Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CIRCUS BELLA.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2024 , filed 15 August 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
- Total revenue
- $216,071 changed to $881,405
- Total expenses
- $240,758 changed to $839,083
- Contributions and grants received
- $80,083 changed to $337,645
- Program service revenue
- $135,988 changed to $541,874
- Investment income
- $0 changed to $1,886
- Total assets, end of year
- $72,896 changed to $54,896
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $275,430 changed to $215,108
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$202,534 changed to -$160,212
- Program services expenses
- $207,615 changed to $729,670
- Management and general expenses
- $28,241 changed to $84,082
- Fundraising expenses
- $4,902 changed to $25,331
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $207,615 changed to $729,670
Listed under a different title
- Susan Munn: Director then Secretary
Totals
- Total revenue
- $216,071
- Total expenses
- $240,758
- Contributions and grants received
- $80,083
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $135,988
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $72,896
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $275,430
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$202,534
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $207,615
- Management and general expenses
- $28,241
- Fundraising expenses
- $4,902
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $207,615
Program services were 86.2% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$33,997
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$46,086
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2a · Program service revenue: Merchandise & Concessions
total $13,116 · excluded $13,116
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2b · Program service revenue: Performance Fees
total $122,872 · related or exempt $122,872
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $17,393 · program services $8,697 · management and general $4,348 · fundraising $4,348
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $107,220 · program services $107,220
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,884 · program services $2,884
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $11,118 · program services $10,360 · management and general $379 · fundraising $379
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,085 · management and general $1,085
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $175 · fundraising $175
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $10,443 · program services $10,443
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,070 · program services $2,154 · management and general $2,916
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,712 · program services $931 · management and general $781
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $22,361 · program services $19,106 · management and general $3,255
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17 · Travel
total $2,067 · program services $523 · management and general $1,544
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $889 · management and general $889
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $10,882 · program services $1,426 · management and general $9,456
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24a · Other expenses: Equipment Rental
total $35,949 · program services $35,129 · management and general $820
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24b · Other expenses: Merch Materials
total $5,259 · program services $5,259
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24c · Other expenses: Show Costs
total $2,513 · program services $2,513
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24d · Other expenses: Software
total $2,369 · management and general $2,369
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24e · All other expenses
total $1,369 · program services $970 · management and general $399
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $82,852 · end of year $63,569
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$15,057
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$5,730
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $14,301 · end of year $9,327
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $429
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $225,000 · end of year $225,000
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $50,000
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25 · Other liabilities
end of year $1
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$177,847 · end of year -$202,534
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Circus Bella's mission is to produce and present high-quality Circus Arts entertainment, accessible to all audiences.
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We are the San Francisco Bay Area's premiere one-ring circus, curated in the traditions of earlier eras with forward-thinking sensibilities and flair. Like the word Bella in our name, we celebrate the beauty of the circus art form and the beauty of what humans can do together. Audiences are bedazzled, lifted up, and join in the celebration of the heart and soul of circus: community, joy, and achieving the impossible. We have a diverse and unique company, representing talents from all corners of the world and different backgrounds, perspectives, and special artist's gifts. We feature aerialists, acrobats, family foot jugglers, clowns, and more - all performed to live original music. Throughout the year we present a variety of circus productions which include our Big Top show - an original 90-minute circus spectacular, featuring international circus artists, and local favorite the Circus Bella All-Star Band, as well as our Circus in the Parks a themed series of FREE summer performances in parks.
Expenses $207,615 · Revenue $288,005
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Abigail Munn
President
- Total calculated
- $17,393
- From this org
- $15,167
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,226
- Hours/week
- 35
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Michele Ramos Walker
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Susan Munn
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Olgica Bakajin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Dominique Jando
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Sarah Kotcher
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Jordan Miller
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Serafina Miller
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ingrid Orlow
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Richard Simon
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Robert Raburn
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Wendy Parkman
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Eddie Scher
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 10 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202521329349303762
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