The Circus Barn Incorporated

Analysis

The Circus Barn Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Greensboro, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Circus Barn Incorporated reported income of $2.7m and spending of $3.0m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $2.7m (-2.0%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Circus Barn Incorporated sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historicorps ($2.7m), Redline ($2.7m) and San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $993k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 116 employees.