Civic Intelligence

The Circus Project

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 61-1557140

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Jun 15, 2016

Organization Profilewww.thecircusproject.org
1420 NW 17th Ave No 388Portland, OR 97209

(503) 764-9174

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

72nd percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

71st percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

70th percentile

14%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

85th percentile

$26,250

Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 5.9% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

82nd percentile

43%

Faster asset growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

82nd percentile

37%

Faster revenue growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets72nd percentile

Assets

Up

$255,052

Up $76,757 (+43%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$242,313

Up $64,168 (+36%) from 2014

Liabilities

Up

$12,739

Up $12,589 (+8393%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue71st percentileNet Margin70th percentile

Revenue

Up

$446,998

Up $121,028 (+37%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$382,830

Up $170,133 (+80%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

$64,168

Down $49,105 (-43%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth82nd percentile

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2010: $13,507Net Assets 2010: $13,5072010Assets 2011: $18,209Liabilities 2011: $835Net Assets 2011: $17,3742011Assets 2012: $51,101Liabilities 2012: $1,074Net Assets 2012: $50,0272012Assets 2013: $90,642Liabilities 2013: $25,7702013Assets 2014: $178,295Liabilities 2014: $150Net Assets 2014: $178,1452014Assets 2015: $255,052Liabilities 2015: $12,739Net Assets 2015: $242,3132015Assets 2016: $603,544Liabilities 2016: $62,765Net Assets 2016: $540,7792016Assets 2017: $526,435Liabilities 2017: $53,003Net Assets 2017: $473,4322017Assets 2018: $498,174Liabilities 2018: $34,273Net Assets 2018: $463,9012018Assets 2019: $386,308Liabilities 2019: $45,091Net Assets 2019: $341,2172019Assets 2020: $507,335Liabilities 2020: $140,436Net Assets 2020: $366,8992020Assets 2021: $477,509Liabilities 2021: $35,151Net Assets 2021: $442,3582021Assets 2022: $0Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$255,052
Liabilities$12,739
Net Assets$242,313
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth82nd percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2010: $61,637Expenses 2010: $55,662Net Income 2010: $5,9752010Revenue 2011: $78,092Expenses 2011: $74,225Net Income 2011: $3,8672011Revenue 2012: $130,994Expenses 2012: $98,341Net Income 2012: $32,6532012Revenue 2013: $155,043Expenses 2013: $140,198Net Income 2013: $14,8452013Revenue 2014: $325,970Expenses 2014: $212,697Net Income 2014: $113,2732014Revenue 2015: $446,998Expenses 2015: $382,830Net Income 2015: $64,1682015Revenue 2016: $701,837Expenses 2016: $518,371Net Income 2016: $183,4662016Revenue 2017: $653,025Expenses 2017: $720,372Net Income 2017: -$67,3472017Revenue 2018: $738,826Expenses 2018: $748,357Net Income 2018: -$9,5312018Revenue 2019: $778,733Expenses 2019: $901,417Net Income 2019: -$122,6842019Revenue 2020: $800,728Expenses 2020: $775,046Net Income 2020: $25,6822020Revenue 2021: $839,320Expenses 2021: $763,861Net Income 2021: $75,4592021Revenue 2022: $523,351Expenses 2022: $965,709Net Income 2022: -$442,3582022

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$446,998
Expenses$382,830
Net Income$64,168
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Jun 15, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$458,376
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The circus project was founded on a simple yet innovative idea: that the unique appeal of circus arts can benefit marginalized youth in unprecedented ways - and that in turn, their unique perspectives would propel the growing field of circus arts to new heights. What began in 2008 as a pioneering experiment to empower homeless youth through the development of original, skilled circus productions, has grown organically into a thriving arts organization that serves a diverse community through a public academy, professional performances, and a spectrum of social circus programs that utilize circus arts for individual and community transformation. Each of these programs support and enhance the others, working on multiple levels to promote personal development, artistry, and social justice.

