TBAC WIND DOWN LTD: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization: TBAC WIND DOWN LTD (EIN 13-2906037)
Tax period: 2013-08-01 to 2014-07-31
Filed: 2015-06-15
IRS object ID: 201501669349300820
Schema version: 2013v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-06-15T10:42:56-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-07-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271728945	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	665 FIFTH AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10022	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2013-08-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	132906037	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS LTD	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BIGA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2122682500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE METROTECH CENTER NO 3RD FL	AddressLine1
City	BROOKLYN	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	11201	ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	WILL MAITLAND WEISS	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2122682500	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-06-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GARRETT M HIGGINS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00543209	PTIN
Phone	2122862600	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2013	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LYNN STIRRUP	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE METROTECH CENTER NO 3RD FL	AddressLine1
City	BROOKLYN	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	11201	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$19,860,702	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BIGAPPLECIRCUS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1977	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE CREATION AND PERFORMANCE OF AN ANNUAL PRODUCTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CENTRAL ACTIVITY FOR THE CIRCUS. THIS PRODUCTION ASSURES THE ORGANIZATION'S ARTISTIC INTEGRITY AND GUIDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS FIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. EACH YEAR, THE CIRCUS USES ITS INTERCULTURAL APPEAL AS THE BASIS FOR OUTREACH TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES, TRANSFORMING THE CIRCUS ACTS INTO A RESOURCE FOR PHYSICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES. FIVE OUTREACH PROGRAMS, CLOWN CARE, VAUDEVILLE CARAVAN, CIRCUS OF THE SENSES, CIRCUS FOR ALL! AND CIRCUS AFTER SCHOOL, CONTINUE TO BRING THE ARTISTRY OF THE CIRCUS TO SPECIAL AUDIENCES, UNDER THE BIG TOP, AND IN HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. IN ITS 33ND SEASON, THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS EMBRACED ITS ROLE AS NEW YORK'S "HOME TOWN" CIRCUS. THE SHOW TOURED FOR 40 WEEKS AND REACHED 8 LOCATIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 360 PERFORMANCES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	20	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	20	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	536	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$1,225,607	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$100,016	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$3,114,315	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$4,881,815	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$14,290,361	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$12,996,974	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$139,919	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$148,657	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,305,623	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$939,041	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$18,850,218	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$18,966,487	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$8,870,972	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,351,494	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$480,473	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$12,577,559	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$11,288,683	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$21,448,531	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$20,640,177	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$2,598,313	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,673,690	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,488,797	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,870,617	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$6,153,421	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$7,179,647	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$335,376	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$1,309,030	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS IS TO INVIGORATE AUDIENCES WITH THE JOY AND WONDER OF CLASSICAL CIRCUS. AN ACCLAIMED SHOWCASE FOR PERFORMANCE TRADITIONS FROM CULTURES AROUND THE WORLD, THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS IS A DISTINCTLY NEW YORK INSTITUTION. EMBRACED BY GENERATIONS SINCE ITS FIRST PERFORMANCE IN LOWER MANHATTAN IN 1977, THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS LAUNCHED AN AMERICAN REVIVAL OF THE CLASSICAL CIRCUS. THE CIRCUS'S LOCATION IN NEW YORK IS PRECISELY THE REASON IT HAS FLOURISHED FOR OVER THREE DECADES, PERPETUATING AN INTERNATIONAL ART FORM IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S KEY URBAN CENTERS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$12,435,976	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$12,159,499	RevenueAmt
