Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful

Name

Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful

Legal name

Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful

Website

https://keepcoyotecreekbeautiful.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Support Activities for Forestry (11531)

akta.pro primary industry

Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity Services (Habitat, Wetlands, Riparian) (IMAMAJAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Watershed Protection & Water Quality Services (AFAMAMAB), Biodiversity Conservation & Habitat Banking (AFAMAMAC), River & Wetland Ecotours (Canoe/Kayak, Mangrove/Swamp Tours) (THAAAEAE)

Keywords

• Watershed conservation
• Community cleanups
• Environmental education
• Citizen science
• Volunteer stewardship

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants: Primary funding source from government and foundation grants. Major grantors include City of San Jose Environmental Services ($814,215), City of San Jose Parks and Recreation ($565,000), Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority ($195,850), Santa Clara County ($34,500), Whale Tail ($31,410), Valley Water ($25,000). Over 10 years raised over $2,000,000.
2. Individual and Corporate Donations: Following 501(c)(3) designation in April 2017, the organization expanded fundraising to include individual and corporate donations in addition to grants.
3. Donations: Website prominently features donation option for community support

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful is a community-based nonprofit that delivers free environmental stewardship services and education along the 64-mile Coyote Creek watershed in the southern San Francisco Bay Area. Its core offerings include volunteer creek cleanups, citizen science BioBlitz events documenting biodiversity through iNaturalist, and K-12 environmental education programs such as Scout's Adventure, Creek Quest, Naturalist Training, and Virtual Hikes. Programs are delivered through direct community engagement, schools, and a network of 40+ partner organizations.

