Circo Zero EIN 82-1254716

Circo Zero FY2021 filing

EIN  82-1254716 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 · $36K
Money in and out
$73K revenue, $243K expenses
Bottom line
75% program efficiency

Educates the public in dance and other arts through instruction and performances. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $73K in revenue, $243K in expenses, and $93K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$73K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$243K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$93K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$170K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
75%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-232%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$73K
FY2021▼ -81%
Expenses
$243K
FY2021▲ +38%
Total assets
$143K
FY2021▼ -52%
Total liabilities
$50K
FY2021▲ +35%
Total revenue
$73K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$243K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$93K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$170K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$143K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B75%
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 $183K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

In 2021, circo zero premiered our performance try and sold-out all six shows, produced a free series of community workshops through our program scheme, and due to the ongoing restrictions of covid, presented a series of performances and lectures via vimeo and zoom.

$183Kprogram 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
Artistic Director/Treasurer
$36,375Pt VII · Sec A
$1,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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$52K · 71%
Program service revenue$18K · 25%
Other revenue$3K · 4%
Contributions & grants71%$52K
Program service revenue25%$18K
Other revenue4%$3K
Investment income$94
— government grantsLn 1e$46K
Total revenueLn 12$73K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.75 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.05
Program services75%$183K
Management & general20%$48K
Fundraising5%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$243K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Total assetsLn 16$143K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$50K
Total net assetsLn 32$93K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $92K · Operating expenses/yr $243K
4.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $183K · Total expenses $243K
75%
Management & General
Management & general $48K · Total expenses $243K
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $12K · Total expenses $243K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $105K
$0.06 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $52K · Total revenue $73K
71%
Government reliance
Government grants $46K · Total revenue $73K
63%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $18K · Total revenue $73K
25%
Investment reliance
Investment income $94 · Total revenue $73K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $18K · Total expenses $243K
7%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $73K · Prior year $384K
-81%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $93K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $73K · Expenses $243K
-232%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $143K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $93K · Total assets $143K
65%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $143K
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 $36K · Total expenses $243K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $38K · Total expenses $243K
16%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 75%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 23%
Revenue growth -81%
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
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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$244K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$388K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$73K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 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) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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