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Alabama Symphony Orchestra

EIN 63-1103036Arts, Culture, Humanities Alabama Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Making music and providing vital services to the residents of Alabama

The formation of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO) began with the first performance by a group of volunteer musicians in 1921. That group would evolve from a volunteer ensemble to the state's only full-time professional orchestra. Today, the ASO is continuing to make music and provide vital services to the residents of the state, serving nearly 100,000 individuals a year through concert series, youth programs, and educational and community engagement efforts to fulfill our mission to change lives through music.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.08Overall score
out of 100

74.51Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,414,940

Total expenses · USD$7,077,881

Program expenses

$5,563,214.47 recorded amount

78.6%

Fundraising expenses

$870,579.36 recorded amount

12.3%

Administrative expenses

$637,009.29 recorded amount

9.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Alabama Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The formation of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra (ASO) began with the first performance by a group of volunteer musicians in 1921. That group would evolve from a volunteer ensemble to the state's only full-time professional orchestra. Today, the ASO is continuing to make music and provide vital services to the residents of the state, serving nearly 100,000 individuals a year through concert series, youth programs, and educational and community engagement efforts to fulfill our mission to change lives through music.
`ein` EIN	63-1103036
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7077881.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7859999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	74.51
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Making music and providing vital services to the residents of Alabama
`name` Charity name	Alabama Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7414940.0
`score` Overall score	79.08
`state` State code	AL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5563214.465999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	870579.3630000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	637009.2899999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 63-1103036
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Alabama (AL)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.