Nonprofit · EIN 94-3173332
CIRCUS CENTER
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,045,202 | $2,094,167 | -$48,965 | $231,548 | $962,254 | -$730,706 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $2,114,262 | $2,687,698 | -$573,436 | $291,187 | $888,740 | -$597,553 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,552,224 | $2,630,743 | -$78,519 | $734,564 | $633,646 | $100,918 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $679,517
- of which government grants
- $156,309
- Program service revenue
- $1,362,640
- Investment income
- $68
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $735
- Other revenue
- $2,977
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $127,695
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,272,795
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,578,598
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $26,401
- Accounting fees
- $44,301
- Occupancy
- $77,055
- Travel
- $13,271
- Depreciation
- $60,193
- Program services (functional)
- $1,589,448
- Management and general (functional)
- $383,113
- Fundraising (functional)
- $121,606
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $291,187
- Total assets, end of year
- $231,548
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $962,254
- Net assets, end of year
- -$730,706
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $142,726
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$740,706
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $10,000
- Gross receipts
- $2,048,515
- Employees
- 116
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Thomas | Executive Director (8/26/24 - 11/11/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $29,403 |
| Anne Clark | Executive Director (11/18/24 - 10/3/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $11,291 |
| Sophie Turrell | Chair (term 10/4/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alison Selle | Chair (term 6/30/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Morgan Price | Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bridgette Lin | Treasurer (term 11/14/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stuart Wong | Treasurer (term 8/31/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Ostrow | Treasurer (eff 5/1/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martina Rogers | Secretary (term 4/30/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Renita Vinluan-Fan | Secretary, Interim Chair (eff 1/9/25_ Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Natalie Quan | Board Member (term 11/14/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bonny Krucik | Board Member (term 11/12/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dominique Jando | Board Member (term 8/1/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Maimone | Board Member (eff 5/1/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joules Jetson | Board Member (eff 5/28/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Henderson | Board Member (eff 8/31/25) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony B Kendall | Former Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $107,136 |
| Sophie Turrell | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Natalie Quan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ceci Walken | Secretary (term 3/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martina Rogers | Secretary (eff 3/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bridgette Lin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Oliver Hack | Board Member (term 4/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dominique Jando | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Morgan Price | Board Member (eff 5/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Stuart Wong | Board Member (eff 5/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Selle | Board Member (eff 6/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bonnie Krucik | Board Member (eff 6/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony B Kendall | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $104,201 |
| Sophie Turrell | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Natalie Quan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ceci Walken | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Martina Rogers | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bridgette Lin | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Oliver Hack | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Dominique Jando | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 755 FREDERICK ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117-2755
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Betsy Ferguson, 755 Frederick Street, San Francisco, CA 94117
- Signed the 990
- Betsy Ferguson, Executive Director
- Phone
- (415) 759-8123
- Website
- www.circuscenter.org
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3173332 or by the name CIRCUS CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
To inspire passion for the circus arts through training, performance, and community engagement. In FY24-25, we provided 4,400 classes to 1,800 participants, produced 6 shows, and provided sustained enrichment activities to dozens of underserved youth.
Program accomplishments
- TRAINING: Circus Center offers classes for every level of ability in flying trapeze, acrobatics, aerial arts, contortion, juggling, and many other disciplines. We have training for all ages, from our recreational and pre-professional youth programs serving students as young as 6 years old, to our recreational adult classes and private lessons. In addition, we offer artist residencies; summer camp; corporate, youth, and group events; workshops; specialty intensives; and much more. Our world-renowned team of instructors have performed with the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe, Moscow Circus, Cirque du Soleil, Pickle Family Circus, Circus Bella, Circus Smirkus, Teatro ZinZanni, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, and the Big Apple Circus.Expenses $1,287,453 · revenue $1,233,813
- PERFORMANCE: Circus Center produced a full season of in-person shows featuring over a hundred Circus Center professional and student circus artists in seven different performances. These shows employ dozens of circus, music, and variety artists annually. Collectively our performances serve thousands of audience members every year, all at accessible ticket prices.Expenses $127,156 · revenue $136,777
- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Circus Center partners with schools and community organizations to offer circus arts activities to underserved young people. This year, we continued and grew our after-school program at a center for economically disadvantaged children. We also continued our regular series of community open houses to provide low-barrier introductions to the world of circus. And for those young people who get bit by the circus bug, we offer generous need-based financial assistance and other support for their participation in all of our on-site youth programming.Expenses $174,839 · revenue $13,678
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 94-3173332
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A6E0)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $231,548
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,048,515
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $2,045,202 | $2,094,167 | $231,548 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $2,114,262 | $2,687,698 | $291,187 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $2,552,224 | $2,630,743 | $734,564 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $2,462,270 | $2,359,195 | $422,549 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 94-3173332).
Questions about CIRCUS CENTER
- What is the EIN of CIRCUS CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CIRCUS CENTER is 94-3173332.
- Is CIRCUS CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to CIRCUS CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CIRCUS CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CIRCUS CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CIRCUS CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CIRCUS CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names Betsy Ferguson.
- Who are the officers and directors of CIRCUS CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $29,403 (Jeff Thomas, Executive Director (8/26/24 - 11/11/24)).
- How much revenue does CIRCUS CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,045,202, expenses of $2,094,167 and total assets of $231,548 at year end.
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