Desc	CIRCUS PERFORMING UNITTHE PERFORMING UNIT OF THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS BRINGS THE ARTISTIC PRODUCTION-THE SHOW-TO MULTIPLE VENUES IN AN ANNUAL TOUR. THE PERFORMING UNIT COMPRISES THE PERFORMANCE FACILITY (THE BIG TOP TENT; CHAIR AND BLEACHER SEATING FOR UP TO 1,723; LIGHTING AND SOUND EQUIPMENT; AND SETS, COSTUMES, PROPS, AND OTHER EQUIPMENT INCIDENTAL TO THE SHOW) AND TRAILERS CONTAINING GENERATORS THAT FURNISH ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE CIRCUS, LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR CIRCUS PERSONNEL, TOILET FACILITIES FOR SPECTATORS, CONCESSIONS SELLING FOOD/BEVERAGE AND SOUVENIRS, UNITS USED AS HOUSING FOR ANIMALS, AND FOR STORAGE, AMONG OTHERS. A STAFF OF MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE IS NECESSARY TO OPERATE THE PERFORMING UNIT, INCLUDING ARTISTS, OPERATIONS STAFF, AND ALL TECHNICAL PERSONNEL THAT ARE NECESSARY TO INSTALL, OPERATE, DISMANTLE, AND MOVE THE UNIT. THERE IS ALSO BOX OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, I.E. PERSONNEL SUCH AS MANAGERS, USHERS, TICKET TAKERS, CONCESSIONAIRES, AND OTHERS SUFFICIENT, IN THE CIRCUS'S JUDGEMENT, TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THE AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT THE TOUR.IN ADDITION TO ITS REGULAR PERFORMANCES (APPROXIMATELY 300 IN 2013-2014), THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS OF THE SENSES IS A SERIES OF PERFORMANCES, OFFERED IN THE TENT, FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HEARING-IMPAIRED, BLIND OR VISION-IMPAIRED, OR OTHERWISE DIFFERENTLY ABLED, WITH THEIR INSTITUTIONAL CAREGIVERS AND/OR WITH THEIR FAMILIES. THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS FOR ALL! PROGRAM PROVIDES DEEPLY DISCOUNTED OR FREE TICKETS TO THE SHOW FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND SENIORS WHO CANNOT AFFORD EVEN THE MODEST TICKET PRICES CHARGED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PARTICIPANTS ARE SELECTED FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH 70% OR HIGHER STUDENTS QUALIFYING FOR FEDERAL LUNCH PROGRAMS, AND WITH THE HELP OF OTHER NONPROFIT AGENCIES. CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND INDIVIDUALS PROVIDE FUNDING TO UNDERWRITE PART OR ALL OF THE TICKET COSTS. THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS IS COMMITTED TO MAKING ITS SHOW ACCESSIBLE TO THE BROADEST AUDIENCE POSSIBLE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR MEDICAL OR ECONOMIC CHALLENGES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,553,856	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$837,475	RevenueAmt
Desc	CLOWN CARETHE BIG APPLE CIRCUS CLOWN CARE PROGRAM SERVES CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL CAREGIVERS IN 14 PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE. WHILE MEDICAL STAFF TREAT CHILDREN'S DISEASES, 70+ BIG APPLE CIRCUS "CLOWN DOCTORS" PARTNER WITH THEM TO TREAT "THE HEALTHY PART OF EACH CHILD" WITH LAUGHTER AS THE BEST MEDICINE. USING IMPROVISATION, MUSIC, JUGGLING, MAGIC, AND OTHER CIRCUS SKILLS, THE CLOWN DOCTORS MAKE MORE THAN 200,000 VISITS ANNUALLY. THEY WORK WITH PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND CHILD LIFE STAFF TO PLOT THEIR ITINERARY EACH SHIFT, EACH DAY, YEAR-ROUND, CARING FOR FAMILIES RECEIVING PEDIATRIC SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE HOSPITAL. THESE INCLUDE THE INPATIENT AREAS, INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PRE-AND POST-OPERATIVE SURGERY, EMERGENCY ROOMS, PHYSICAL THERAPY, BONE MARROW TRANSPARENT, PEDIATRIC AIDS, AND OUTPATIENT AND ACUTE CARE CLINICS.CLOWN CARE PROGRAMMING IS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN:" ATLANTA, GA: EGLESTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, HUGHES SPALDING, AND SCOTTISH-RITE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, (ALL PART OF CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA)" BALTIMORE, MD: JOHN HOPKINS CHILDREN'S CENTER" BOSTON, MA: BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL" CHICAGO, IL: LA RABIDA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL" LIVINGSTON, NJ: SAINT BARNABAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER" MIAMI, FL: MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL" NEW HAVEN, CT: YALE-NEW HAVEN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL" NEW YORK, NY: BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER, HARLEM HOSPITAL, AND MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER" PROVIDENCE, RI: HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL" WASHINGTON, DC: CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER A COMPLEMENT TO ITS PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL PROGRAM, THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS VAUDEVILLE CARAVAN PROGRAM BRINGS JOY AND LAUGHTER TO ELDERS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE. PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS DRESS AS ICONIC ENTERTAINMENT CHARACTERS LIKE A COWGIRL OR AN ELVIS IMPERSONATOR, TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE AND EMPOWER ELDERS, AGAIN, USING IMPROVISATION, MUSIC, MAGIC, AND MORE. VAUDEVILLE CARAVAN IS CURRENTLY OPERATING IN EIGHT NURSING HOMES IN THE CHICAGO AREA, WITH PLANS FOR EXPANSION INTO OTHER MARKETS WHERE THE CIRCUS DELIVERS CLOWN CARE. CLOWN DOCTORS ARE ALSO CONTRACTED TO A NUMBER OF SUMMER CAMP FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG CAMP ESTABLISHED BY THE LATE ACTOR AND PHILANTHROPIST PAUL NEWMAN IN CONNECTICUT FOR CHILDREN WITH CANCER AND OTHER TERMINAL ILLNESSES, AND A CAMP OPERATED BY CALVARY HOSPICE IN NEW YORK CITY, FOR CHILDREN/GRANDCHILDREN OF ITS PATIENTS. THE MISSION OF THE NONPROFIT BIG APPLE CIRCUS IS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN ALL COMMUNITIES IT SERVES, WITH THE WONDER AND JOY OF CLASSIC CIRCUS ARTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE TENT, BOTH THROUGH PERFORMANCES IN THE BIG TOP AND THROUGH DEDICATED OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, AND SCHOOLS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,604,163	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CIRCUS AFTER SCHOOL THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM OFFERS SEMESTER-LONG, 12-WEEK INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS ON SITE AT PUBLIC SCHOOL OR OTHER NONPROFIT PARTNER AGENCY'S FACILITIES. APPROXIMATELY 30 STUDENTS MEET TWICE WEEKLY, FOR TWO HOURS AFTER SCHOOL, WITH THREE CIRCUS ARTIST FACULTY ESPECIALLY TRAINED TO CARE FOR AND MOTIVATE CHILDREN AGES 9-14, ALONG WITH INTERNS AND OTHER TRAINEES. STUDENTS LEARN THE BASICS OF CIRCUS ARTS INCLUDING JUGGLING, STILTS, UNICYCLE, DIABLO, ACROBATICS, AND CLOWNING; SOME FACILITIES ALSO HAVE CAPACITY FOR AERIAL TRAINING. FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS, CHILDREN ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN AND PRACTICE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SKILLS; THEY THEN SELECT TWO IN WHICH THEY WILL PERFORM AT THE SEMESTER'S END, BEFORE AN AUDIENCE OF 100+ CLASSMATES, FAMILY MEMBERS, AND OTHER FRIENDS. CIRCUS AFTER SCHOOL PROVIDES CIRCUS ARTS TRAINING AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING INTENSE (BUT NOT COMPETITIVE) PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND TO ENHANCING STUDENTS' LIFE SKILLS: COOPERATION, TEAMWORK, GOAL SETTING, PERSEVERANCE, DISCIPLINE, COORDINATION, SELF-ESTEEM, AND POSITIVE THINKING. