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HAWAIIS VOLCANO CIRCUS LTD

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $625K · expenses $228K · assets $773K

EIN
99-0294167
Address
RR 2 BOX 4523, PAHOA, HI 96778-9756
NTEE code
Z99Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1996
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Mission

To organize, and maintain a company of performing circus artists for educational, instructive and entertainment purposes while owning and operating a cultural and educational center for arts and agriculture

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Morgan Langham Executive Dir.2021-2024 $59,090$101,650 1
Tristan Graham (former) Executive Dir.2014-2015 $6,218$6,218 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

20 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Henrik Bothe President & CEO2021-2024 6 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Taylor Director2016-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Maja Nisson Secretary2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Taliesin McEnaney Director2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Michelle David (former) President2016-2017 6 $0 reported 1
Bryan Brey (former) Secretary2016-2017 2 $0 reported 1
Aileen Wilke (former) Director2016-2017 0 $0 reported 1
Alexis Lee (former) Director2014-2017 0 $0 reported 1
Patrick Hesser (former) Director2016-2017 0 $0 reported 1
Reza Morin-Dayani (former) Director2015-2017 0 $0 reported 1
Robin Worley (former) President2014-2015 6 $0 reported 1
David Gomez (former) Vice President2015 2 $0 reported 1
Irene Kral (former) Director2012-2015 2 $0 reported 1
Hayward Coleman (former) Vice President2014 1 $0 reported 1
Val Colter (former) Treasurer2014 1 $0 reported 1
Graham Ellis (former) President2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Dunn (former) Treasurer2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Jeanne Wall (former) Director2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Kaitlin Backlund (former) Director2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Doloreze Leonard (former) Director2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $59K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Morgan Langham Executive Dir.20 $59,090$0$0 $59,0901
Henrik Bothe President & CEO6 $0$0$0 $01
Cheryl Taylor Director0 $0$0$0 $01
Maja Nisson Secretary2 $0$0$0 $01
Taliesin McEnaney Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $21K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Morgan Langham Executive Dir.20 $20,960-- $20,9601
Henrik Bothe President & CEO6 $0-- $01
Cheryl Taylor Director0 $0-- $01
Maja Nisson Secretary2 $0-- $01
Taliesin McEnaney Director0 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $11K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Morgan Langham Executive Dir.20 $10,800-- $10,8001
Henrik Bothe President & CEO6 $0-- $01
Cheryl Taylor Director0 $0-- $01
Maja Nisson Secretary2 $0-- $01
Taliesin McEnaney Director0 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $11K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Morgan Langham Executive Dir.20 $10,800-- $10,8001
Henrik Bothe President & CEO6 $0-- $01
Cheryl Taylor Director0 $0-- $01
Maja Nisson Secretary2 $0-- $01
Taliesin McEnaney Director0 $0-- $01
2017 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michelle David President6 $0-- $01
Bryan Brey Secretary2 $0-- $01
Aileen Wilke Director0 $0-- $01
Alexis Lee Director0 $0-- $01
Patrick Hesser Director0 $0-- $01
Reza Morin-Dayani Director0 $0-- $01
Cheryl Taylor Director0 $0-- $01
2016 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michelle David President6 $0-- $01
Bryan Brey Secretary2 $0-- $01
Aileen Wilke Director0 $0-- $01
Alexis Lee Director0 $0-- $01
Patrick Hesser Director0 $0-- $01
Reza Morin-Dayani Director0 $0-- $01
Cheryl Taylor Director0 $0-- $01
2015 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Tristan Graham Executive Dir.4 $6,218-- $6,2181
Robin Worley President6 $0-- $01
David Gomez Vice President2 $0-- $01
Alexis Lokahi Lee Secretary2 $0-- $01
Reza Morin-Dayani Director2 $0-- $01
Irene Kral Director2 $0-- $01
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robin Worley President1 $0-- $01
Hayward Coleman Vice President1 $0-- $01
Val Colter Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Alexis Lokahi Lee Secretary1 $0-- $01
Tristan Graham Executive Dir.4 $0-- $01
2013 · 6 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 13 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRAHAM ELLIS President1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT DUNN Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
IRENE KRAL Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE WALL Director1 $0$0$0 $01
KAITLIN BACKLUND Director1 $0$0$0 $01
DOLOREZE LEONARD Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2012 · 6 people listed · none paid · 5 employees · 13 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GRAHAM ELLIS President1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT DUNN Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
IRENE KRAL Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
JEANNE WALL Director1 $0$0$0 $01
KAITLIN BACKLUND Director1 $0$0$0 $01
DOLOREZE LEONARD Director1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$624,954$227,707 $773,475$763,647 $583,537$41,412 $59,0900-
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,797$118,178 $368,109$366,400 $48,048$33,743 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$103,983$84,911 $403,981$402,781 $68,499$35,479 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,704$44,132 $384,909$383,709 $30,967$21,734 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,629$44,323 $401,680$400,404 $3,875$21,749 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,548$57,712 $420,533$419,098 $3,150$23,270 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,550$72,069 $451,875$450,262 $14,392$24,757 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$102,690$128,643 $484,501$482,781 $50,697$51,282 ---
2013 · Form 990 period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$150,565$140,267 $510,622$508,734 $79,341$64,327 -213
2012 · Form 990 period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,292$114,084 $537,809$537,193 $9,538$69,378 -513

