Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1974.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
Who runs it and what they're paid
12 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.
Rachel Schiffer’s $79K as Ex. & Artistic Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $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.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Carlo | — | — | — | — | $93,584 |
| Rachel Schiffer | $78,641 | $75,021 | — | — | — |
| Steve Macqueen | — | — | $65,148 | — | — |
| Amity L Ollis | — | — | — | — | $44,385 |
| Jennifer Carlo | — | — | — | $23,202 | — |
| Tristan Cunningham | — | — | $1,300 | — | — |
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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Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II4 listed
Programs and updates
Promotes circus skills, culture, and traditions, inspiring youth in life-changing adventures.
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Big Top Tour
Each summer an auditioned company of "smirkus troupers", ages 12-18, travels new england for a two-month performance tour backed by professional coaches, cooks, musicians and crew. Shows take place under a 700-SEAT, one-ring, european-style big top and help raise money for community presenters.
Smirkus Camp
Circus smirkus offers a variety of overnight camp sessions for youth of all ages and skill levels under our big top tents at our smirkus camp campus in greensboro, VT. Sessions this year range from two days to 5 weeks for kids aged 5-18.
School Residencies
Circus smirkus works with professional circus arts educators to conduct one- and two-week long artist-in-residence programs in schools and after school settings throughout new england. Teaching is aligned with sel principles where students are given a hands-on opportunity to develop concentration, focus, and persistence.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $209K | $101K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $361K | $358K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $4.1M | $4.0M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $4.7M | $4.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $2.9M | $2.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $80K | $80K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $79K | $20K | $39K | $20K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.1M | $775K | $339K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $103K | $5K | $97K | $1K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $116K | $75K | $40K | $473 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $6K | $6K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $18K | $18K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $100K | $82K | $10K | $8K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $78K | $8K | $68K | $2K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $72K | $23K | $43K | $5K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $85K | $59K | $26K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $28K | $26K | $2K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $64K | $62K | $2K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $181K | $171K | $10K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $116K | $61K | $55K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $600K | $599K | $1K | $409 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $58K | $55K | $2K | $99 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.9M | $2.1M | $759K | $37K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $2.8M | $2.9M | −$144K | $2.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $2.7M | $3.0M | −$284K | $2.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $2.3M | $2.6M | −$253K | $3.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.8M | $1.5M | $353K | $3.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $1.6M | $1.4M | $267K | $3.1M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,752,601 across 8 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,896,901 across 17 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $4,498,203 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,707,906 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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