Anns Circle INC

Tax-deductible

Solomons, MD501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-5109378

Ann circle's mission is to enhance community support for annmarie garden (garden). Functions include fundraising and marketing, managing the volunteer membership program, and working with the koenig private foundation to plan, manage, and budget for and evaluate programs and events, as well as create new events and programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 150 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $133K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $35K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$89K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2025▲ +10%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$690K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$667K
FY2021$584K
FY2022$931K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2025▲ +17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$631K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.1M Management & general 19% · $290K Fundraising 6% · $86K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stacey Hann-Ruff’s $108K as Secretary is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $1–10M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports Annmarie Garden through fundraising, marketing, and program management.

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3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Education

Programs that consist of summer camps, classes, nature walks, and other mission-driven art and nature programs as well as working with the koenig private foundation to plan, manage, and budget for and evaluate other programs and events.

$933Kprogram expense
02

Garden Events

Anns circle is committed to connecting people to art and nature. Through a wide variety of engaging exhibits, programs, classes, workshops, public projects, and annual events, anns circle open up opportunities for creativity, collaboration, and reflection.

$168Kprogram expense
03

Exhibits

Consists of a rotating exhibit program, which allows hundreds of artists to display their work in our galleries each year. Artists hail from southern maryland and across the U.S.

$36Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$35K
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Grants paid · 7 grants · $3.1M · 2019–2024
Koenig Private Foundation INCMD · FY2024$900,095
Koenig Private Foundation INCMD · FY2023$920,000
Koenig Private Foundation INCMD · FY2022$549,406
Koenig Private Foundation INCMD · FY2021$380,000
Koenig Private Foundation INCMD · FY2019$277,044
Calvert County GovernmentFY2019$14,318

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$290K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$625K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$92K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$536K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$625K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$464K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$107K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$89K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$782K$625K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$394K$464K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K$107K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$149K$89K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$900K$900K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$102$102
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$86K$86K
Office expensesLn 13$65K$7K$58K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$339K$208K$132K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.1M$290K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.5M$176K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.7M−$179K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.4M$40K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$931K$231K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$584K$507K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $690K$667K$23K$631K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,688,109 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $76,595 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$119,035
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$396,546
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$515,581
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,069,163$1,069,163
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,710$11,710
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $7,710$7,710
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,350$7,350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,153,108 · Excluded from tax $19,420$1,688,109
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,512,589 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $900,095$900,095
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $102$102
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,014$34,014
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $23,576$23,576
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $11,400$11,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $86,068$86,068
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,127 · Management $57,818$64,945
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18,429$18,429
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,983$21,983
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,681$12,681
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $207,787 · Management $131,509$339,296
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,136,992 · Management $289,529 · Fundraising $86,068$1,512,589
Part X · Balance sheet $1,592,430 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,477$89,069
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $762,773$536,028
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150,000$328,718
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $41,018$39,140
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$27,695
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $53,300$107,450
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $394,151$464,330
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,428,718$1,592,430
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,399$50,618
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $111,687$38,640
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $149,086$89,258
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,193,805$1,396,740
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $85,827$106,432
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,279,632$1,503,172
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,428,718$1,592,430
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,503,172 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,688,109
XI-2 Total expenses$1,512,589
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$175,520
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,279,632
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$48,020
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,503,172

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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