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED IN NEW YORK CITY AT A PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE BRONX AND AT A COMMUNITY CENTER (SERVING MULTIPLE MIDDLE SCHOOLS) IN EAST HARLEM. PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO EXPAND INTO OTHER NEW YORK CITY BOROUGHS, AND TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN OTHER NATIONAL MARKETS SERVED BY CLOWN CARE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$17,593,995	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	44	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	536	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	0	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	20	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	20	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PAUL BELANGER CFO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6466166809	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	ONE METROTECH CENTER THIRD FLOOR	AddressLine1
City	BROOKLYN	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	11201	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (29 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
RICHARD MAYBERRY
CHAIRMAN	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RONNIE GROSS
PRESIDENT	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIMMY ZANKEL
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBIN HENRY
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
IAN BAKER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KIM LADOTA BOZZELLA
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY JANE BROCK
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMY CHURGIN
DIRECTOR UNTIL 6/5/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAMANTHA RUDIN EARLS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL GOLDENHEIM
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER T GRAUER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW HILTZIK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA F VOGEL KAPLAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VIRGINIA CHAMBERS KEIM
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
URSULA G LOWERRE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN MAY-MCLEAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHIL RENSHAW-LEWIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID ROCKWELL
DIRECTOR UNTIL 3/5/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK J SCHWARTZ
DIRECTOR UNTIL 3/5/14	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WENDY SIEGEL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DANIEL H STERN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN SUTCLIFF
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS WEARING
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYNN M STIRRUP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$217,057	$0	$19,535
PAUL BELANGER
CFO	40.00		Yes (X)	$184,260	$0	$0
GUILLAUME DUFRESNOY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	40.00			$193,052	$0	$17,375	Yes (X)
JJPEYTAVI
VP MARKETING	40.00			$160,007	$0	$14,401	Yes (X)
WM WEISS
VP DEVELOPMENT	40.00			$135,613	$0	$12,205		Yes (X)
PAUL BINDER
FOUNDER/FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	2.00			$100,000	$0	$12,175			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$989,989	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$75,691	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	6	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (1)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/City	StateContractorAddress/USAddress/State	ZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCode	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/City	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrState	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/Country	Postal CodeContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/PostalCode
LINCOLN CENTERCENTERCHARGE
70 LINCOLN CENTER PLAZA	NEW YORK	NY	10023	SITE RENTAL	$557,207
AUDIENCEVIEW TICKETING
				TICKETING SERVICE	$307,196	425 ADELAIDE ST WEST 10TH FL	TORONTO	ONTARIO	CA	M5V 3C1
SITUATION INTERACTIVE
				MARKETING	$277,186	1372 BROADWAY	NEW YORK		CA	10018
KARLS EVENT SERVICE
55 MONTGOMERY STREET	BELLEVUE	NJ	07109	MARKETING	$213,025
ATLANTIC MOTION PICTURES
527 EAST 84TH STREET 4TH FL	NEW YORK	NY	10028	ADVERTISING	$212,362

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	15	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$587,464	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$470,792	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$3,823,559	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$4,881,815	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
PERFORMING INCOME	711190	$12,074,865	$10,933,892	$1,140,973
CLOWN CARE	711190	$837,475	$837,475
CIRCUS TO GO	711190	$84,634		$84,634

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$12,996,974	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$67,460	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$67,460	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$260,314	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$179,117	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$81,197	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$81,197	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$81,197	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$29,575	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$587,464	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$142,949	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$113,374	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$113,374	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$1,538,912	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$572,149	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$966,763	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$966,763	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	Desc
