Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED GRANTS FROM THE FOLLOWING: -BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS-SARASOTA IN THE AMOUNT OF $95,925 |
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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 | THE MISSION OF THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY ("CAC") REFLECTS ITS DEEP COMMITMENT TO DELIVERING THE ENTERTAINMENT, EDUCATION, AND ENRICHMENT THAT THE CIRCUS ARTS UNIQUELY PROVIDE. CAC WORKS TO PRESERVE AND EXPAND THE MORE THAN 100-YEAR HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE CIRCUS IN SARASOTA, A TRADITION THAT BEGAN WHEN JOHN RINGLING BROUGHT HIS CIRCUS TO THE REGION IN 1927. WITH A FOCUS ON ELEVATING THE PERCEPTION OF THE CIRCUS AS THE MEANINGFUL ART FORM IT REPRESENTS, CAC IS FAR MORE THAN A CIRCUS ORGANIZATION. ITS VISION AND ONGOING PROGRAMMING STRENGTHEN SARASOTA'S GROWING REPUTATION AS A LEADING DESTINATION FOR CULTURAL, ATHLETIC, AND PERFORMING ARTS EXCELLENCE. CAC PRODUCES PERFORMANCES, EVENTS, YOUTH TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT SERVE CHILDREN, STUDENTS, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY THROUGH SCHOOLS AND LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS. PRESERVING SARASOTA'S DISTINCTIVE CIRCUS HERITAGE THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT, AND THE PERFORMING ARTS REMAINS CENTRAL TO EVERYTHING CAC DOES. THE MISSION OF THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY IS TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE CHILDREN USING UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE LEARNING PROGRAMS, TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND TO ADVANCE THE EXTRAORDINARY LEGACY AND HERITAGE OF THE CIRCUS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE SERVICE LINES INCLUDE: PERFORMANCE EACH YEAR, CAC PRODUCES AND PRESENTS A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL CIRCUS PRODUCTIONS THAT PUSH CREATIVE BOUNDARIES AND DELIVER THE VERY BEST OF THE CIRCUS ARTS TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THESE PERFORMANCES BRING INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ARTISTS AND ATHLETES TO LOCAL AUDIENCES AND HAVE EARNED GLOBAL ACCLAIM FOR THEIR WORLD-CLASS ARTISTRY, WHETHER STAGED IN A ONE-RING, EUROPEAN-STYLE BIG TOP, AND THE UNIQUE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY ARENA. CAC IS ALSO A GENEROUS PARTNER TO THE BROADER NONPROFIT COMMUNITY, CONTRIBUTING THOUSANDS OF TICKETS EACH YEAR TO LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES, CAC'S SIGNATURE WINTER PRODUCTION UNDER THE BIG TOP HAS FEATURED AN INTERNATIONAL ALL-STAR LINEUP OF CIRCUS PERFORMERS, CAPTIVATING AUDIENCES ACROSS THE REGION. TRAINING THE SAILOR CIRCUS ACADEMY IS A STRUCTURED CIRCUS ARTS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS AGED 8 TO 18. WHAT BEGAN IN 1949 AS A MODEST HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS CLASS HAS GROWN INTO A VIBRANT YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM SERVING STUDENTS IN GRADES 4 THROUGH 12. THIS RIGOROUS, INTERDISCIPLINARY, AND ATHLETICALLY DEMANDING PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAM HELPS STUDENTS DEVELOP LIFE MANAGEMENT SKILLS, BUILD SELF-DISCIPLINE, AND GROW IN CONFIDENCE, ALL THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF THE CIRCUS ARTS. ACROSS NEARLY EIGHT DECADES, THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THE SAILOR CIRCUS PROGRAM. STUDENTS TRAIN MANY HOURS EACH WEEK ALONGSIDE DEDICATED COACHES AND VOLUNTEERS, PRODUCING PERFORMANCES THAT HAVE BECOME A CELEBRATED ATTRACTION IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. RECOGNIZED WORLDWIDE AS "THE GREATEST 'LITTLE' SHOW ON EARTH," SAILOR CIRCUS HAS WELCOMED MORE THAN ONE MILLION SPECTATORS TO PERFORMANCES OF AMERICA'S OLDEST YOUTH CIRCUS. SAILOR CIRCUS ACADEMY STUDENTS ARE WIDELY REGARDED AS FUTURE LEADERS AND MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE CIRCUS LEGACY IN SARASOTA AND BEYOND. OUTREACH CAC'S EDUCATION PROGRAMMING BRINGS THE CLASSROOM TO LIFE IN WAYS FEW OTHER ORGANIZATIONS CAN. TEACHING ARTISTS GUIDE STUDENTS THROUGH KEY ACADEMIC SUBJECTS SUCH AS SCIENCE, LANGUAGE ARTS, AND THEATER, USING THE CIRCUS ARTS AS A VEHICLE FOR ACTIVE, HANDS-ON LEARNING. THESE INQUIRY-BASED LESSONS ARE DESIGNED IN ALIGNMENT WITH FLORIDA STATE STANDARDS. CAC CREATES A SAFE, CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT WELCOMES STUDENTS OF EVERY LEARNING LEVEL AND LEARNING STYLE AND INTRODUCES THEM TO THE WORLDS OF CIRCUS ARTS AND APPLIED SCIENCES. THE RESULT IS A KINESTHETIC, INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT