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Vicious Circle

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 27-2472272

Jun 01, 2019 to May 31, 2020 • Filed on Mar 12, 2021

Organization Profilewearevicious.org
407 Prospect AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11215

(917) 328-0241

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

52nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

53rd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

82nd percentile

36%

Higher net margin than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2020

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets52nd percentile

Assets

$13,490

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Net Assets

$13,490

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Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue53rd percentileNet Margin82nd percentile

Revenue

$29,360

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$18,881

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$10,479

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2020: $13,490Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $13,4902020Assets 2021: $15,442Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $15,4422021Assets 2022: $14,581Liabilities 2022: $512Net Assets 2022: $14,0692022Assets 2023: $13,926Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $13,9262023Assets 2024: $15,145Liabilities 2024: $124Net Assets 2024: $15,0212024Assets 2025: $12,291Liabilities 2025: $1,596Net Assets 2025: $10,6952025

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$13,490
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$13,490
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2020: $29,360Expenses 2020: $18,881Net Income 2020: $10,4792020Revenue 2021: $9,513Expenses 2021: $8,097Net Income 2021: $1,4162021Revenue 2022: $8,005Expenses 2022: $9,278Net Income 2022: -$1,2732022Revenue 2023: $11Expenses 2023: $154Net Income 2023: -$1432023Revenue 2024: $107,471Expenses 2024: $106,376Net Income 2024: $1,0952024Revenue 2025: $87,783Expenses 2025: $92,109Net Income 2025: -$4,3262025

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$29,360
Expenses$18,881
Net Income$10,479
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jun 1, 2019 to May 31, 2020
Signed
Mar 12, 2021
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$29,360
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Vicious Circle was founded in 2010 by Jerry Marsini, Meredith Lynsey Schade, and Tony Speciale to create, develop and produce new, ensemble-based works.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The company was recently represented on Broadway with The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. Past projects have included producing the international Gun Control Theatre Action Week festival of plays with NoPassport, the development of the play Buyer Beware or "How Lenny Bruce Found a Safe Space" (and lost it again) by Michael Weller, Locust Song by Jerry Marsini, Unnatural Acts by Plastic Theatre (Classic Stage Company), and Soulographie: Our Genocides, a series of 17 plays written by Erik Ehn on human rights issues - the latter of which was produced across the nation over the course of two years, culminating in a two-week marathon at La MaMa in November 2012.$18,580$17,034
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Meredith SchadeCo-Founding DirectorPT$0--
Tony SpecialeCo-Founding DirectorPT$0--
Gerald MarsiniCo-Founding DirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Vicious Circle
EIN
27-2472272
Phone
9173280241
Address
407 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215

Signing Officer

Name
Meredith Schade
Title
Founding Co-Director
Phone
9173280241
Signed
2021-03-12
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$13,490
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$13,490
Revenue
$29,360
Expenses
$18,881
Net income
$10,479
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.02$0.11$0.88$0.92$0.04
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.15$0.00$0.15$1.07$1.06$0.01
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.14$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.00
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.01$0.14$0.08$0.09$0.01
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.00$0.15$0.10$0.08$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.00$0.13$0.29$0.19$0.10