Business	711190	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$85,652	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$85,652	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$85,652	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$18,966,487	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$11,771,367	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$1,225,607	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,087,698	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$917,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$767,255	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$101,340	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$48,688	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,460	TotalAmt
Program Services	$85,842	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,229	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,389	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,650,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,543,845	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$747,239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$359,431	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$921,337	TotalAmt
Program Services	$807,168	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,475	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,694	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$759,899	TotalAmt
Program Services	$665,730	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,898	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,271	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,775	TotalAmt
Management And General	$24,775	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$55,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,664	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,468,468	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,172,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$296,256	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,386,347	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,851,375	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$534,972	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$331,408	TotalAmt
Program Services	$225,177	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$106,231	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,170,520	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,024,445	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$146,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,075,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,033,239	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,256	TotalAmt
Management And General	$164,256	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$536,955	TotalAmt
Program Services	$510,107	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,848	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$320,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$238,533	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$82,017	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EQUIPMENT RENTAL/REPAIR	$1,152,347	$1,131,885	$20,462
PRODUCTION	$411,509	$411,509
CIRCUS TO GO EXPENSES	$107,873	$107,873

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,006	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,206	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,640,177	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,593,995	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,565,709	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$480,473	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$411,669	BOYAmt
EOY	$53,573	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,185	BOYAmt
EOY	$175,593	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$258,995	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,161	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,151	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,944	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,770	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$261,792	BOYAmt
EOY	$365,129	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$17,396,764	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$13,436,839	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,470,698	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,959,925	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$907,082	BOYAmt
EOY	$903,439	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,126	BOYAmt
EOY	$90,402	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,640	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,640	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,488,797	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,870,617	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,100,765	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,979,531	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$925,214	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,146,240	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,127,442	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,053,876	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,153,421	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,179,647	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$2,931,485	BOYAmt
EOY	-$5,517,734	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$598,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,591,757	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,668,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,616,947	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$335,376	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,309,030	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,488,797	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,870,617	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,673,690	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$29,284	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,222,291	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,971,437	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,445,479	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,114,315	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$4,881,815	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$22,635,337	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,987,853	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,787,035	