Circus Harmony: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 43-1918399)

Jessica Hentoff’s $94K as Non Voting Director is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Teaches circus arts to build character, confidence, and community for youth.

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3 programs · $386K · in their 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…

$12Kprogram expense

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Regional Cultural & Performing Arts Development CommissionFY2024$40K

Network for Good INCFY2024$22K

Employees Community Fund of the Boeing CompanyFY2024$10K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$8K

Edith Johnston Memorial FundFY2024$2K

Dca Family FoundationFY2024$2K

The Clark-Fox Family FoundationFY2024$2K

Kranzberg Family Charitable Foundation Dtd 6-3-2000FY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$87K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$556K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$309K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Money outPt IX

$545K

Ln 25

Programscol B$386K

Managementcol C$99K

Fundraisingcol D$59K

Owns and owesPt X

$634K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$348K

Total assetsLn 16$691K

LiabilitiesLn 26$56K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$309K

Investment incomeLn 3$7K

Other incomeLn 4–11$5K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$9K

Total revenueLn 12$556K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$246K

SavingsLn 2$101K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$348K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$315K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Total assetsLn 16$691K

LiabilitiesLn 26$56K

Net assetsLn 32$634K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 618

Fiscal year endsHeaderMay

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$330K	$348K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$349K	$315K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$713K	$691K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$53K	$56K
Net assetsLn 32	$659K	$634K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$84K	$34K	$23K	$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$225K	$203K	$21K	$825
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$12K	$9K	$2K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$23K	$18K	$3K	$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$6K		$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$7K		$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$95K	$80K	$2K	$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$4K	$3K	$326	$392
Office expensesLn 13	$9K	$2K	$5K	$2K
Information technologyLn 14	$10K	$2K	$6K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$950	$330	$377	$243
TravelLn 17	$24K	$21K	$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$767	$380	$387
InsuranceLn 23	$13K	$5K	$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$27K	$7K	$8K	$12K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$618	$2K	$504
Total functional expensesLn 25	$545K	$386K	$99K	$59K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$631K	$618K	$14K	$669K	990 PDF
FY2024	$596K	$614K	−$18K	$655K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$556K	$545K	$11K	$634K	990 PDF
FY2022	$511K	$402K	$109K	$659K	990 PDF
FY2021	$727K	$322K	$405K	$551K	990 PDF
FY2020	$494K	$405K	$90K	$146K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $555,870 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $317,022$235,058

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $171,825$308,598

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $31$7,429

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $21,873$4,785

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $510,751$555,870

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $288,427$344,414

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,399$200,166

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $401,826$544,580

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $108,925$11,290

Part VI · Governance 0 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members0

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $555,870 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$235,058

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$235,058

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $308,598$308,598

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $16,210$16,210

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$8,781−$8,781

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $4,785$4,785

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $299,817 · Unrelated business $20,995 · Excluded from tax $0$555,870

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $544,580 across 16 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,413 · Management $22,886 · Fundraising $26,228$83,527

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $203,233 · Management $21,418 · Fundraising $825$225,476

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,298 · Management $1,733 · Fundraising $1,058$12,089

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,936 · Management $3,344 · Fundraising $2,042$23,322

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,472$6,472

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,252$7,252

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $80,323 · Management $2,222 · Fundraising $12,505$95,050

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,067 · Management $326 · Fundraising $392$3,785

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,903 · Management $5,347 · Fundraising $1,550$8,800

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,179 · Management $6,123 · Fundraising $1,775$10,077

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $330 · Management $377 · Fundraising $243$950

IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,247 · Management $3,138$24,385

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $380 · Management $387$767

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,724 · Management $8,003$12,727

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,529 · Management $8,330 · Fundraising $12,182$27,041

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $618 · Management $1,738 · Fundraising $504$2,860

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $386,180 · Management $99,096 · Fundraising $59,304$544,580

Part X · Balance sheet $690,751 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $230,092$246,340

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $100,005$101,263

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,132$21,984

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,022$5,910

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $349,483$315,254

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $712,734$690,751

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,703$27,873

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $49,796$28,569

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $53,499$56,442

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $659,235$634,309

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $659,235$634,309

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $712,734$690,751

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $634,309 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$555,870

XI-2 Total expenses$544,580

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,290

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$659,235

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$33,098

XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$3,118

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$634,309

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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