HELPS STUDENTS RECOGNIZE THE RELEVANCE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND MATHEMATICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE. LEGACY SARASOTA'S IDENTITY AS A CIRCUS CITY WAS SHAPED IN NOVEMBER 1927, WHEN JOHN RINGLING RELOCATED HIS CIRCUS HEADQUARTERS FROM BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, TO SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA. FOR THE NEXT 33 YEARS, THE CIRCUS TRAIN ROLLED INTO TOWN EACH SEASON, HELPING BUILD THE CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC FOUNDATION OF THE CITY SARASOTA IS TODAY. THE COMMUNITY HAS LONG EMBRACED THIS HERITAGE AND CREATED LASTING WAYS TO HONOR IT. THE CIRCUS CELEBRITY AWARD, ESTABLISHED IN 1970 BY THE RINGLING MUSEUM, RECOGNIZES PERFORMERS WHOSE WORK REFLECTS THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENTS IN SKILL, DARING, AND SHOWMANSHIP. THE CIRCUS RING OF FAME, CREATED IN 1987 AND LOCATED AT ST. ARMAND'S CIRCLE IN SARASOTA, HONORS THOSE WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ART AND CULTURE OF THE CIRCUS. CAC CO-FOUNDERS PEDRO REIS AND DOLLY JACOBS-REIS HAVE RECEIVED BOTH HONORS. OPERATING SAILOR CIRCUS UNDER THE CAC UMBRELLA, THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCES THE CULTURAL LEGACY OF THE REGION WHILE SHAPING THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE CIRCUS ARTS. THIS WORK RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION IN 2015, WHEN THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AWARDED CAC CO-FOUNDER DOLLY JACOBS THE NEA NATIONAL HERITAGE FELLOWSHIP, THE NATION'S HIGHEST HONOR IN FOLK AND TRADITIONAL ARTS. THE CIRCUS ARTS CONSERVATORY HAS BEEN NAMED CULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR TWICE BY THE SARASOTA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IN 2012 AND AGAIN IN 2016. THAT SAME YEAR, THE CAC EDUCATION PROGRAM RECEIVED THE ARTS LEADERSHIP AWARD FROM THE SARASOTA ARTS ALLIANCE IN RECOGNITION OF ITS INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM, DEVELOPED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. CAC ENVISIONS ITSELF AS THE NATION'S LEADING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PERPETUATING THE CIRCUS ARTS AS SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S HISTORICAL LEGACY THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING. THROUGH CLASSROOM EDUCATION, COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT THROUGH THE ARTS, AND THE PRESENTATION OF WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCES, THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THE CIRCUS ARTS WILL CONTINUE TO BOTH REFLECT AND EXPAND THE INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | TREASURER REVIEWS 990 WITH PREPARER; THE TREASURER GIVES FINAL APPROVAL OF THE TAX RETURN AFTER REVIEW BY THE CEO. REVIEW OF FINAL RETURN PROVIDED TO BOARD AT NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE; ONE OF THE REQUIREMENTS IS FOR THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE TO MONITOR FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE CEO'S SALARY IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CEO CANNOT VOTE ON ADOPTING THE SALARY LEVEL. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE ORGANIZATIONS DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST BY CONTACTING JENNIFER MITCHELL |
| SUCCESSION PLAN PART VII SECTION A | DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENACTED THE ORGANIZATION'S SUCCESSION PLAN FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER POSITION. PURSUANT TO THIS PLAN, JENNIFER MITCHELL WAS APPOINTED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION, SUCCEEDING PEDRO REIS ON NOVEMBER 11, 2024. AS A RESULT OF THIS LEADERSHIP TRANSITION, THIS FILING REFLECTS TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DURING THE FISCAL YEAR: PEDRO REIS, WHO SERVED PRIOR TO THE TRANSITION, AND JENNIFER MITCHELL, WHO ASSUMED THE ROLE UPON THE BOARD'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SUCCESSION PLAN. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | COMMISSIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 105,527. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 105,527. PERFORMANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,833,829. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,833,829. OUTSIDE BOOKINGS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 135,292. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 135,292. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | LEASE EXPENSE -273,121. |
| FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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