To bring joy, delight, and laughter to life through the magic of Circus and community outreach.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 116 volunteers and 10 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $677 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$254K
753% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 753% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$777K
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$680K
To programs
87%
Net assets
−$220K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$777K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$279K
FY2021$838K
FY2022$595K
FY2023$752K
FY2024$777K
Expenses
$680K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$265K
FY2021$702K
FY2022$805K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$680K
Net assets
−$220K
FY2024▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$82K
FY2021$60K
FY2022−$152K
FY2023−$318K
FY2024−$220K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1988.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $591K Management & general 10% · $67K Fundraising 3% · $22K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Artistic and Executive Dir
$88,539Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Marsh’s $89K as Artistic and Executive Dir is at the 82nd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Jack Marsh$88,539$88,461—
Karen Park——$73,945

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Brings joy and laughter through circus arts and community outreach.

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1 program · $591K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Circus flora specializes in one-ring circus performances and has growing outreach programs and collaborations. The clowns on call program was launched in 2011 and has delivered the joy of circus to the lives of thousands of hospitalized children and their families at ST. Louis-area children's hospitals.

$591Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$777K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$509K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$263K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$680K
Ln 25
Programscol B$591K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
−$220K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$254K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$263K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$509K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$777K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$252
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$254K
Net assetsLn 32−$220K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6116
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$10K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$251$252
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$12K$34K
LiabilitiesLn 26$330K$254K
Net assetsLn 32−$318K−$220K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$30K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$565$565
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$306K$304K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$88K$88K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$582$4K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$23K$23K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$35K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$99K$99K$16
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$680K$591K$67K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $777K$680K$98K−$220K 990 PDF
FY2023 $752K$794K−$42K−$318K 990 PDF
FY2022 $595K$805K−$209K−$152K 990 PDF
FY2021 $838K$702K$136K$60K 990 PDF
FY2020 $279K$265K$14K−$82K 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 $777,418 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $211,531$262,813
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $535,732$509,499
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $154$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,793$5,105
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $752,210$777,418
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 $162,043$95,793
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $632,308$584,096
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $794,351$679,889
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$42,141$97,529
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $777,418 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,105 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$31,097
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$231,716
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$18,740
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$262,813
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $508,305 · Unrelated business $1,194$509,499
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $513,410 · Unrelated business $1,194 · Excluded from tax $1$777,418
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $679,889 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,000 · Management $22,500 · Fundraising $22,500$75,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,228$20,228
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $565$565
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,480$6,480
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $304,203 · Management $1,371$305,574
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $87,533$87,533
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $582 · Management $4,387$4,969
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,449$4,449
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,461$5,461
IX-20 InterestManagement $22,737$22,737
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $34,744 · Management $9,240$43,984
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,650 · Management $16$98,666
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,243$4,243
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $590,658 · Management $66,731 · Fundraising $22,500$679,889
Part X · Balance sheet $33,779 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,579$10,081
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$8,597
X-4 Accounts receivable$10,254
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,500$4,132
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $343$463
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $251$252
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $11,673$33,779
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $122,643$93,995
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,455$206
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $23,416$49,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $330,008$254,201
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$318,335−$220,422
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$318,335−$220,422
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $11,673$33,779
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$220,422 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$777,418
XI-2 Total expenses$679,889
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$97,529
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$318,335
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$384
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$220,422

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