Circus Bella

Analysis

Circus Bella is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2017, 9 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Circus Bella reported income of $529k and spending of $624k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $466k to $529k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 111% 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 Bella sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center ($528k), The Atelier at Flowerfield Inc ($529k) and Alabaster Arts Council Inc ($528k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $233k. It paid $9,721 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $97k against liabilities of $275k, net assets of -$178k. It reported 33 employees.