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Circle of Life
Circle of Life reported $34.1 million in revenue and $28.9 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $74.23 went to program services, $24.24 to management and general costs and $1.53 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 84.5% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $285,307 (Exec Medical Director). 8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 114% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $29MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $34MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 74.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 24.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.10 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 12.4% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 84.5% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $285,307 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.99% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 15.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 17 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHighest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exec Medical Director Officer, highest compensated employee, 040.00 hrs/week | $285,307 | $0 | $0 | $285,307 |
| CEO Officer, key employee, 040.00 hrs/week | $256,288 | $0 | $0 | $256,288 |
| Chief Clinical Officer Director/trustee, officer, 040.00 hrs/week | $189,291 | $0 | $0 | $189,291 |
| Chief Financial Officer Officer, 040.00 hrs/week | $184,778 | $0 | $0 | $184,778 |
| Chief Dev Officer Officer, 040.00 hrs/week | $149,191 | $0 | $0 | $149,191 |
8 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Circle of Life (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b17 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5415
- Volunteers Part I, line 6145
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Circle of Life totaling $3.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Circle of Life's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Circle of Life, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Circle of Life's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Circle of Life reported that 74.2% of its $28.9 million in expenses went to program services, 24.2% to management and general and 1.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Circle of Life pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Circle of Life reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $285,307, for the role of Exec Medical Director (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Circle of Life get its money?
Of $34.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 12.4% came from contributions and grants and 84.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Circle of Life a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1690041 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513079349302776 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349313892 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313109349302096 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202223149349305812 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202112719349301546 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202042399349300929 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1690041: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.