To utilize circus arts to transcend social barriers and inspire personal transformation.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$163,063$156,633▼ $6,430
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$1,557$50,004▲ $48,447
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$8,923$41,897▲ $32,974
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$4,752$4,668▼ $84
Accounts Receivable-$1,850-
Pd in Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund$0$0→ $0
Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds$0$0→ $0
Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds$0$0→ $0
Total Assets$178,295$255,052▲ $76,757
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue-$11,386-
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$150$1,353▲ $1,203
Total Liabilities$150$12,739▲ $12,589
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$178,145$242,313▲ $64,168
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$178,295$255,052▲ $76,757

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$29,151$5,791$34,942
Leasehold Improvements$12,746$1,683$14,429
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay85th percentile

Employees

NameTitleBaseTotal
Jennifer CohenBoard President & Artistic/executive Director$26,250$26,250
Kirsten CollinsVice-chair$12,600$12,600

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Caroline PetrichBoard Member
Hertsel ShadianBoard Member
Kate AndriesBoard Member
Paul LevyBoard Member
Teresa St MartinSecretary
Marshall MillerTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$303,593
Program Service Revenue
$146,864
Investment Income
$39
Other Revenue
$-3,498
All Other Contributions
$244,523
Change in Net Assets
$64,168
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$194,329
Other Expenses$188,501
Total Fundraising Expense$26,293
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$119,925$16,819$11,943$148,687
Occupancy$62,442$1,643$1,643$65,728
Advertising$27,142$1,831-$28,973
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$19,000$4,750-$23,750
All Other Expenses$14,954$8,718-$23,672
Payroll Taxes$13,286$2,677$1,319$17,282
Other Expenses$5,103$3,677$431$9,211
Depreciation Depletion$6,959$515-$7,474
Insurance$6,309$346-$6,655
Office Expenses$4,121$2,150-$6,271
Other Employee Benefits$3,227$927$456$4,610
Fees for Services Accounting-$4,520-$4,520
Travel$246$12-$258
Total Functional Expenses$305,853$50,684$26,293$382,830
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$11,378
Fundraising Gross Income$4,635
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Gala$26,395$4,635$931$3,704
Total Events$26,395$4,635$11,378$-6,743
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
Sean AndriesEmployee and Spouse of Board MemberEmployed by the Organization and Was Spouse of Board MemberNo$34,883
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
Yes
Business relationship with organization members
Yes
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2

“Program director during 2015 was married to a board member”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11

“The board of directors reviews and approves the 990 prior to submittal.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12C

“The Board of Directors monitors the transactions between the Circus Project (tCP) and insiders to ensure that any transaction between tCP and an insider that is a conflict of interest is fair to tCP and does not grant excessive benefit to the insider.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15

“The Board of Directors is responsible for approving the organization's annual budget, which includes staff salaries.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19

“NOT PUBLIC”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Circus Project
EIN
61-1557140
Phone
5037649174
Address
1420 NW 17th Ave No 388, Portland, OR 97209

Signing Officer

Name
Jennifer Cohen
Title
Artistic/executive Director
Phone
5037649174
Signed
2016-06-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Jennifer Cohen
Formed
2008
Legal Domicile
Or
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
6
Employees
32
Volunteers
100

