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US nonprofit · EIN 521760808 · Washington, DCiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 521760808)Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Circle Foundation Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$697k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$659k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$340k
$1.9m liabilities
Net assets
Minus $1.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
8.4 years on average
Staff
5
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
5
reported in Part VI
How am I connected?

Circle Foundation Inc's network

5 people3 organisationsi5 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alton FryeDirector2018
8 yrs
Gloria DuffyDirector2018
8 yrs
I MAC DestlerDirector2018
8 yrs
Steven G KullPresident2018
8 yrs
Susan SechlerDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Steven G KullPresident20$0
I Mac DestlerDirector0$0
Gloria DuffyDirector0$0
Alton FryeDirector0$0
Susan SechlerDirector0$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Circle Foundation Inc
EIN
521760808
Address
700 Pennsylvania Ave Se 2083, Washington, DC, 20003-2493
State
District of Columbia
Mission
The foundation's primary tax-exempt purpose is to give the public a greater voice in the public policy process by seeking to discern public opinion on public policy and to communicate its findings to the policy community, academia and the press. (as filed on the Form 990)
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1991
Principal officer
Steven G Kull (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1992
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

RelatedPROMOTES THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOVERNMENT SPONSORED AGENCIES.Voice of the People ActionRelatedPROVIDES THE CITIZENRY WITH A GREATER VOICE IN THE PUBLIC POLICY PROCESS.Voice of the People

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsAlton Frye
≥8years on the filingsGloria Duffy
≥8years on the filingsI MAC Destler
≥8years on the filingsSteven G Kull

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$340k
Total liabilities
$1.9m
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $1.5m
Contributions and grants received
$554k
Program service revenue
$1k
Employees
5