Circus Flora Inc

Analysis

Circus Flora Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1988, 38 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 Flora Inc reported income of $752k and spending of $794k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $793k to $752k (-5.1%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Flora Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Society of Bassists ($752k), Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers Incorporated ($752k) and Litchfield Performing Arts Inc ($752k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $58k. At year end it held assets of $12k against liabilities of $330k, net assets of -$318k. It reported 10 employees.