Circle Up Indy Ltd

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Circle Up Indy seeks to improve the quality of life for all residents of indianapolis.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-1785556) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
94% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$10K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.1 mo
of spending, in cash
1.1 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $85K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$139K
246% of total assets
Liabilities are 246% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
4 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$567K
+183% vs prior year
Spent
$534K
To programs
94%
Net assets
−$82K
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$567K
FY2022▲ +183%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$56K
FY2021$200K
FY2022$567K
Net assets
−$82K
FY2022▲ +37%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$127K
FY2021−$131K
FY2022−$82K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2017-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing we have: FY2022. IRS ruling in Mar 2021.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $504K Management & general 4% · $20K Fundraising 2% · $10K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $10K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Wilson’s $10K as CEO is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $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 · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
James Wilson$10,000$1,100$5,522

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Improves Indianapolis residents' quality of life through community programs and support.

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3 programs · $504K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Direct Community Assistance

With the perpetual issues of economic disparities in the Martindale-Brightwood and 46218 zip code, residents have been less fortunate to fully support themselves and family. The Covid-19 simply exacerbated the ongoing generational issues that have plagued the black communities.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-1785556) · Dispute this line
$448Kprogram expense
02

Rising Evolution

Housing Initiative to provide the Martindale-Brightwood community with affordable housing. Circle Up Indy will build both container and 3D printed homes to provide sustainable living for residents of color and the underserved.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-1785556) · Dispute this line
$56Kprogram expense
03

As the founding initiatives of Circle Up Indy, the peace festival looks to provide a relaxed atmosphere for community service providers, educators, employers and others to meet with the community.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-1785556) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$85K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$567K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Other incomeLn 4–11$997
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Money outPt IX
$534K
Ln 25
Programscol B$504K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
−$82K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$566K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$390K
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Other incomeLn 4–11$997
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$567K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
Accounts receivableLn 4$19
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$6K
Total assetsLn 16$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$139K
Net assetsLn 32−$82K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$390K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$2K$57K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K$139K
Net assetsLn 32−$131K−$82K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$392K$392K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$10K$5K$1K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12K$11K$617$617
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$1K$76$76
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K$100$100
Advertising and promotionLn 12$986$888$49$49
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$257$257
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$77$77
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$30K$27K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K$420$420
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$51K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$534K$504K$20K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 29, 2023 $567K$534K$33K−$82K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 13, 2022 $200K−$131K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $56K−$127K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990
Part I · Summary $566,555 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $199,852$565,511
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $77$47
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$997
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $199,929$566,555
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$392,218
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,100$23,854
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $56,999$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $146,034$117,602
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $204,133$533,674
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,204$32,881
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $566,555 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$565,511
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$390,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$565,511
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47$47
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $997$997
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $1,044$566,555
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $533,674 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $392,218$392,218
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $5,000 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $4,000$10,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,107 · Management $617 · Fundraising $617$12,341
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,361 · Management $76 · Fundraising $76$1,513
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,765$10,765
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,804 · Management $100 · Fundraising $100$2,004
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $888 · Management $49 · Fundraising $49$986
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,630 · Management $257 · Fundraising $257$5,144
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,389 · Management $77 · Fundraising $77$1,543
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,941 · Management $1,497 · Fundraising $1,497$29,935
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,558 · Management $420 · Fundraising $420$8,398
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,075$2,075
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $51,154 · Management $2,799 · Fundraising $2,799$56,752
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $504,050 · Management $19,732 · Fundraising $9,892$533,674
Part X · Balance sheet $56,586 assets, 31 lines filed
Net asset lines not itemized here account for −$82,394. See the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,154$50,867
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$19
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$5,700
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,154$56,586
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$5,980
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $133,000$133,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $133,000$138,980
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0
X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$130,846−$82,394
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,154$56,586
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$82,394 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$566,555
XI-2 Total expenses$533,674
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,881
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$130,846
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$15,571
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$82,394

Form 990 e-file FY2022 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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