Circusense EIN 81-4566698

Circusense FY2023 filing

EIN  81-4566698 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Brooklyn, NY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
a nonprofit
Leadership
Noe Espana · Board Director · $23K
Money in and out
$523K revenue, $478K expenses
Bottom line
81% program efficiency

Circusense is a nonprofit based in Brooklyn, NY. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $523K in revenue, $478K in expenses, and $-344K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$523K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$478K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-344K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $45K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
81%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+9%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$523K
FY2023▲ +344%
Expenses
$478K
FY2023
Total assets
$76K
FY2023
Total liabilities
$420K
FY2023
Total revenue
$523K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$478K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-344K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$45K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$76K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B81%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $388K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Notable Achievements for Fiscal Yearawards

-Semi-finals in the New York Imagine awards Arts in culture awards.-Anthem Bronze award for creative innovation in the DEI space.-National Organization on Disability achievement in disability inclusion.

$388Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCircusense
EINHdr · item D81-4566698
Principal addressHdr · item CBrooklyn, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.omniumcircus.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2020

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Director
$23,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$20,700Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$12,861Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$11,350Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Lisa B Lewis$42,688$36,130$11,350
Noe Espana$24,970$30,970$23,000
Kim Anthony Jones$17,501$20,700$1,625
Steve Mendelsohn$13,750$16,250
Barbara Pflughaupt$15,000$13,750$12,861
Johnathan Lee Iverson$1,500$2,200
Jennifer Bricker Bauer$1,350

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$424K · 81%
Contributions & grants$99K · 19%
Program service revenue81%$424K
Contributions & grants19%$99K
Investment income$373
Total revenueLn 12$523K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.81 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.01
Program services81%$388K
Management & general17%$83K
Fundraising1%$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$478K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Total assetsLn 16$76K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$420K
Total net assetsLn 32$-344K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $76K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $478K · Less non-cash grants $5K · Cash operating expenses/yr $473K
1.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $388K · Total expenses $478K
81%
Management & General
Management & general $83K · Total expenses $478K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $6K · Total expenses $478K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $6K · Solicited contributions $99K
$0.07 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $99K · Total revenue $523K
19%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $523K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $424K · Total revenue $523K
81%
Investment reliance
Investment income $373 · Total revenue $523K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $424K · Total expenses $478K
89%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $523K · Prior year $118K
+344%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-344K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $523K · Expenses $478K
+9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $76K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-344K · Total assets $76K
-451%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $76K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Noe Espana · Reported title BOARD DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $23K · Total expenses $478K
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $478K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 81%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 344%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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
AARPFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$35K

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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)$920K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$726K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$523K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022not on file
FY2021$118K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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