Circle Center Adult Day Services
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Day services for functionally or cognitively impaired older adults andtheir caregivers, and to advance community-based long-term care options for older adults.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $2.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- -1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 37%
- Employees
- 41
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $120,998, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 23% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 3% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 19 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $1.6 million spent. 100% of our participants met the criteria for nursing home care but used Circle Center's Services instead allowing them to live at home 31,753 days longer at a savings of at least $3,504,243 to family caregivers and taxpayers. Results from our annual caregiver survey (100% response rate): 94% report that Circle Center improved their loved one's quality of life. 96% say the center has improved the fulfillment of the participant's social, emotional and physical needs. 96% say the center has reduced their stress as a caregiver. 97% report that Circle Center has allowed them to maintain their other life roles (employee, spouse, parent).And finally, 86% report that the center's programs have enabled their loved one to remain safely at home.ACTIVITIES: Circle Center provides participants with the daily care they need to continue living at home while enjoying an enhanced quality of life through involvement with their peers that includes:daily nursing care, nutritional meals and snacks, social work services, therapeutic activities, cognitive and emotional support, transportation coordination, and specialized wellness programs and services.Circle Center brings older adults together in a social, safe, and service-rich environment where they share experiences and build friendships while benefitting from a routine that keeps them active and engaged. Meanwhile, family caregivers receive the respite they need from the 24/7 responsibility of caring for their loved one. Caregivers also have access to support groups, educational programs, and other services to assist them with caregiving and improve their coping skills. The Center brings together families from all socio-economic groups. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Circle Center Adult Day Services, one of the first 100 adult daycare centers in the nation, celebrated 49 years of compassionate and innovative services in May 2025. The Center has long set the standard for care in the entire region and is Virginia's most comprehensive in terms of services, its state-of-the-art facility, and its support for caregivers.Center services are based on a Wellness Model of person-centered care including wellness programs like strength training, yoga, arts and crafts, Zumba, and reminiscence activities to stimulate memory; all based on individual needs. Since 1980 the Center has subsidized the cost for those who may otherwise not be able to afford services, through support from foundations, corporations, and individual donors. Circle Center is a provider for the Cardinal Care program (formerly CCC+), managed care for both Medicare and Medicaid eligible, which serves high risk individuals in a more comprehensive and coordinated way across their acute and long-term care needs. Also, most long-term care insurance pays for Center services.The Center's goals include continued growth to meet the needs of the rapidly expanding population of older adults aging in place with their families and in neighborhoods across the seven counties and three cities served in 2024-25, while maintaining best practices for the provision of this care provided by its multidisciplinary team of licensed and certified staff.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1978.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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