CIRCLE OF GIVING INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CIRCLE OF GIVING INC (EIN 33-1356429)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202523189349306397
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-14T12:11:23-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN261180446PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MARSTON GROUP PLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11661 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE SUITE 250AddressLine1Txt
CityMEMPHISCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38120ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN331356429EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CIRCLE OF GIVING INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCIRCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6153005251PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 FRANKLIN ROAD SUITE 1302-BAddressLine1Txt
CityFRANKLINCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37064ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRANDY BLANTONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6153005251PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBETH R PRICE JD CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00231723PTIN
Phone9017613003PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerBRANDY BLANTONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 FRANKLIN ROAD SUITE 1302-BAddressLine1Txt
CityFRANKLINCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37064ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$58,200GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressHTTPS://WWW.CAROUSELOFDREAMS.COM/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2024FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTNLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE CIRCLE OF GIVING AIMS TO BE A CHERISHED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOSTERING PHILANTHROPY AND UPLIFTING OUR LOCAL NON-PROFITS. OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ENGAGING EXPERIENCES AND CURATED EVENTS, WHOSE PROCEEDS SUPPORT NON-PROFITS BENEFITTING WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$58,200CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$58,200CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$15CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$15CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$58,185CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,024,685TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$966,500TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$58,185NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE CIRCLE OF GIVING AIMS TO BE A CHERISHED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION FOSTERING PHILANTHROPY AND UPLIFTING OUR LOCAL NON-PROFITS. OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH ENGAGING EXPERIENCES AND CURATED EVENTS, WHOSE PROCEEDS SUPPORT NON-PROFITS BENEFITTING WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$0ExpenseAmt
Revenue$58,200RevenueAmt
DescTHE CAROUSEL OF DREAMS BY KEN MEANS WILL BE A COMMUNITY HUB, WHERE JOY AND NOSTALGIA COME TOGETHER TO CREATE LASTING MEMORIES. THE CAROUSEL WILL OFFER RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPLIFT OTHERS, WHILE EXPERIENCING THE TIMELESS JOY OF CAROUSEL RIDES, COMPLEMENTED BY CURATED EXPERIENCES AND EVENTS AT THE FACTORY AT FRANKLIN.Desc
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHE CIRCLE OF GIVING INCPersonNm
Phone6153005251PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1230 FRANKLIN ROAD STE 1302-BAddressLine1Txt
CityFRANKLINCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37064ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
BRANDY BLANTON
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BROWN
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRACE LEDBETTER
TREASURER2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUREEN THORNTON
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH BRANNAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG FREEZE
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAEANNE HAMMONS
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMANDA MCKEEHAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF MOSELEY
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS UPKINS JR
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KURT WINSTEAD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEN ARENDER
EX-OFFICIO1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG HAM
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$58,200AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$58,200TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$58,200TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBANK CHARGESDesc
Total$15TotalAmt
Management And General$15ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$58,185EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$966,500LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$0LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$966,500EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,024,685EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$966,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$966,500EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$58,185EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$58,185EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,024,685EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$58,185ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$58,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,200TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$58,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58,200TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$58,200PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$58,200TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$966,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$966,500BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$966,500TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFACTORY PARTNERS PAYABLEDesc
Amt$966,500Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$966,500TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ACCOUNTANT PREPARING FORM 990 PRESENTS A COPY TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVES FOR APPROVAL BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICTS ARE TO BE DISCLOSED ANNUALLY FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 FOR THE CIRCLE OF GIVING INC. ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVES OR A MEMBER OF THE BOARD.

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