Circle School EIN 74-6068891

Circle School FY2020 filing

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Educates children aged 3-14 through family-based programs. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $697K in revenue, $664K in expenses, and $319K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
San Antonio, TX
Website
www.thecircleschool.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$697KFY2020
Expenses
$664K
Net assets
$319K
People
19
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  74-6068891 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Antonio, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates children aged 3-14 through family-based programs.
Leadership
Casara Northrup · Director · $2K
Money in and out
$697K revenue, $664K expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$697K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$664K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$319K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $33K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
7.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+5%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$697K
FY2020
Expenses
$664K
FY2020
Total assets
$568K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$250K
FY2020
Total revenue
$697K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$664K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$319K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$33K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$568K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $541K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
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Circle school operates a school committed to the development of the whole child: body, mind, heart and spirit. It provides family based academic, art, music, physical EDUCATION/YOGA and foreign language education for students ages 3 through 14. The school runs 39 weeks during the year.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCircle School
EINHdr · item D74-6068891
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.thecircleschool.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1965

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
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 (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$1,507Pt VII · Sec A
President/Di
$549Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pres/Di
$300Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Felicia Garza$13,143$5,168
Jo Lewis$5,443
Elizabeth Hellsten$1,988$1,494
Lindsey Zuniga$1,918
Casara Northrup$1,507
Maray McChesney$549
Carrie Smith$300
Claire Trevino$126

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
Program service revenue$638K · 92%
Contributions & grants$54K · 8%
Other revenue$5K · 1%
Program service revenue92%$638K
Contributions & grants8%$54K
Other revenue1%$5K
Investment income$306
Total revenueLn 12$697K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.18 Fundraising $0.00
Program services81%$541K
Management & general18%$123K
Fundraising$641
Total functional expensesLn 25$664K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$398K
Total assetsLn 16$568K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$250K
Total net assetsLn 32$319K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $398K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $664K · Less non-cash grants $7K · Cash operating expenses/yr $657K
7.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $541K · Total expenses $664K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $123K · Total expenses $664K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $641 · Total expenses $664K
0.10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $641 · Solicited contributions $54K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $54K · Total revenue $697K
8%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $697K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $638K · Total revenue $697K
92%
Investment reliance
Investment income $306 · Total revenue $697K
+0.04%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $638K · Total expenses $664K
96%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $697K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $319K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $697K · Expenses $664K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $568K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $319K · Total assets $568K
56%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $568K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Casara Northrup · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $2K · Total expenses $664K
0.2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $466K · Total expenses $664K
70%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 18%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

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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)$922K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$975K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$917K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$894K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$697K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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