Circus Harmony EIN 43-1918399

Circus Harmony FY2022 filing

EIN  43-1918399 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Florissant, MO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Teaches circus arts to build character, confidence, and community for youth.
Leadership
Jessica Hentoff · Non Voting Director · $70K
Money in and out
$511K revenue, $402K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency

Teaches circus arts to build character, confidence, and community for youth. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $511K in revenue, $402K in expenses, and $659K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$511K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$402K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$659K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $109K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
20.3mo
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 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$511K
FY2022▼ -30%
Expenses
$402K
FY2022▲ +25%
Total assets
$713K
FY2022▲ +25%
Total liabilities
$53K
FY2022▲ +153%
Total revenue
$511K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$402K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$659K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$109K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$713K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $279K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Showcase and teacher trainingthe circus harmony showcase and teacher training program is a unique arts education and youth development program. This ongoing project includes the finding, training, and development of youth circus performers from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.

$232Kprogram expense
02

Architecture and acrobats is a program that uses circus arts to tell the story of historically and architectually significant sites int ST louis through live and video performancess created and presented by circus harmony youth circus performers. The program includes free circus classes for youth in the neighborhoods we are showcasing.

$40Kprogram expense
03

Defy gravity 101 brings circus classes to local schools and community centers throughout the ST louis are. Through teaching circus arts, we empower individual children to challenge themselves through approprate risk taking; increase fitness through improvements in fine motor and visual tracking skills; and cultivate life skills like…

$7Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCircus Harmony
EINHdr · item D43-1918399
Principal addressHdr · item CFlorissant, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.circusharmony.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2001

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
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 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Non Voting Director
$70,280Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Hentoff’s $94K as Non Voting Director is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Hentoff$93,917$97,750$83,527$70,280$68,592$68,361

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$317K · 62%
Program service revenue$172K · 34%
Other revenue$22K · 4%
Contributions & grants62%$317K
Program service revenue34%$172K
Other revenue4%$22K
Investment income$31
Total revenueLn 12$511K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.10
Program services69%$279K
Management & general21%$85K
Fundraising10%$38K
Total functional expensesLn 25$402K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$330K
Total assetsLn 16$713K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$53K
Total net assetsLn 32$659K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $680K · Operating expenses/yr $402K
20.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $279K · Total expenses $402K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $85K · Total expenses $402K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $38K · Total expenses $402K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $39K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $373K
$0.10 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $317K · Total revenue $511K
62%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $511K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $172K · Total revenue $511K
34%
Investment reliance
Investment income $31 · Total revenue $511K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $172K · Total expenses $402K
43%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $511K · Prior year $727K
-30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $659K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $511K · Expenses $402K
+21%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $713K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $659K · Total assets $713K
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $349K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $713K
49%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jessica Hentoff · Reported title NON VOTING DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $70K · Total expenses $402K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $288K · Total expenses $402K
72%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 12%
Revenue growth -30%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
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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)$631K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$596K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$556K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$511K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$727K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$494K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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