Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,752,601
- Total expenses
- $2,896,901
- Contributions and grants received
- $539,045
- Grants paid
- $79,585
- Program service revenue
- $2,030,686
- Investment income
- $47,308
- Other revenue
- $135,562
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,498,203
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,790,297
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,707,906
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,100,594
- Management and general expenses
- $759,281
- Fundraising expenses
- $37,026
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,100,594
Program services were 72.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$539,045
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$55,174
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION AND FEES
total $1,046,405 · related or exempt $1,046,405
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2b · Program service revenue: TICKETS/PERFORMANCES
total $932,197 · related or exempt $932,197
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2c · Program service revenue: RESIDENCIES
total $52,084 · related or exempt $52,084
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3 · Investment income
total $14,749 · excluded $14,749
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $415,795
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $383,236
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $32,559
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $32,559 · excluded $32,559
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$220,485
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$87,328
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $133,157 · related or exempt $133,157
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $2,405 · related or exempt $2,405
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,405
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $79,585 · program services $79,585
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $78,641 · program services $20,000 · management and general $38,641 · fundraising $20,000
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,113,649 · program services $774,699 · management and general $338,950
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $103,294 · program services $5,432 · management and general $96,729 · fundraising $1,133
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $115,761 · program services $74,962 · management and general $40,326 · fundraising $473
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11b · Fees: legal
total $5,840 · management and general $5,840
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $18,000 · management and general $18,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $99,829 · program services $81,969 · management and general $10,171 · fundraising $7,689
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $77,681 · program services $7,841 · management and general $68,018 · fundraising $1,822
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13 · Office expenses
total $72,053 · program services $23,373 · management and general $43,279 · fundraising $5,401
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16 · Occupancy
total $85,142 · program services $58,943 · management and general $26,199
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17 · Travel
total $28,361 · program services $25,965 · management and general $2,396
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20 · Interest
total $63,973 · program services $61,542 · management and general $2,431
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $181,495 · program services $171,367 · management and general $10,128
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23 · Insurance
total $115,580 · program services $60,801 · management and general $54,779
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24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL COSTS
total $338,053 · program services $337,383 · management and general $670 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT EXPENSE
total $132,467 · program services $132,467 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: VEHICLES COSTS
total $72,714 · program services $72,714 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: SERVICE CHARGES
total $57,152 · program services $56,068 · management and general $675 · fundraising $409
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24e · All other expenses
total $57,631 · program services $55,483 · management and general $2,049 · fundraising $99
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $53,805 · end of year $47,062
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $154,728 · end of year $53,993
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $9,176 · end of year $20,374
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $13,776 · end of year $19,469
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $11,691 · end of year $13,347
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$6,693,206
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,707,294
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,117,628 · end of year $3,985,912
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $361,395 · end of year $358,046
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $32,474 · end of year $26,335
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $106,547 · end of year $149,437
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $40,834 · end of year $20,834
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,633,845 · end of year $1,593,691
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,525,770 · end of year $2,344,281
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $382,729 · end of year $363,625
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO PROMOTE THE SKILLS, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF THE TRAVELING CIRCUS, AND TO INSPIRE YOUTH TO ENGAGE IN LIFE-CHANGING ADVENTURES IN THE CIRCUS ARTS.
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SMIRKUS CAMP - CIRCUS SMIRKUS OFFERS A VARIETY OF OVERNIGHT CAMP SESSIONS FOR YOUTH OF ALL AGES AND SKILL LEVELS UNDER OUR BIG TOP TENTS AT OUR SMIRKUS CAMP CAMPUS IN GREENSBORO, VT. SESSIONS THIS YEAR RANGE FROM TWO DAYS TO 5 WEEKS FOR KIDS AGED 5-18. THE SMIRKUS CAMP ROAD SHOW WILL ALSO PRESENT FREE SHOWS AROUND CENTRAL VT AND THE NORTHEAST KINGDOM THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE LUNCHBOX PROGRAM, LIBRARIES, AND OTHER YOUTH FOCUSED GROUPS.
Expenses $783,296 · Grants $29,585 · Revenue $756,557
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BIG TOP TOUR - EACH SUMMER AN AUDITIONED COMPANY OF "SMIRKUS TROUPERS", AGES 12-18, TRAVELS NEW ENGLAND FOR A TWO-MONTH PERFORMANCE TOUR BACKED BY PROFESSIONAL COACHES, COOKS, MUSICIANS AND CREW. SHOWS TAKE PLACE UNDER A 700-SEAT, ONE-RING, EUROPEAN-STYLE BIG TOP AND HELP RAISE MONEY FOR COMMUNITY PRESENTERS.
Expenses $1,299,138 · Grants $50,000 · Revenue $1,357,607
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SCHOOL RESIDENCIES - CIRCUS SMIRKUS WORKS WITH PROFESSIONAL CIRCUS ARTS EDUCATORS TO CONDUCT ONE- AND TWO-WEEK LONG ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS AND AFTER SCHOOL SETTINGS THROUGHOUT NEW ENGLAND. TEACHING IS ALIGNED WITH SEL PRINCIPLES WHERE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN A HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP CONCENTRATION, FOCUS, AND PERSISTENCE. AT THE END OF EACH RESIDENCY A SCHOOL OR COMMUNITY WIDE PERFORMANCE SHARES THE PROGRESS OF THE STUDENTS AND SHOWCASES THEIR DEVELOPMENTS IN A FUN AND INCLUSIVE SHOW.
Expenses $18,160 · Revenue $52,084
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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KATE HAYES
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2.75
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JUSTIN LEBLANC
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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BRIAN MIRON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
TOBY AYER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CLAIRE GRIMBLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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TRISTAN AVELINA CUNNINGHAM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DEBRA ELLIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JILL DANDREA FISCHMANN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MIRIAM ROSENBLUM
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DAN SEIDEMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MARVIN WANG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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RACHEL SCHIFFER
EX. & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $95,473
- From this org
- $78,641
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,832
- Hours/week
- 40
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 23 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202532059349300303
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