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Circo Zero EIN 82-1254716

Circo Zero

EIN  82-1254716 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates the public in dance and other arts through instruction and performances.
Leadership
Keith Hennessy · Artistic Director/Treasurer · $46K
Money in and out
$253K revenue, $267K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Educates the public in dance and other arts through instruction and performances. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $253K in revenue, $267K in expenses, and $195K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$253K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$267K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$195K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$14K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▼ -6% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +3% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +88% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$253K
FY2024▲ +4%
Expenses
$267K
FY2024▼ -25%
Total assets
$196K
FY2024▼ -7%
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2024▼ -50%
Total revenue
$253K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$267K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$195K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$14K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$196K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $182K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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In 2024, circo zero created and produced original works of performance, provided professional support services to emerging artists, and toured both performances and workshops nationally and internationally serving over 3,000 people.

$182Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCirco Zero
EINHdr · item D82-1254716
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcircozero.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A62)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Keith Hennessy
Artistic Director/Treasurer
$46,100Pt VII · Sec A
Emily Leap
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryanaustin Dennis
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Keith Hennessy’s $46K as Artistic Director/Treasurer is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keith Hennessy$46,100$63,750$38,250$36,375$21,700
Ryanaustin Dennis———$1,500—

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
Contributions & grants$218K · 86%
Program service revenue$36K · 14%
Contributions & grants86%$218K
Program service revenue14%$36K
Investment income$51
Other revenue$179
— government grantsLn 1e$133K
Total revenueLn 12$253K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.10
Program services68%$182K
Management & general22%$59K
Fundraising10%$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$267K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$134K
Total assetsLn 16$196K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$195K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $134K · Operating expenses/yr $267K
6.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $182K · Total expenses $267K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $59K · Total expenses $267K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $26K · Total expenses $267K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $27K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $90K
$0.30 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $218K · Total revenue $253K
86%
Government reliance
Government grants $133K · Total revenue $253K
52%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $36K · Total revenue $253K
14%
Investment reliance
Investment income $51 · Total revenue $253K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $36K · Total expenses $267K
13%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $253K · Prior year $244K
+4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $384K · FY2024 $253K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $195K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $253K · Expenses $267K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $196K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $195K · Total assets $196K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $196K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Keith Hennessy · Reported title ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $46K · Total expenses $267K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $46K · Total expenses $267K
17%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%——
Overhead ratio 22%——
Fundraising cost ratio 12%——
Revenue growth 4%——
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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Phyllis C Wattis FoundationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $113K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$52,950
Unitemized GrantFY2020$46,950

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$253K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$244K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$388K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$73K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$384K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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