Circle X Theatre Co: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 95-4582474)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$321K
FY2022	$255K
FY2023	$432K
FY2024	$347K
FY2025	$392K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$331K
FY2022	$253K
FY2023	$428K
FY2024	$347K
FY2025	$392K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	−$4K
FY2022	−$4K
FY2023	$470
FY2024	$470
FY2025	−$120

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2018-01-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2018.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $392K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Timothy Wright

Executive Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Produces bold, provocative new plays and develops emerging stage works.

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3 programs · $82K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Produced our fourth annual Emerging Playwrights group developmental workshop - pairing 6 local playwrights with mentors and providing them resources and production support to work on a play that they were scared to write.

$50Kprogram expense

02

Presented our annual reading series supported by a grant from DCA Los Angeles

$22Kprogram expense

03

Workshop presentation of a new play

$10Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$20K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$392K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K

Money outPt IX

$392K

Ln 25

Programscol B$392K

Owns and owesPt X

−$120

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2−$240

Total assetsLn 16−$240

LiabilitiesLn 26−$120

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$124K

Government grantsLn 1e$35K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$0

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Fees for servicesLn 2g$268K

Total revenueLn 12$392K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1−$240

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2−$240

Total assetsLn 16−$240

LiabilitiesLn 26−$120

Net assetsLn 32−$120

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$470	−$240
Total assetsLn 16	$470	−$240
LiabilitiesLn 26	$470	−$120
Net assetsLn 32	$0	−$120

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$5K	$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$2K	$2K
OccupancyLn 16	$244K	$244K
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$48K	$48K	$0	$0
All other expensesLn 24e	$90K	$90K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$392K	$392K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$392K	$392K	−$120	−$120	990 PDF
FY2024	$347K	$347K	$0	$470	990 PDF
FY2023	$432K	$428K	$4K	$470	990 PDF
FY2022	$255K	$253K	$2K	−$4K	990 PDF
FY2021	Not on file
FY2020	$321K	$331K	−$11K	−$4K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $391,750 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $118,560$123,750

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$268,000

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $228,000$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $346,560$391,750

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $346,560$391,870

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $346,560$391,870

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0−$120

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $391,750 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $240,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$35,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$88,750

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$123,750

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28,000

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $268,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$391,750

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $391,870 across 6 lines filed

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,900$4,900

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,472$2,472

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $244,000$244,000

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,800$2,800

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,760 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,760

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $89,938$89,938

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $391,870 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$391,870

Part X · Balance sheet −$240 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $470−$240

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $470−$240

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $470−$120

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $470−$120

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $0−$120

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0−$120

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $470−$240

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$120 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$391,750

XI-2 Total expenses$391,870

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$120

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$120

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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