CIRCLE OF BLUE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CIRCLE OF BLUE INC

EIN 82-3582132 · Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management (C32)

What they do

EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON THE CHALLENGES and SOLUTIONS of THE GLOBAL FRESHWATER CRISIS THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE ALIGNMENT of JOURNALISM, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, DATA COLLECTION and ANALYSIS, and COMMUNICATION DESIGN; ENGAGING and CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS and GROUPS BY LEADING CONVENINGS to EXPLORE and COLLABORATE ON ISSUES RELATED to THE GLOBAL WATER CRISIS; and RELATED PURPOSES.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $94.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

78.37%of revenue went to mission work94.5% of expenses · Program services

$82.92spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

4.55%of revenue went to management and office costs5.5% of expenses

$0.58in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$574,580

Mission workProgram services$450,31478.37% of revenue94.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$26,1374.55% of revenue5.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$98,12917.08% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$476,45182.92% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 94.5% mission · 5.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.92% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 64.8% mission · 35.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 46.48% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 70.0% mission · 29.9% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.12% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 65.7% mission · 29.9% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 106.03% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 65.8% mission · 23.5% management · 10.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 164.59% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 60.8% mission · 24.1% management · 15.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.45% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 50.7% mission · 33.7% management · 15.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 198.66% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 72.2% mission · 22.3% management · 5.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 141.24% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$574,580

Expenses$476,451

Annual surplus $98,129 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$450,314 · 94.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$26,137 · 5.5% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$574,580

Expenses$476,451

Assets$275,636

Income$574,580

Contributions$574,580

Mission work (program services)$450,314

Management and general$26,137

Accounting fees$9,631

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (6)

AUBREY BLANCHEBOARD MEMBER

EILEEN GANTERSECRETARY

J CARL GANTERPRESIDENT

JONATHAN WEGEBOARD MEMBER

MARGARET CATLEY-CARLSONBOARD MEMBER

RICHARD ODELLBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2018
Location: 202 S UNION ST NO 586, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49684-2522
County: Grand Traverse
In care of: % EILEEN E GANTER
Primary officer: J CARL GANTER, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(231) 941-1355

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: TOBIN & CO PC
NTEE classification: Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management (C32)
IRS tax category: Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management