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,430,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,072,125	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$11,771,367	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$64,048,923	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,040,891	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,817,747	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,960,986	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,081,912	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,538,912	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,440,448	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$20,251,035	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,576,219	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$18,837,008	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$18,268,352	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$18,192,094	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$96,124,708	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$488,948	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,113,590	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$334,300	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$560,488	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,240,190	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,737,516	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$809,966	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$196,598	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$433,644	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,440,208	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$488,948	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,113,590	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,144,266	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$757,086	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,673,834	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,177,724	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$90,946,984	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,165	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$37,607	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$73,645	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$151,706	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$67,460	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$333,583	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$35,680	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$193,949	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$105,065	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,293,661	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,225,607	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,853,962	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$38,845	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$231,556	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$178,710	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,445,367	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,293,067	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,187,545	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$89,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$215,045	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$92,765	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$85,652	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$482,881	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$20,379,299	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,022,820	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,108,483	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,713,719	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$19,570,813	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$99,795,134	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.91130	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.95510	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.03190	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00330	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,118,861	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$51,914	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,066,947	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,123,189	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$4,328	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,118,861	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,125,771	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$2,582	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,123,189	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,193,378	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$116,484	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	-$184,091	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,125,771	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,697,895	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,000,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$4,517	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,500,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,193,378	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$373,787	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$373,787	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,438,017	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,726,335	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$711,682	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,118,367	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$882,800	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$235,567	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,923,909	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,260,223	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,663,686	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,542,684	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,567,481	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$975,203	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,959,925	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$18,875,234	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$29,284	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$29,284	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$18,845,950	