2016-11-15T14:09:56-06:00 2015-12-31 251031723 HOROVITZ RUDOY & ROTEMAN LLC 436 SEVENTH AVE SIXTH FLOOR PITTSBURGH PA 152191853 990 2015-01-01 300098053 CIRCLE CAMPS FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN CIRC 4124918151 5214 HOLYROOD ROAD PITTSBURGH PA 15213 SANDI LANDO WELCH FOUNDER/CEO 4124918151 2016-08-16 1 EDWARD G SCHERER P00953415 4123912920 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z SANDI LANDO WELCH 5214 HOLYROOD ROAD PITTSBURGH PA 15213 150711 0 X WWW.CIRCLECAMPS.ORG X 2002 PA SEE SCHEDULE O. 5 4 20 83 0 0 188095 126941 0 0 618 988 10306 15163 199019 143092 0 0 0 0 86467 63610 0 0 8138 116678 93462 203145 157072 -4126 -13980 263539 252005 1471 3901 262068 248104 SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 115702 126941 PROVIDE WEEK LONG CAMPING EXPERIENCES FOR 195 GIRLS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 9 AND 14 WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A PARENT. THE CAMPS ARE OPERATED AT CIRCLE OF TAPAWINGO IN MAINE, CIRCLE WEST IN MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, CIRCLE OF EKC IN WEST VIRGINIA AND CIRCLE SUMMIT IN WEST VIRGINIA. 115702 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PA X SANDI LANDO WELCH 4124918151 5124 HOLYROOD ROAD PITTSBURGH PA 15213 JAY BRIGHT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE LUBIN-LEVY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN PURSLEY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SANDI LANDO WELCH FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X 33000 0 0 SUSAN EMMONS PRESIDENT & TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 33000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 126941 126941 988 988 22782 7619 15163 15163 143092 0 0 16151 33000 33000 25623 5220 12903 7500 4987 3251 1098 638 21 21 1500 1500 469 469 931 931 8224 3592 4632 13353 13353 3931 3931 CAMPER MEALS & PROGRAM 44053 44053 0 0 CAMPER SUPPLIES 4722 4722 0 0 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 4539 4539 0 0 BOD EXPENSES 3062 852 2210 0 8657 2189 6468 157072 115702 33232 8138 95636 78188 165903 164390 0 4938 2000 4489 263539 252005 1471 3901 1471 3901 X 262068 248104 262068 248104 263539 252005 -13980 16 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 103855 142671 167812 188095 126941 729374 103855 142671 167812 188095 126941 729374 729374 343 300 299 618 988 2548 2500 2500 734422 23770 0.99310 0.99360 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 3901 3901 143107 15 15 143092 0 143092 157072 0 157072 0 157072 FUNDRAISERS 22782 22782 7619 22782 22782 7619 7619 15163 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 CIRCLE CAMPS FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN PROVIDES FREE OVERNIGHT CAMP PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG GIRLS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A PARENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO OFFER THE ADVENTURES AND FUN OF LIVING AND PLAYING TOGETHER AT OVERNIGHT CAMPS, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THE GIRLS CAN SHARE THEIR GRIEF. CIRCLE CAMPS HELD ITS FIRST PROGRAM AT CAMP TAPAWINGO IN SWEDEN, MAINE IN 2002 WITH 32 CAMPERS SUPPORTED BY 26 VOLUNTEER COUNSELORS. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 4 CIRCLE CAMPS PROGRAMS: CIRCLE OF TAPAWINGO IN SWEDEN, MAINE, CIRCLE WEST IN MALIBU, CALIFORNIA, CIRCLE OF EKC IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, AND CIRCLE SUMMIT IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA. OUR ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES CONSULTING SERVICES TO CIRCLE OF FLEUR DE LIS IN FITZWILLIAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE. CIRCLE OF FLEUR DE LIS PAYS OUR ORGANIZATION A NOMINAL CONSULTING FEE FOR THE USE OF OUR NAME. THEY ARE LISTED ON OUR LETTERHEAD AND PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE, BUT THEY RUN A TOTALLY INDEPENDENT PROGRAM, AND ARE NOT A "RELATED ORGANIZATION REQUIRED TO BE LISTED ON SCHEDULE R. OVER THE PAST 12 YEARS, MORE THAN 350 GRIEVING YOUNG GIRLS HAVE ATTENDED A WEEKLONG CIRCLE CAMP. VOLUNTEER COUNSELORS COME FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, RANGING IN AGES FROM 19-74, AND HAVE A RETURN RATE OF OVER 90%. OVER THE YEARS, THE CIRCLE PROGRAM HAS GROWN FROM A CAMPER PROGRAM FOR GIRLS AGES 9-12 TO INCLUDE A TEEN PROGRAM FOR GIRLS AGES 13-14, A 2 YEAR COUNSELOR IN TRAINING (CIT) PROGRAM FOR FORMER CAMPERS AGES 15-16, AND CIRCLE SUMMIT, A LEADERSHIP/WILDERNESS PROGRAM FOR GIRLS AGES 17-18. FORMER CAMPERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO BECOME COUNSELORS AT AGE 19. 7 FORMER CIRCLE CAMPERS ARE NOW CIRCLE COUNSELORS. REGULAR CAMP ACTIVITIES ARE JUST A PART OF THE CIRCLE EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN ITS INTEGRATION OF GRIEF ACTIVITIES AMOUNG THE CAMPERS WEEK-LONG ACTIVITIES. TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND CRY ABOUT THEIR LOSSES, SURROUNDED BY THE CIRCLE COMMUNITY, IS THE GREATEST GIFT CIRCLE GIVES TO ITS CAMPERS. EXCEPTIONAL, EMPOWERING ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) CIRCLE TIME, WHEN CAMPERS CAN CHOOSE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR DECEASED PARENTS IN THE COMPANY OF THEIR BUNKMATES; (2) A CIRCLE OF VOICES, A PROFOUNDLY MOVING COLLECTION OF CAMPER WRITINGS COMPILED AND "PUBLISHED" WITHIN 6 DAYS; (3) THE ROCK CEREMONY, WHERE CAMPERS PLACE A HANDWRITTEN MESSAGE ON A ROCK IN A MEMORY GARDEN; (4) CIRCLE OF THE STARS TALENT SHOW, WHERE CAMPERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM BEFORE A LARGE AUDIENCE; AND (5) CAMPER CAMPFIRE, WHERE CAMPERS SAY GOODBYE TO THEIR CIRCLE FAMILY UNTIL THE FOLLOWING SUMMER. CIRCLE CAMPS ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO CAMPERS. CIRCLE CAMPS IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN PENNSYLVANIA IN 2002. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FOUNDER/CEO AND THE TREASURER WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.