Nonprofit · EIN 99-1296105
THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC
Also known as CIRCLE KEEPERS
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10013
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $407,794 | $348,046 | $59,748 | $122,324 | $9,636 | $112,688 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $129,707 | $76,767 | $52,940 | $54,917 | $1,977 | $52,940 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $297,839
- of which government grants
- $10,000
- Program service revenue
- $109,780
- Investment income
- $6
- Other revenue
- $169
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $35,691
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $72,599
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,333
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $80,277
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,125
- Accounting fees
- $11,385
- Depreciation
- $437
- Program services (functional)
- $326,948
- Management and general (functional)
- $21,098
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $54,917
- Total assets, end of year
- $122,324
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,636
- Net assets, end of year
- $112,688
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,062
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $112,688
- Gross receipts
- $407,794
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 2024
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN URBACH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 60 | $51,667 |
| JANIA WITHERSPOON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $18,013 |
| AMBER COLON | DIRECOTR OF YOUTH EXPERIENCES BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $16,259 |
| TAJH SUTTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $2,919 |
| RYAN CLAYTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $1,362 |
| MBATHIO MBAYE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $827 |
| TANESHA GRANT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OMARI SOULFINGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUZANNA CAMERON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DENISHA JONES | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ORLA FLYNN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANIA WITHERSPOON | SECRETARY | 2 | $2,287 |
| TAJH SUTTON | TREASURER | 2 | $730 |
| MARTIN URBACH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 60 | $0 |
| DENISHA JONES | BOARD CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| OMARI SOULFINGER | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| SUZANNA CAMERON | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 447 BROADWAY FL 2 PMB 1345, NEW YORK, NY 10013-2562
- In care of
- % MARTIN URBACH
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARTIN URBACH, 80 WINTHROP STREET V6, BROOKLYN, NY 11225
- Signed the 990
- MARTIN URBACH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (646) 207-3996
- Website
- www.circleupyouth.org
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
Mission
THE CIRCLE KEEPERS IS A BROOKLYN-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. WE DISMANTLE THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE BY TRAINING YOUTH ORGANIZERS AS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTITIONERS, PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCHERS AND SOCIALLY CONSCIOUS ACTIVISTS. BY CENTERING THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF YOUTH LEADERS, WE PROMOTE PEACEMAKING THROUGH CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZING THAT HEAL THE HARMS OF RACIAL SEGREGATION IN SCHOOLS.
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICE IS TO ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING BY DEVELOPING YOUTH LEADERS AND IMPLEMENTING RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FELLOWSHIPS, WORKSHOPS, YOUTH CONFERENCES, AND ORGANIZING PROGRAMS THAT TRAIN YOUNG PEOPLE IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, PEER MEDIATION, PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH, AND COMMUNITY ADVOCACY. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO REPLACE PUNITIVE DISCIPLINE POLICIES AND CRIMINALIZATION IN SCHOOLS WITH HEALING-CENTERED, RESTORATIVE APPROACHES THAT HONOR THE DIGNITY AND LEADERSHIP OF YOUTH AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.Expenses $266,637 · grants $35,691 · revenue $89,845
- THE ORGANIZATION ADMINISTERS MULTIPLE FELLOWSHIP, YOUTH LEADERSHIP, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE STIPENDS TO INDIVIDUALS IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS PEACE, JUSTICE, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MISSION. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: THE CIRCLE KEEPERS FELLOWSHIP, WHICH SUPPORTS YOUTH TRAINED IN RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICES; SOUNDS OF JUSTICE AND JOY, A PROGRAM INTEGRATING ARTS AND ADVOCACY; THE PEACE & JUSTICE YOUTH CONFERENCE, WHICH CONVENES YOUTH AROUND THEMES OF EQUITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE; WORKSHOPS PROVIDING COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SKILL-BUILDING; THE WHOSE VOICE? OUR VOICE YPAR (YOUTH PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH) FELLOWSHIP, WHICH TRAINS YOUTH IN COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY; THE DIGNITY IN SCHOOLS YOUTH LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP, SUPPORTING STUDENT LEADERS ADVANCING EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE; THE SUNSET PARK TRIE COALITION 2025, A COMMUNITY COALITION INITIATIVE; SUN SEEKER MWKE, A PROGRAM SUPPORTING YOUTH WELLNESS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; DIGNITY IN SCHOOLS STUDENT ORGANIZING, WHICH SUPPORTS YOUTH IN BUILDING POWER WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES; AND THE DISTRICT 39 PEER MEDIATORS FELLOWSHIP, WHICH TRAINS STUDENT PEER MEDIATORS IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RESTORATIVE PRACTICES. STIPENDS PROVIDED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES.Expenses $60,311 · revenue $19,935
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-PF on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 99-1296105
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2024
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $122,324
- Income (IRS master file)
- $407,794
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $407,794 | $348,046 | $122,324 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $129,707 | $76,767 | $54,917 | XML |
| 990-PF | December 2023 | $1 | $0 | $1 | 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 99-1296105).
Questions about THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC
- What is the EIN of THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC is 99-1296105.
- Is THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
- Are donations to THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC 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 THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARTIN URBACH.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $51,667 (MARTIN URBACH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE CIRCLE KEEPERS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $407,794, expenses of $348,046 and total assets of $122,324 at year end.
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