The Circuit FY2021 filing

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The Circuit is the non-profit information technology (IT) association for the greater cincinnati area. We aspire to create a community of IT professionals that will enhance and accelerate the technology iq of the region while also bringing awareness to the unique depth of technology leadership, talent and resources. The Circuit facilitates education, connection and fosters collaboration among technology professionals.

Form 990-EZ Part III, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 31-1511754) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Mission: Form 990-EZ Part III · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2021 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990-EZ
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 21% of revenue · last 4 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
990-EZ Pt I · Ln 18 · 4 filings
Liabilities
$133K
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
990-EZ Pt II · Ln 26
Revenue
$95K
-21% vs prior year
Net assets
$54K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$95K
FY2021▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$345K
FY2023$424K
FY2024$582K
FY2025$423K
Expenses
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FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$266K
FY2023$309K
FY2024$391K
FY2025$437K
Net assets
$54K
FY2021▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$55K
FY2021$54K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$440K
FY2025$411K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1999.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990-EZ.

990-EZ Part IV · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize 990-EZ Part IV
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Tracy Ruberg’s $61K as Exectuive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · 990-EZ Part IV

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Tracy Ruberg$60,925$55,925$50,521$48,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990-EZ Part IV column (c) / 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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Programs and updates

Connects Greater Cincinnati's IT professionals through education and collaboration.

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$95K
Other income$95K
Owns and owes
$54K
net assets
Liabilities$133K
People
12
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$95K
Total revenue$95K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$133K
Net assets$54K
Operations
Employees4
Volunteers14
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $423K$437K−$14K$411K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 $582K$391K$192K$440K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $424K$309K$116K$248K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 8, 2023 $345K$266K$79K$133K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Mar 9, 2022 $95K$54K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Mar 24, 2021 $121K$55K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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