Totals
- Total revenue
- $7,719,221
- Total expenses
- $3,043,748
- Contributions and grants received
- $7,283,195
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $321,094
- Investment income
- $108,267
- Other revenue
- $6,665
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,751,177
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,149,457
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $10,601,720
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,470,354
- Management and general expenses
- $394,980
- Fundraising expenses
- $178,414
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,470,354
Program services were 81.2% 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)
$1,522,171
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,761,024
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$6,577
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES
total $308,956 · related or exempt $308,956
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2b · Program service revenue: PERFORMANCE INCOME
total $7,861 · related or exempt $7,861
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2c · Program service revenue: WORK STUDY PROGRAM
total $4,277 · related or exempt $4,277
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3 · Investment income
total $73,375 · excluded $73,375
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $820,181
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $785,289
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $34,892
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $34,892 · excluded $34,892
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$35,932
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$47,125
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$11,193 · excluded -$11,193
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE
total $17,858 · related or exempt $17,858
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11e · Other revenue, total
$17,858
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $141,753 · program services $117,655 · management and general $15,593 · fundraising $8,505
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,518,555 · program services $1,260,401 · management and general $167,041 · fundraising $91,113
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $148,634 · program services $123,366 · management and general $16,350 · fundraising $8,918
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $134,632 · program services $111,744 · management and general $14,810 · fundraising $8,078
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11b · Fees: legal
total $962 · program services $673 · management and general $192 · fundraising $97
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $57,052 · program services $39,936 · management and general $11,410 · fundraising $5,706
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11g · Fees: other
total $125,335 · program services $87,735 · management and general $25,068 · fundraising $12,532
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,901 · program services $6,211 · fundraising $690
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13 · Office expenses
total $58,681 · program services $41,078 · management and general $11,735 · fundraising $5,868
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14 · Information technology
total $12,326 · program services $8,011 · management and general $3,082 · fundraising $1,233
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16 · Occupancy
total $164,168 · program services $147,752 · management and general $8,208 · fundraising $8,208
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17 · Travel
total $29,651 · program services $29,651
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20 · Interest
total $80,567 · management and general $80,567
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $255,825 · program services $230,243 · management and general $12,791 · fundraising $12,791
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23 · Insurance
total $73,504 · program services $69,829 · management and general $3,675
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24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES
total $97,831 · program services $58,698 · management and general $24,458 · fundraising $14,675
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24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $94,741 · program services $94,741
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24c · Other expenses: CIRCUS TEENS
total $38,149 · program services $38,149
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24d · Other expenses: FIELD TRIPS AND EVENTS
total $4,481 · program services $4,481
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $25,134 · end of year $23,716
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $15,213 · end of year $15,193
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $698,131
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $626,370 · end of year $788
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $57,424 · end of year $311,721
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$10,806,203
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$405,283
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,184,193 · end of year $10,400,920
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,075,877 · end of year $2,300,708
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,500 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,292,410 · end of year $139,799
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $11,625 · end of year $9,658
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $1,098,030 · end of year $3,000,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,600,582 · end of year $8,602,118
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,985,064 · end of year $1,999,602
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO UNITE YOUTH ACROSS ALL BACKGROUNDS AND IDENTITIES BY FOSTERING SELF-ESTEEM AND MUTUAL RESPECT THROUGH THE PRACTICE AND PERFORMANCE OF CIRCUS ARTS.
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PROVIDES SOCIAL CIRCUS WORKSHOPS FOR YOUTH FROM VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS IN CHICAGO IN ORDER TO BUILD SELF ESTEEM AND BUILD A DIVERSE AND UNITED COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT, MENTORING, AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS.
Expenses $2,470,354 · Revenue $338,952
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Alvin Boutte JrALVIN BOUTTE JR
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Judith AllenDR JUDITH ALLEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris RooneyCHRIS ROONEY
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Abraham Nalin BhuttABRAHAM NALIN BHUTT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chris GagelCHRIS GAGEL
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jack GombergJACK GOMBERG
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Meredith GeorgeMEREDITH GEORGE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Steve BynumSTEVE BYNUM
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jefferson ParkJEFFERSON PARK
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maude TremblayMAUDE TREMBLAY
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ben BlairBEN BLAIR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Suzanne FigheraSUZANNE FIGHERA
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dan RobertsDAN ROBERTS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $160,447
- From this org
- $141,753
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,694
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $141,753
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,694
- Filer's total
- $160,447
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Renee Bell WergeRENEE BELL WERGE
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $110,856
- From this org
- $100,778
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,078
- Hours/week
- 1
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Written employment contract
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 11 August 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202542259349301104
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