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← SALIDA CIRCUS OUTREACH FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by SALIDA CIRCUS OUTREACH FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$188,768
Total expenses
$234,750
Contributions and grants received
$41,085
Grants paid
$300
Program service revenue
$147,709
Investment income
-$26
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,032,250
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,032,250
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$228,327
Management and general expenses
$6,423
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$228,327

Program services were 97.3% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $41,085

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Performance Income

    total $128,678

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Workshop Income

    total $11,474

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Insurance Proceeds

    total $7,557

  • 3 · Investment income

    total -$26

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $300 · program services $300

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $92,982 · program services $92,982

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $120 · management and general $120

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,550 · management and general $4,550

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $74,829 · program services $74,829

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $547 · program services $547

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,753 · management and general $1,753

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $18,381 · program services $18,381

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,620 · program services $7,620

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $13,490 · program services $13,490

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,167 · program services $6,167

  • 24a · Other expenses: Tutor Workshops/Camp

    total $250 · program services $250

  • 24b · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $4,080 · program services $4,080

  • 24c · Other expenses: Auto

    total $4,203 · program services $4,203

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues Subscriptions

    total $2,451 · program services $2,451

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,027 · program services $3,027

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $184,490 · end of year $104,909

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $568,984

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $53,678

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $524,465 · end of year $515,306

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $696

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $368,581 · end of year $412,035

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,078,232 · end of year $1,032,250

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

The Organization believes circus arts are a catalyst for confidence, joy, and community connection. Through inclusive programs and the Salida Cirque Haus, our community sanctuary for creatives provides affordable, mission aligned housing and creative space, ensuring rural communities have access to the arts, continued on Sch O.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Organization believes circus arts are a catalyst for confidence, joy, and community connection. Through inclusive programs and the Salida Cirque Haus, our community sanctuary for creatives provides affordable, mission aligned housing continued on Sch O

  • Hosted the 2025 Spring World Circus Day Celebration for the community, highlighted and hosted performers from the East Coast. World Circus Day allowed the Organization to provide free and low cost circus arts activities that promote creativity, physical literacy, and community engagement. Completed a full remodel of the rental home at 605 Teller Street, Salida, CO 81201, transforming it into a dormitory style circus hub with three guest rooms and an additional bathroom and a dedicated studio space for ground skills workshops, rehearsals, and community classes. Welcomed new members to the Organizations Board of Directors and updated organizational policies and procedures to strengthen governance, improve onboarding, and support long-term program sustainability.

    Expenses $228,327 · Revenue $140,151

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laura Hart

    Executive Director/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $61,817
    From this org
    $61,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jennifer Dempsey

    Outreach Director

    Total calculated
    $25,382
    From this org
    $25,382
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30
  • Katharine Clapp

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $5,783
    From this org
    $5,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    14
  • Tom Hinerman

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Nellis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • Mary Katherine Kendall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Schneider

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
2025
Filed
28 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202611499349300421

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