Organizations Filed Purposes:
CIRCUS JUVENTAS, A PERFORMING ARTS CIRCUS SCHOOL FOR YOUTH, IS DEDICATED TO INSPIRING ARTISTRY AND SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH A MULTI-CULTURAL CIRCUS ARTS EXPERIENCE.
A PERFORMING ARTS CIRCUS SCHOOL DEDICATED TO INSPIRING ARTISTRY AND CONFIDENCE.
CLASSES: CIRCUS JUVENTAS OFFERS OUTSTANDING CIRCUS ARTS TRAINING TO YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 TO 22. BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COLLABORATIVE SKILLS ARE TAUGHT IN A CULTURE OF RESPECT, ACCEPTANCE, AND INDIVIDUALITY, WITH A FOCUS ON SAFETY AND CREATIVITY. OFFERINGS INCLUDE FOUR ANNUAL 8+ WEEK SESSIONS, AS WELL AS SUMMER CAMPS, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER TRAINING FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CIRCUS ARTS AT THE BEGINNING, INTERMEDIATE, AND ADVANCED LEVELS. SPECIALTY CLASSES ARE OFFERED FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES AND FOR ADULTS. TRAINING IS PROVIDED BY OVER 40 EXPERIENCED AND DIVERSE CIRCUS PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2019-20, OVER 1,100 INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN OVER 9,000 CLASS SESSIONS AT OUR FACILITY ALONE. WE ALSO ADDED ZOOM CLASSES FOR OVER 250 STUDENTS DURING THE PANDEMIC. OVER 300 STUDENTS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OVER 700 CLASS SESSIONS, TOTALING OVER $234,000 IN FUNDS AWARDED.
PERFORMANCES: A KEY ELEMENT OF CIRCUS JUVENTAS' TRAINING IS THE PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO ALL OUR YOUTH. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, OVER 800 BEGINNING/INTERMEDIATE LEVEL STUDENTS PERFORM IN A LARGE-SCALE SPRING PRODUCTION WITH FULL MUSIC, COSTUMING, AND PRESENTATION. THE ANNUAL SUMMER SHOW IS A PROFESSIONAL-LEVEL SHOW WITH ORIGINAL SETS, COSTUMES, MUSIC, AND STAGING INVOLVING OVER 70 OF OUR MOST ADVANCED STUDENTS AND RUNS OVER 3 WEEKS. COMBINED AUDIENCES FOR THESE SHOWS TOP 30,000 ANNUALLY. IN FY20, SADLY, MOST PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID.
HOSTING EVENTS: IN A TYPICAL YEAR, CIRCUS JUVENTAS IS ABLE TO CONDUCT OUTREACH THROUGH SPECIAL EVENTS PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS BOTH UNDER ITS BIG TOP AND AT OTHER EVENTS. IN THE PAST, THESE HAVE INCLUDED: PERFORMANCES AT SUPERBOWL EVENTS, A FEATURED ROLE AT THE SMITHSONIAN ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL, WORKSHOPS BOTH AT OUR SPACE AND AT A VARIETY OF SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFITS, PERFORMANCES AT FUNDRAISERS AND CORPORATE EVENTS, AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER ACTIVITIES. IN FY20, SADLY, MOST OTHER EVENT OPPORTUNITIES WERE CANCELLED DUE TO COVID.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Daniel W Butler | PRESIDENT/CO-FOUNDER | 50 | $198,041 |
| Elizabeth Butler | VP/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CO-FO | 50 | $155,743 |
| Roz Allyson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sonia Miller-Van Oort | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Bock | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Vineeta Sawkar Branby | SECRETARY (PARTIAL YEAR) | 1 | $0 |
| Cheriti Swigart | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Bradshaw | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Shani Norberg | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Aslesen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Stoick | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
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