Circus Cascadia

Analysis

Circus Cascadia is a registered charity in United States, based in Gresham, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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, Circus Cascadia reported income of $77k and spending of $95k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $97k to $77k (-20%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 20%. 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, Circus Cascadia sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Symphony of the Potomac Inc ($77k), Hellenic-American Cultural Foundation ($77k) and Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Inc ($77k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 90% of the total. At year end it held assets of $36k against liabilities of $1,372, net assets of $34k.