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← CIRCUS BELLA

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CIRCUS BELLA.

Totals

Total revenue
$528,513
Total expenses
$623,994
Contributions and grants received
$240,508
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$288,005
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$97,153
Total liabilities, end of year
$275,000
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$177,847
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$524,048
Management and general expenses
$69,477
Fundraising expenses
$30,469
Program service expenses (Part III)
$524,048

Program services were 84.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $48,330

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $192,178

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Merchandise & Concessions

    total $9,719 · excluded $9,719

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Performance Fees

    total $278,286 · related or exempt $278,286

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 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 $76,906 · program services $38,453 · management and general $19,227 · fundraising $19,226

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $232,724 · program services $231,985 · management and general $739

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $7,200 · program services $7,200

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,168 · program services $23,323 · management and general $323 · fundraising $1,522

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,022 · program services $1,022

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,536 · management and general $6,536

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $9,721 · fundraising $9,721

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $14,218 · program services $14,218

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,234 · program services $16,274 · management and general $2,960

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,611 · program services $717 · management and general $2,894

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,526 · program services $1,180 · management and general $15,346

  • 17 · Travel

    total $966 · program services $548 · management and general $418

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $922 · management and general $922

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,829 · program services $7,229 · management and general $5,600

  • 24a · Other expenses: Show Costs

    total $93,474 · program services $93,244 · management and general $230

  • 24b · Other expenses: Equipment Rental

    total $80,999 · program services $80,999

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank Charges and Merchant

    total $9,334 · program services $89 · management and general $9,245

  • 24d · Other expenses: Gain/Loss on disposal of asset

    total $3,914 · program services $3,914

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $8,690 · program services $3,653 · management and general $5,037

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $144,559 · end of year $82,852

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $27,106

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

    $12,805

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $13,200 · end of year $14,301

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $240,000 · end of year $225,000

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $50,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $125

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$82,366 · end of year -$177,847

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Circus Bella's mission is to produce and present high-quality Circus Arts entertainment, accessible to all audiences.

  • 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 $524,048 · Revenue $288,005

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Abigail Munn

    President

    Total calculated
    $76,906
    From this org
    $69,633
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,273
    Hours/week
    35
  • Michele Ramos Walker

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Susan Munn

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Olgica Bakajin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dominique Jando

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sarah Kotcher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jordan Miller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Serafina Miller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ingrid Orlow

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard Simon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robert Raburn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Wendy Parkman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Eddie Scher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2023
Filed
14 August 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432279349301848

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