Circle School

Analysis

Circle School is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1984, 42 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Circle School reported income of $536k and spending of $602k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $627k to $536k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Circle School sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Frederick Douglas Community Development Corp ($536k), Monroe City Sheltered Workshop ($536k) and Sanabil Foundation ($536k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,131 (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $281k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $986k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 12 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.