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$12,664	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$107,873	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$120,537	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$18,966,487	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$20,519,640	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$20,519,640	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$12,664	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$107,873	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$120,537	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$20,640,177	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:	THE USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS BASED ON THE DONOR SPECIFIED USE OF THE FUNDS (SUPPORTING A SPECIFIC PROGRAM SUCH AS CLOWN CARE OR TO SUPPORT PROGRAM OR OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CHOICE) AND IN SOME CASES THE DONORS SPECIFIED AN INVESTMENT POLICY (HOW IT IS TO BE INVESTED). IN ALL CASES THE EARNINGS FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATING AND SPECIFIC PROGRAM COSTS OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE CIRCUS RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE CIRCUS HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE CIRCUS IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO 2011.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CIRCUS TO GO EXPENSES 107,873.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CIRCUS TO GO EXPENSES 107,873.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	FALL GALA	NameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1	$617,039	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$587,464	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$29,575	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$8,479	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$107,309	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$3,479	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$23,682	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$617,039	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$587,464	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$29,575	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$8,479	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$107,309	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$3,479	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$23,682	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$142,949	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$113,374	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LYNN M STIRRUP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$217,057	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,535	$0	$236,592	$0	$0	$0
PAUL BELANGER
CFO	$184,260	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$184,260	$0	$0	$0
GUILLAUME DUFRESNOY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	$193,052	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$17,375	$0	$210,427	$0	$0	$0
JJPEYTAVI
VP MARKETING	$160,007	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$14,401	$0	$174,408	$0	$0	$0
PAUL BINDER
FOUNDER/FORMER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR	$100,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$12,175	$0	$112,175	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THE IRS FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. IT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THEM ELECTRONICALLY. THE TWO COMMITTEES' REVIEWS ARE RECORDED IN RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES. THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE PRESIDENT, AND THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD WILL REPORT THE RESPECTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVALS AND ANY RELEVANT FINDINGS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE FULL BOARD'S SUBSEQUENT MEETING. COPIES OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTRONICALLY BEFORE THE FORM IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. ALL KEY EMPLOYEES AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEED TO RENEW THEIR CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF AT ANY TIME DURING HIS OR HER TERM OF SERVICE, A DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE ACQUIRES ANY INTEREST OR OTHERWISE A CIRCUMSTANCE ARISES WHICH MAY POSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THAT INTEREST OR OTHER CONFLICT SHALL BE PROMPTLY DISCLOSED IN WRITING TO THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. WHEN ANY MATTER FOR DECISION OR APPROVAL COMES BEFORE THE BOARD OR ANY COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD IN WHICH A DIRECTOR HAS AN INTEREST OR OTHER CONFLICT, THAT INTEREST OR OTHER CONFLICT SHALL BE IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OR RELEVANT COMMITTEE BY THAT DIRECTOR. THE POLICY CALLS FOR THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS: 1. DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES SHALL DISCLOSE IN WRITING, ANY INTEREST (AS DEFINED BELOW) SUCH PERSON MAY HAVE IN ANY ENTITY WHICH PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL OR OTHER GOODS OR SERVICES TO THE CORPORATION FOR A FEE OR OTHER COMPENSATION 2. ANY POSITION OR OTHER MATERIAL RELATIONSHIP SUCH DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEES MAY HAVE WITH ANY OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH WHICH THE CORPORATION HAS AN ATTORNEY-CLIENT OR OTHER BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DEFINES THE FOLLOWING AS RISING TO THE LEVEL OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: 1. IF THE DERIVE A SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ANY TRANSACTION OR RELATIONSHIP INVOLVING SUCH ENTITY OR ANY DECISION ON A MATTER INVOLVING SUCH ENTITY BY THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE. THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE IMPOSED ON SUCH PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT: 1. VOTING. NO DIRECTOR SHALL VOTE ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 2. NON-PARTICIPATION. ANY DIRECTOR WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN A MATTER SHALL LEAVE THE ROOM IN WHICH DISCUSSION REGARDING THAT MATTER IS CARRIED ON, IF SO REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OR THE RELEVANT COMMITTEE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR MAY PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING HIS OR HER ABSENCE. 3. ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE. DIRECTORS SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE OTHER DIRECTORS REGARDING MATTERS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WITHOUT FIRST DISCLOSING THAT CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 4. CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE. THE BOARD MAY, IN ITS OWN DISCRETION ESTABLISH A CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF AT LEAST THREE (3) DIRECTORS TO REVIEW ANY CONTRACT THAT IS PROPOSED FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD RESPECTING WHICH A DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST (AN "INTERESTED PARTY CONTRACT"). IF NO CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DULY APPOINTED, AT ANY TIME, THE BOARD (NOT INCLUDING THE DIRECTORS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THE APPLICABLE CONTRACT) SHALL SERVE SUCH ROLE. THE CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE OR BOARD SHALL REVIEW THE INTERESTED PARTY CONTRACT AND DETERMINE WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTRACT; PROVIDED THAT IF THE CONTRACT IS OF A MAGNITUDE THAT IT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL, THE CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT THE CONTRACT TO THE BOARD WITH ITS RECOMMENDATION WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE IT. THE CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD MUST APPROVE AN INTERESTED PARTY CONTRACT BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE MATTER. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DEFINES THE FOLLOWING AS RISING TO THE LEVEL OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: IF THEY DERIVE A SIGNIFICANT INDIVIDUAL ECONOMIC BENEFIT, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ANY TRANSACTION OR RELATIONSHIP INVOLVING SUCH ENTITY OR ANY DECISION ON A MATTER INVOLVING SUCH ENTITY BY THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE. THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE IMPOSED ON SUCH PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT: 1. VOTING. NO DIRECTOR SHALL VOTE ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 2. NON-PARTICIPATION. ANY DIRECTOR WHO HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN A MATTER SHALL LEAVE THE ROOM IN WHICH DISCUSSION REGARDING THAT MATTER IS CARRIED ON, IF SO REQUESTED BY THE BOARD OR THE RELEVANT COMMITTEE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE INTERESTED DIRECTOR MAY PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING HIS OR HER ABSENCE. 3. ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE. DIRECTORS SHALL NOT ATTEMPT TO INFLUENCE OTHER DIRECTORS REGARDING MATTERS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WITHOUT FIRST DISCLOSING THAT CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 4. CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE. THE BOARD MAY, IN ITS OWN DISCRETION ESTABLISH A CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF AT LEAST THREE (3) DIRECTORS TO REVIEW ANY CONTRACT THAT IS PROPOSED FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD RESPECTING WHICH A DIRECTOR OR KEY EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST (AN "INTERESTED PARTY CONTRACT"). IF NO CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE HAS BEEN DULY APPOINTED, AT ANY TIME, THE BOARD (NOT INCLUDING THE DIRECTORS HAVING AN INTEREST IN THE APPLICABLE CONTRACT) SHALL SERVE SUCH ROLE. THE CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE OR BOARD SHALL REVIEW THE INTERESTED PARTY CONTRACT AND DETERMINE WHETHER TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTRACT; PROVIDED THAT IF THE CONTRACT IS OF A MAGNITUDE THAT IT WOULD OTHERWISE REQUIRE BOARD APPROVAL, THE CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT THE CONTRACT TO THE BOARD WITH ITS RECOMMENDATION WHETHER OR NOT TO APPROVE IT. THE CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD MUST APPROVE AN INTERESTED PARTY CONTRACT BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS ENTITLED TO VOTE ON THE MATTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS HAS USED A NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT CONSULTING FIRM TO SELECT CEO LEVEL CANDIDATES AND FACILITATE THE HIRING PROCESS. THE FIRM CONDUCTED A MARKET ANALYSIS TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION BASED UPON THEIR RESEARCH. WHEN CANDIDATES EMERGED FROM THE SELECTION PROCESS, INCLUDING BOARD INTERVIEWS, THE CONSULTING GROUP PRESENTS THE CANDIDATES' RESUMES AND COMPENSATION GUIDELINES TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW, DISCUSSION, AND APPROVAL. THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS, DISCUSSION, AND DECISION ARE DOCUMENTED IN COMMITTEE MINUTES. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST PERFORMED IN MAY, 2012, TO FINALIZE THE EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO ASSUMED HER POSITION ON JULY 16, 2012. NO CHANGES TO THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION WERE MADE IN FY 2013-2014. TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR OTHER SENIOR STAFF, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS INFORMATION FROM THE GUIDE STAR NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND THE ERI NONPROFIT COMPARABLES ASSESSOR, AS WELL AS DRAWING ON THE CIRCUS'S STAFFING HISTORY AND BOARD MEMBERS' FAMILIARITY WITH OTHER NONPROFITS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE FORM 990 FOR THE BIG APPLE CIRCUS, LTD. IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE AS IT IS POSTED ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, FORMS 990 AND 1023, AS WELL AS THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE ORGANIZATION AT ONE METROTECH CENTER, BROOKLYN, NY 11201, OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION AT 212-268-2500.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,172,212. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 296,256. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,468,468.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: AUDIT OVERSIGHT	THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, PREPARATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PROCESS EMPLOYED IN THE PRIOR YEAR.