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $5,559 in all, tax years 2014 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
HAWAII ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Public charity Exact 2023 1$5,000 2023$5,000
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WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HAWAIIS VOLCANO CIRCUS LTD” 2014 1$400 2014$400
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HAWAIIS VOLCANO CIRCUS LTD” 2020-2023 4$159 2023$43
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $227,707 spent · pay $103,774 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $59,090-$59,090- 26.0%
Other salaries and wages $37,122-$37,122- 16.3%
Depreciation and depletion $29,056$29,056-- 12.8%
Other (as described)Repairs & Maintenance $19,473$14,205$5,268- 8.6%
All other expenses $18,565$15,522$3,043- 8.2%
Other (as described)Program Costs - Puna Strong $13,554$13,554-- 6.0%
Insurance $11,879$5,622$6,257- 5.2%
Occupancy $8,225$8,225-- 3.6%
Other (as described)Program Costs - Out on a Limb $7,783$7,783-- 3.4%
Payroll taxes $7,562-$7,562- 3.3%
Other (as described)Instructors $6,556$6,556-- 2.9%
Information technology $3,357-$3,357- 1.5%
Fees: management $2,121-$2,121- 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,777-$1,777- 0.8%
Fees: professional fundraisers $1,000--$1,000 0.4%
Office expenses $502$500$2- 0.2%
Travel $85-$85- 0.0%
Total$227,707100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $118,178 spent · pay $22,817 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $84,147 71.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $22,817 19.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,917 6.7%
Fees to independent contractors $3,297 2.8%
Total$118,178100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $84,911 spent · pay $11,951 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $63,511 74.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $11,951 14.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,052 9.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,397 1.6%
Total$84,911100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $44,132 spent · pay $12,615 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,026 65.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $12,615 28.6%
Fees to independent contractors $1,471 3.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $997 2.3%
Printing, publications, postage $23 0.1%
Total$44,132100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $44,323 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $30,600 69.0%
Fees to independent contractors $13,695 30.9%
Printing, publications, postage $28 0.1%
Total$44,323100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $57,712 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,591 75.5%
Fees to independent contractors $14,044 24.3%
Printing, publications, postage $77 0.1%
Total$57,712100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $72,069 spent · pay $7,475 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $53,893 74.8%
Fees to independent contractors $10,688 14.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $7,475 10.4%
Printing, publications, postage $13 0.0%
Total$72,069100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $128,643 spent · pay $27,785 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $94,145 73.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $27,785 21.6%
Fees to independent contractors $6,640 5.2%
Printing, publications, postage $73 0.1%
Total$128,643100%

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2013 · Form 990 · $140,267 spent · pay $49,331 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $53,040$27,214$25,826$0 37.8%
Other salaries and wages $38,266$0$38,266$0 27.3%
Depreciation and depletion $20,571$0$20,571$0 14.7%
Fees: other services $6,425$375$0$6,050 4.6%
Other employee benefits $6,220$0$6,220$0 4.4%
Fees: management $5,817$5,817$0$0 4.1%
Payroll taxes $4,845$0$4,845$0 3.5%
Fees: accounting $2,081$0$2,081$0 1.5%
Advertising and promotion $1,533$1,533$0$0 1.1%
Insurance $675$0$675$0 0.5%
Travel $499$499$0$0 0.4%
Fees: legal $200$0$200$0 0.1%
Information technology $95$0$95$0 0.1%
Total$140,267100%

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2012 · Form 990 · $114,084 spent · pay $42,562 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $34,126$11,896$22,230$0 29.9%
Other salaries and wages $33,146$275$32,871$0 29.1%
Depreciation and depletion $20,637$0$20,637$0 18.1%
Fees: legal $7,449$0$7,449$0 6.5%
Other employee benefits $5,677$0$5,677$0 5.0%
Fees: management $5,100$5,100$0$0 4.5%
Payroll taxes $3,739$0$3,739$0 3.3%
Fees: accounting $2,022$0$2,022$0 1.8%
Fees: other services $800$0$0$800 0.7%
Insurance $674$0$674$0 0.6%
Advertising and promotion $560$560$0$0 0.5%
Travel $154$0$154$0 0.1%
Total$114,084100%

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