Missouri · Nonprofit
CIRCLE OF CONCERN
CIRCLE OF CONCERN (Missouri) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,131,990 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($570,000). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 81% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.9M
- Funders on record
- 45
- Grants received
- $2.1M
- Net assets
- $7.2M
What Circle of Concern does
Mission
Circle of Concern feeds the hungry and provides assistance to low-income families living in west st. Louis county.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Food pantry:in 2023, Circle of Concern fed approximately 3,510 individuals, serving approximately 1,213 unduplicated households throughout west st. Louis county. Through monthly casework appointments, families received a variety of services and visits to our client choice food pantry for nonperishable items and fresh foods, including eggs, dairy, produce and frozen meats, as well as detergent, diapers and personal care items.
$1,534,979 spentof which $1,289,643 as grants69% of program spendingBirthday and holiday program:families that struggle to pay their monthly expenses often do without during the holidays. Through fundraising events and community food drives, circle was able to provide client families with all the following throughout 2023: - 416 client children, ages 11 and under, received hand-selected gifts, books and toys through our birthday club.- circle supported 712 households with thanksgiving boxes; each was filled with seasonal foods including cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, gravy, fresh sweet potatoes and carrots, as well as a $30 gift card to purchase a turkey, ham or other food item(s).(continued on schedule o...)- in mid-november and december, circle supported 2,171 individuals (608 households) through our holiday adoption program. Each eligible household member received a $50 target gift card to purchase clothing, shoes, household items or other needed products.
$285,588 spentof which $220,367 as grants13% of program spendingFinancial assistance:in 2023, 422 families received emergency financial assistance, most often to prevent eviction or utility shut-off, these circumstances can lead to serious hardship for families, especially when children are involved.
$204,707 spentof which $177,322 as grants9% of program spendingEducational scholarships:because education is a key factor in the fight against poverty, through a competitive application and interview process, circle awarded 27 educational scholarships totaling over $107,000 to low-income students for college, trade or professional school tuition. Sixteen adult clients received scholarships up to $1,000 per semester toward continuing education.
$147,175 spentof which $107,635 as grants7% of program spendingBack to school:in 2023, circle helped 493 students from low-income families through our back to school program. Parents received a $50 target gift card for each school-aged child in their household to purchase backpacks, notebooks, clothing or other supplies as needed for their children.
$44,498 spentof which $24,800 as grants2% of program spendingSummer opportunities/camperships:circle helped 96 children to each enjoy a memorable, enriching summer program in 2023. Parents and kids chose the activities, which included sports, music and scouts' camps, swimming lessons and more.
$13,740 spentof which $11,747 as grants1% of program spending
The 6 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,230,687.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $5.6M to $7.1M (+26%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2018 1% · 2020 3% · 2021 0% · 2022 4% · 2023 0% · 2024 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
92% of CIRCLE OF CONCERN’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Cynthia Miller
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 11 funders to 20 funders, grant income rose $139k → $214k.
13 of 45 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 81% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CIRCLE OF CONCERN’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 45 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CIRCLE OF CONCERN has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 27% of grant income, and it takes 3 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 3 funders to its left
88% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CIRCLE OF CONCERN.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 72% · 2018 44% · 2019 36% · 2020 25% · 2021 66% · 2022 36% · 2023 22% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
50% of CIRCLE OF CONCERN's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 58% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
81% of CIRCLE OF CONCERN's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $399k that is directly attributable, 83% of it comes from Missouri funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.7M arriving through sponsors registered in 11 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CIRCLE OF CONCERN runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 11,274 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,274 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like CIRCLE OF CONCERN
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Missouri
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
87%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CIRCLE OF CONCERN: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CIRCLE OF CONCERN?
- CIRCLE OF CONCERN (Missouri) receives grants from 45 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,131,990 to it, the largest being MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC ($570,000). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 81% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CIRCLE OF CONCERN have?
- IRS filings report 45 organizations giving $2,131,990 in grants to CIRCLE OF CONCERN, 26 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CIRCLE OF CONCERN?
- MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC is the largest funder on record, with $570,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CIRCLE OF CONCERN find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 45 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing