Civic Intelligence

Open the Circle

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 82-2527647

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Nov 02, 2020

Organization Profilewww.otcprojects.org
2735 N Dayton StChicago, IL 60614

(312) 550-5821

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

38th percentile

-0.7%

Higher net margin than 38% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

36th percentile

-4.3%

Faster asset growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

56th percentile

4.8%

Faster revenue growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Down

$89,588

Down $4,039 (-4.3%) from 2018

Net Assets

$89,588

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $3,022 (-100%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin38th percentile

Revenue

Up

$153,535

Up $7,022 (+4.8%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$154,552

Up $99,929 (+183%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

-$1,017

Down $92,907 (-101%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth36th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2018: $93,627Liabilities 2018: $3,0222018Assets 2019: $89,588Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $89,5882019Assets 2020: $95,488Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $95,4882020Assets 2021: $148,522Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $148,5222021Assets 2024: $135,562Net Assets 2024: $135,5622024

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2019

Assets$89,588
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$89,588
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth56th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2018: $146,513Expenses 2018: $54,623Net Income 2018: $91,8902018Revenue 2019: $153,535Expenses 2019: $154,552Net Income 2019: -$1,0172019Revenue 2020: $54,894Expenses 2020: $48,994Net Income 2020: $5,9002020Revenue 2021: $103,235Expenses 2021: $50,201Net Income 2021: $53,0342021Revenue 2024: $142,415Expenses 2024: $45,549Net Income 2024: $96,8662024

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2019

Revenue$153,535
Expenses$154,552
Net Income-$1,017
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Nov 2, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$153,535
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Charitable

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Developed and supported the performance of an original stage show featuring the dance style known as footwork, with an original story and music, which benefitted 6 footwork dancing artists and over 700 community audience members and took the performance to multiple venues in Chicago, New York, and Connecticut.$0$93,286
Held a Footwork Summer Camp, offering instruction to 100 young people on the south side of Chicago, keeping them safe in a fun, educational environment, providing jobs for a dozen local dancers to teach the youth and develop curriculum around footwork. Included performance opportunities as part of Chicago Summerdance$0$41,452
Supported the development of Body in the City,a forthcoming documentary that explores the lives and artistry of dancers and DJs in Chicago's footwork dance world across several generations. The film will be released in 2021.$0$5,146
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jamal OliverVice PresidentPT$0--
Wills GlasspiegelVice PresidentPT$0--
Drew AltPresident, Secretary-$0--
Delorth StallworthDirector-$0--
Janeca HolbrookDirector-$0--
Jose OchoaTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Open the Circle
EIN
82-2527647
Phone
3125505821
Address
2735 N Dayton St, Chicago, IL 60614

Signing Officer

Name
Jose Ochoa
Title
Treasurer
Phone
3125505821
Signed
2020-11-02
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Supplies;7376|Insurance;493|Tax and Accounting Services;1287|Equipment rental;2113|Travel;5964|Computer Services and other tech services;1817|Credit card transaction fees;102^Total;19152^”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Description;EOY Amount^Grants Receivable;11250|Accounts Receivable;2243|Pledges receivable;2600|Prepaid expense;89^Total;16182^”

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ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt0Our sincere apologies for submitting this form 990-EZ late. Our previous executive director left Open The Circle early in 2020 and we did not realize that he had not submitted this form on our behalf. Once we received the notice of the annual tax return not having been filed, we got to work on completing it and submitting it. Thank you
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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$89,588
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$89,588
Revenue
$153,535
Expenses
$154,552
Net income
-$1,017
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.36$1.36$1.42$0.46$0.97
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.49$0.00$1.49$1.03$0.50$0.53
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.95$0.00$0.95$0.55$0.49$0.06
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.90$0.00$0.90$1.54$1.55$0.01
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.94$0.03$1.47$0.55$0.92