Teaches circus arts to build character, confidence, and community for youth.
For fiscal year 2023 it reported $556K in revenue, $545K in expenses, and $634K in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$556K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$545K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$634K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $11K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
71%
18%
Program services $0.71 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.11
Program efficiency
71%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+2%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$556K
FY2023▲ +9%
$727K$364K$0
FY2020FY2025
Expenses
$545K
FY2023▲ +36%
$618K$309K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total assets
$691K
FY2023▼ -3%
$713K$356K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total liabilities
$56K
FY2023▲ +6%
$56K$28K$0
FY2020FY2025
Total revenue
$556K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$545K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$634K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$11K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$691K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B71%
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 $386K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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.
$322Kprogram 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.
$52Kprogram 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…
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
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.
Individual Jessica Hentoff · Reported title NON VOTING DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $545K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $344K · Total expenses $545K
63%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
71%
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Overhead ratio
18%
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Fundraising cost ratio
25%
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Revenue growth
9%
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Investment management fee ratio
1%
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Accounting fee ratio
1%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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