Circuit Network EIN 94-2917575

Circuit Network FY2023 filing

EIN  94-2917575 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Develops and manages support services for performing artists.
Leadership
Elisabeth Beaird · Co-Director · $36K
Money in and out
$252K revenue, $225K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency

Develops and manages support services for performing artists. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $252K in revenue, $225K in expenses, and $157K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$252K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$225K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$157K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $27K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+11%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$252K
FY2023▲ +32%
Expenses
$225K
FY2023▲ +22%
Total assets
$157K
FY2023▲ +21%
Total liabilities
$6
FY2023
Total revenue
$252K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$225K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$157K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$27K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$157K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $207K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Circuit Networks 2023 public performance and producing activities include curating and contracting over 50 performances for A Night of Ideas in partnership with the French Consulate, KQED, and the San Francisco Public Library, attended by 4,350 on March 4, 2023; co-producing a series of workshops and 2 separate performances with Dan Wolf…

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCircuit Network
EINHdr · item D94-2917575
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.circuitnetwork.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A026)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1984

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
Co-Director
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$9,092Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elisabeth Beaird’s $36K as Co-Director is at the 31st 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
Elisabeth Beaird$36,000$36,000$36,000$12,000$9,000
Nola Mariano$9,092$19,355$2,349$650

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$229K · 91%
Program service revenue$24K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$229K
Program service revenue9%$24K
— government grantsLn 1e$145K
Total revenueLn 12$252K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.06 Fundraising $0.02
Program services92%$207K
Management & general6%$13K
Fundraising2%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$225K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$157K
Total assetsLn 16$157K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6
Total net assetsLn 32$157K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $157K · Operating expenses/yr $225K
8.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $207K · Total expenses $225K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $13K · Total expenses $225K
6%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $225K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $43K
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $229K · Total revenue $252K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants $145K · Total revenue $252K
57%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $24K · Total revenue $252K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $252K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $24K · Total expenses $225K
10%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $252K · Prior year $191K
+32%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $157K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $252K · Expenses $225K
+11%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $157K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $157K · Total assets $157K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $157K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Elisabeth Beaird · Reported title Co-Director · Highest reported compensation $36K · Total expenses $225K
16%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $45K · Total expenses $225K
20%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 6%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 32%

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 3 funders$34K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $59K · 2021–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,249
Unitemized GrantFY2023$18,046
Unitemized GrantFY2023$87
Unitemized GrantFY2021$16,740

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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)$192K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$252K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$191K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$69K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$174K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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