ LLC, Glass Web Projects (April 27, 2023). "Great Indy Cleanup - Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc". www.kibi.org. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ "AES Indiana Project Greenspace | AES Indiana". www.aesindiana.com. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ LLC, Glass Web Projects (April 27, 2023). "Project Greenspace - Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc". www.kibi.org. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ Adkins, Jay (March 6, 2025). "Keep Indianapolis Beautiful launches spring project season with tree planting". WISH-TV. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "Jeremy Kranowitz - Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc". Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "Keep Indianapolis Beautiful". Student Life. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "Keep Indianapolis Beautiful | HoundsConnect". University of Indianapolis. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Zulkosky, Danielle (February 28, 2025). "Keep Indianapolis Beautiful loses $400K grant during federal slashes". Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ WISH-TV (February 27, 2025). Keep Indianapolis Beautiful loses $400K grant. Retrieved June 30, 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ Schneider, Karl. "Indianapolis program killed by federal government sought diversity ... among trees". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 30, 2025.