Circle Program EIN 02-0460584

Circle Program FY2021 filing

EIN  02-0460584 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Plymouth, NH Founded 1993
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides summer camps and year-round mentoring to educate and counsel underprivileged girls.
Leadership
Chelsea Francek Former · Executive Di · $51K
Money in and out
$699K revenue, $555K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency

Provides summer camps and year-round mentoring to educate and counsel underprivileged girls. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $699K in revenue, $555K in expenses, and $3.2M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$699K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$555K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $144K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
44.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+21%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$699K
FY2021▲ +40%
Expenses
$555K
FY2021▲ +13%
Total assets
$3.2M
FY2021▲ +6%
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2021▼ -79%
Total revenue
$699K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$555K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$144K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 412
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $411K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The circle program serves economically and socially disadvantaged girls from the ages of 9 to 18. The goal is to enhance a girl's emotional, physical, behavioral, and social development. During 2021, 19 girls were served in the two-year program, which provides a summer camp experience and year-round mentoring.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCircle Program
EINHdr · item D02-0460584
Principal addressHdr · item CPlymouth, NH
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.circleprogram.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1993
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNH
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b12
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$51,077Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$16,076Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Beth Dever$95,050$96,640$98,000$86,831$16,076
Chelsea Francek$55,500
Chelsea Francek Former$51,077

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$612K · 88%
Investment income$86K · 12%
Contributions & grants88%$612K
Investment income12%$86K
Other revenue$633
— government grantsLn 1e$64K
Total revenueLn 12$699K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.16
Program services74%$411K
Management & general10%$58K
Fundraising16%$86K
Total functional expensesLn 25$555K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$721K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed15.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.1M · Operating expenses/yr $555K
44.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $411K · Total expenses $555K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $58K · Total expenses $555K
10%
Fundraising
Fundraising $86K · Total expenses $555K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $77K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $452K
$0.17 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $612K · Total revenue $699K
88%
Government reliance
Government grants $64K · Total revenue $699K
9%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $699K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $86K · Total revenue $699K
+12%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $555K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $699K · Prior year $501K
+40%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $699K · Expenses $555K
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.2M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.2M · Total assets $3.2M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.3M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.2M
41%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chelsea Francek Former · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $555K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $343K · Total expenses $555K
62%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 10%
Fundraising cost ratio 14%
Revenue growth 40%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$15K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$921K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$778K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$699K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$501K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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