CIRCLE OF GIVING INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $58K · expenses $15 · assets $1.0M
- EIN
- 33-1356429
- Address
- 230 FRANKLIN RD STE 1302B, FRANKLIN, TN 37064-2256
- Website
- HTTPS://WWW.CAROUSELOFDREAMS.COM
- NTEE code
- N31
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- January 2025 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE 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.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
13 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Freeze | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Brandy Blanton | PRESIDENT | 2024 | 10 | $0 reported | 6 |
| Allen Arender | EX-OFFICIO | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Maureen Thornton | SECRETARY | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Matt Brown | CHAIR | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Grace Ledbetter | TREASURER | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Deborah Brannan | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Braeanne Hammons | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amanda Mckeehan | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeff Moseley | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Louis Upkins Jr | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kurt Winstead | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
| Greg Ham | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 13 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDY BLANTON | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 6 |
| MATT BROWN | CHAIR | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GRACE LEDBETTER | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MAUREEN THORNTON | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| DEBORAH BRANNAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GREG FREEZE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| BRAEANNE HAMMONS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMANDA MCKEEHAN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEFF MOSELEY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LOUIS UPKINS JR | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KURT WINSTEAD | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| ALLEN ARENDER | EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| GREG HAM | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $58,200 | $15 | $1,024,685 | $58,185 | $58,200 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY CONVENTION &VISITORS BUREAU INC Franklin, TN · 3 people in common (Allen Arender, Brandy Blanton, Maureen Thornton)
- FRANKLIN TOMORROW INC Franklin, TN · 3 people in common (Brandy Blanton, Greg Freeze, Kurt Winstead)
- TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT ASSOC GROUP Franklin, TN · 1 person in common (Brandy Blanton)
- FRANKLIN S CHARGE INC Franklin, TN · 1 person in common (Brandy Blanton)
- COLUMBIA STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION Columbia, TN · 1 person in common (Kurt Winstead)
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION INC Franklin, TN · 1 person in common (Maureen Thornton)
- LEADERSHIP FRANKLIN INC Franklin, TN · 1 person in common (Brandy Blanton)
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $40,000 in all, tax years 2024 to 2024. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $40,000 | 2024 | $40,000 | show |
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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 · $15 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | BANK CHARGES | $15 | - | $15 | - | 100.0% |
| Total | $15 | 100% |
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