Preparer

Firm
Mcdonald Jacobs Pc
Address
520 SW YAMHILL ST STE 500, PORTLAND, OR 97204
Preparer
Karin S Wandtke
Phone
5032270581
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IRS990/Desc0SOCIAL CIRCUS: The Circus Project's award-winning Social Circus programs utilize circus arts as a vehicle to teach self-care, discipline, accountability and teamwork to youth for whom other paradigms have failed. Our proven methodologies revolutionize the approach to social services by empowering marginalized youth to become creative directors of their own lives. Each element of our outreach efforts is intricately linked to the others, thereby offering continuous training opportunities to youth who enter our programs, from introductory classes through professional employment. In 2015, we offered specialized, complimentary circus training with a therapeutic approach to over 275 underserved youth through our Social Circus programs. Programs include: High Flyers (a series of eight week introductory workshops on-site at social service agencies serving homeless youth and youth at risk for homelessness), Circus in the Schools (year-long residencies at schools serving predominantly low-income youth), and extended training opportunities for graduates of our High Flyers & Circus in the Schools program to continue training, free of cost, in our recreational & pre-professional Academy programs. 2015 partners included: Self Enhancement Inc., Friends of the Children, p:ear, Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center, and Beach, Boise-Eliot, Creston, and Ockley Green Elementary Schools.
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IRS990/MissionDesc0THE CIRCUS PROJECT WAS FOUNDED ON A SIMPLE YET INNOVATIVE IDEA: THAT THE UNIQUE APPEAL OF CIRCUS ARTS CAN BENEFIT MARGINALIZED YOUTH IN UNPRECEDENTED WAYS - AND THAT IN TURN, THEIR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES WOULD PROPEL THE GROWING FIELD OF CIRCUS ARTS TO NEW HEIGHTS. WHAT BEGAN IN 2008 AS A PIONEERING EXPERIMENT TO EMPOWER HOMELESS YOUTH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ORIGINAL, SKILLED CIRCUS PRODUCTIONS, HAS GROWN ORGANICALLY INTO A THRIVING ARTS ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES A DIVERSE COMMUNITY THROUGH A PUBLIC ACADEMY, PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCES, AND A SPECTRUM OF SOCIAL CIRCUS PROGRAMS THAT UTILIZE CIRCUS ARTS FOR INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION. EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE OTHERS, WORKING ON MULTIPLE LEVELS TO PROMOTE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, ARTISTRY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0ACADEMY: THE CIRCUS PROJECT'S ACADEMY OFFERS RECREATIONAL AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. IT PROVIDES A STREAM OF EARNED REVENUE FOR OUR SOCIAL CIRCUS PROGRAMS, AND A CONTINUUM OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ADVANCE THE FIELD BY TRAINING A NEW GENERATION OF INNOVATIVE ARTISTS. OUR ACADEMY ALLOWS US TO EXPAND OUR RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY REACH, WHILE FURTHERING OUR GOAL OF EMPOWERING UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND ELEVATING THE CALIBER OF CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS ARTS IN PORTLAND AND BEYOND. IN 2015 WE RELOCATED TO OUR FIRST DEDICATED TRAINING SPACE, ALLOWING US TO MORE THAN DOUBLE THE SIZE OF OUR STUDENT BODY, FROM 181 IN 2014 TO 452 IN 2015. WE LAUNCHED A PLETHORA OF NEW CLASSES, SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS, AND A SECOND PRE-PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COMPANY FOR YOUTH AGES 10-18. IN ADDITION, WE CREATED A MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM FOR PROFESSIONALS & DEDICATED STUDENTS WHICH SERVE AS A PROFESSIONAL INCUBATOR FOR LOCAL AND VISITING ARTISTS, AND HOSTED SEVERAL MASTER WORKSHOPS FEATURING ARTISTS FROM LES 7 DOIGTS DE LA MAIN AND CIRQUE DU SOLEIL.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0PERFORMANCES: Performances are a critical component to the success of our mission, utilizing artistic excellence to inspire social change. The Circus Project creates bold new works that blur the distinction between tent and stage by infusing circus arts with the artistry of dance and the character-driven, emotionally riveting aspects of theatre. We integrate the newest developments in European and Canadian circus with a distinctly American perspective to create shows and events that are technically superb, emotionally stirring, and strengthen a sense of community amongst performers and audiences. 2015 performances reached over 3,250 audience members through six original productions and five featured events.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 PRIOR TO SUBMITTAL.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2The Board of Directors monitors the transactions between the Circus Project (tCP) and insiders to ensure that any transaction between tCP and an insider that is a conflict of interest is fair to tCP and does not grant excessive benefit to the insider.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3The Board of Directors is responsible for approving the organization's annual budget, which includes staff salaries.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4NOT PUBLIC
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15
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2015 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$255,052
Liabilities
$12,739
Net assets
$242,313
Revenue
$446,998
Expenses
$382,830
Net income
$64,168
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.23$9.66$4.42
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.78$0.35$4.42$8.39$7.64$0.75
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.07$1.40$3.67$8.01$7.75$0.26
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.86$0.45$3.41$7.79$9.01$1.23
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.98$0.34$4.64$7.39$7.48$0.10
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.26$0.53$4.73$6.53$7.20$0.67
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.04$0.63$5.41$7.02$5.18$1.83
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.55$0.13$2.42$4.47$3.83$0.64
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.78$0.00$1.78$3.26$2.13$1.13
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.91$0.26$1.55$1.40$0.15
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.51$0.01$0.50$1.31$0.98$0.33
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.18$0.01$0.17$0.78$0.74$0.04
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.14$0.14$0.62$0.56$0.06