Product overview

Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful (KCCB) operates as a community-based environmental nonprofit organization rather than a technology company. Its offerings consist of community engagement and environmental education programs centered on Coyote Creek in the southern San Francisco Bay. Core programs include BioBlitz Events (citizen science species documentation), Creek Cleanups (volunteer trash removal), and education initiatives such as Scout's Adventure (K-5 watershed education), Creek Quest (school exploratory walks), Naturalist Training, and Virtual Hikes. KCCB also runs advocacy initiatives including the Coyote Meadows Project and Protect Coyote Valley campaign, plus engagement programs like the 64-Mile Challenge and Watershed in a Box educational kits. The organization does not offer technology products, APIs, or SaaS platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BioBlitz Events Community science events where participants document wildlife and plant species using the iNaturalist platform, fostering environmental education and biodiversity awareness along Coyote Creek. Free to community participants.
• Creek Cleanups Volunteer-driven cleanup events targeting trash and debris along Coyote Creek, including Trashy Tuesdays and National River Cleanup Day activities. Free to community volunteers.
• Scout's Adventure K-5th grade educational program that brings students to the Coyote Creek Watershed through interactive, performance-based storytelling about local environment and wildlife, delivered to schools in Santa Clara County.
• Creek Quest Exploratory walking program for students that takes them to nearby parks with creeks, providing hands-on opportunities to observe nature and learn about local watersheds. Available to schools and after-school programs within walking distance of designated parks.
• Naturalist Training Training program that develops community naturalists through specialized programming, facilitating learning about watershed health and environmental stewardship.
• Virtual Hikes Online nature education experiences that kept the community engaged during COVID-19 pandemic and continue to provide accessible environmental learning opportunities.
• CCWT (Coyote Creek Watershed Tours) Guided educational tours exploring the Coyote Creek watershed, helping community members understand local ecosystems and environmental issues.
• Watershed in a Box Hands-on educational kits developed with CommUniverCity and Santa Clara University Arrupe Center, bringing watershed education into homes and classrooms.
• 64-Mile Challenge Challenge encouraging community members to explore and engage with all 64 miles of Coyote Creek, promoting awareness of the full watershed.
• Coyote Meadows Project Collaborative effort to extend the park chain along Coyote Creek to include Coyote Meadows, transforming underutilized land into an urban nature haven.
• Protect Coyote Valley Regional advocacy effort raising awareness about Coyote Valley's value, contributing to the purchase of nearly 1,000 acres of natural and agricultural land for future generations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10 years of operation with over $2,000,000 raised
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of San Jose Environmental ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Initial funder and partner since 2015, providing funding for creek cleanup efforts and supporting nature walks, bike rides, and community science events. Their belief in the mission helped start what would become a growing community of creek stewards.
• City of San Jose Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Sunset Walks with San Jose Parks Department and rangers, beautification projects, and park-related programming.
• South Bay Clean Creeks CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLearned creek cleanup best practices from this organization, which shared knowledge for removing trash and working with the City of San Jose. Collaborated on flood recovery efforts in 2017.
• Open Space Authority Santa Clara ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor funder supporting education expansion, Community BioBlitz Events and Nature Walks, and Coyote Meadows Community Planning. Provided funding for educational materials development.
• BioBlitz Club / Merav VonshakcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong collaboration hosting over 100 BioBlitz events with over 4,000 participants throughout the Coyote Creek Watershed. BioBlitz Club helps lead and coordinate BioBlitz events.
• Grassroots EcologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for restoration work and nature education. During COVID-19, brought nature education online and in-person together. Works with KCCB field teams for BioBlitz events and creek cleanups.
• San Francisco Bay Bird ObservatoryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Baylands restoration work and watershed restoration projects.
• San Jose Conservation Corps and Charter SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted Resilience Corps members during COVID-19 pandemic for youth engagement in environmental work. Received 2022 Resilient Community Award for this collaboration.
• San Jose State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for outreach activities, student projects, and environmental education curriculum development. Students participate in service learning and community projects.
• Santa Clara County ParksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on Coyote Creek Habitat Day and nature education programming.
• Valley WatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded 4 murals and BioBlitz events. Supported education project development.
• Paul J. Gonzalez Art StudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArtist partnership for mural projects including Empire Gardens Elementary School, William Street Bridge, Heller County Park, and Russo/McEntee Academy. Also teaches environmental education through Scout's Adventure program.
• Coyote Meadows Project PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 25 community groups came together for Coyote Meadows redevelopment concept plan, with funding from Open Space Authority. Supporting Five Wounds Trail development and Coyote Creek Trail segment openings.
• Protect Coyote Valley PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Green Foothills and Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance with 11 organizations, raising awareness about Coyote Valley region resulting in purchase of nearly 1,000 acres of natural and agricultural land.
• CommUniverCityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped Watershed in a Box hands-on learning kits bringing environmental education to homes and classrooms.
• Santa Clara University Arrupe CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterns from the Arrupe Center helped develop Watershed in the Box educational kits.
• West Valley CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for outreach activities and student involvement.
• Santa Clara UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for outreach activities and student involvement.
• Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners on Coyote Valley bike tours and open space preservation efforts.
• San Francisco Bay Wildlife SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for Wheels and Wildlife programming.
• AmeriCorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted AmeriCorps team members for environmental work and community engagement.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Save The Bay: Largest nonprofit dedicated to protecting and restoring the San Francisco Bay. Directly comparable as a regionally focused watershed restoration advocacy nonprofit operating in the same Bay Area geography with similar volunteer-driven, education, and policy advocacy programs.
• Grassroots Ecology: Bay Area nonprofit focused on habitat restoration and environmental education through volunteer engagement. Directly comparable as an active KCCB partner, with parallel restoration, citizen science, and youth education programs in the same South Bay geography.
• South Bay Clean Creeks Coalition: Coalition of organizations dedicated to restoring South Bay creeks. Most directly comparable as a watershed cleanup coordination peer where KCCB actually learned its initial creek cleanup methodology and has ongoing collaboration.
• Earth Team: California-based environmental nonprofit focused on youth engagement in watershed restoration and conservation. Comparable mission model of combining volunteer workforce development, education, and habitat restoration.
• San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory: Bay Area nonprofit focused on bird and wildlife conservation through science, restoration, and education. Comparable as an active KCCB partner sharing citizen science, wildlife monitoring, and watershed education missions.
• Green Foothills: Peninsula-based land conservation organization. KCCB's listed partner within Protect Coyote Valley; similar role as a regional advocacy nonprofit focused on land preservation, watershed stewardship, and community mobilization.
• Acterra: Bay Area environmental nonprofit focused on climate action, sustainability, and environmental education for youth and community. Comparable as a community education and action nonprofit serving similar Silicon Valley constituencies.

Broad incumbents

• Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST): One of the largest regional land trusts in the western U.S. Active KCCB partner on Coyote Valley bike tours and preservation. Larger and broader in scope but comparable in mission to protect natural and agricultural lands in the South Bay.
• Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy: Major Bay Area nonprofit supporting the National Park Service. Substantially larger but follows an analogous community-volunteer and education-driven model for natural area stewardship and public engagement in the same region.
• Surfrider Foundation: National environmental nonprofit with strong volunteer-driven beach and coastal water-quality programs. Operates at much larger scale than KCCB but follows the same grassroots-volunteer, education-plus-advocacy nonprofit model applied to a different watershed/coastline.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@KeepCoyoteCreekBeautiful
• Facebookfacebook.com/CoyoteCreekSJ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kccb
• Instagraminstagram.com/coyotecreeksj
• Xx.com/coyotecreeksj

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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