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Alliance for California Traditional Arts

EIN 02-0541202Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to sustaining and fostering the growth of cultural traditions

Founded in 2001, The Alliance for California Traditional Arts promotes and supports ways for cultural traditions to thrive now and into the future by providing advocacy, resources, and connections for folk and traditional artists. From Ohlone basketry and African-American quilt-making to cowboy poetry and Vietnamese opera, California is home to hundreds of diverse traditions. ACTA connects artists, communities, and funders to each other, information, and resources through grants and contracts, convenings, research, and technical assistance. ACTA also provides advocacy through local and national field-building. Recognized for its culturally competent leadership, intellectual capital, and excellence in program administration, ACTA is the California Arts Council's official partner in serving the state's folk and traditional arts field.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.00Overall score
out of 100

89.01Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,710,846

Total expenses · USD$1,693,600

Program expenses

$1,295,604.00 recorded amount

76.5%

Fundraising expenses

$94,841.60 recorded amount

5.6%

Administrative expenses

$299,767.20 recorded amount

17.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Amy Kitchener
Recorded compensation: $112,640.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.65%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Alliance for California Traditional Arts
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 2001, The Alliance for California Traditional Arts promotes and supports ways for cultural traditions to thrive now and into the future by providing advocacy, resources, and connections for folk and traditional artists. From Ohlone basketry and African-American quilt-making to cowboy poetry and Vietnamese opera, California is home to hundreds of diverse traditions. ACTA connects artists, communities, and funders to each other, information, and resources through grants and contracts, convenings, research, and technical assistance. ACTA also provides advocacy through local and national field-building. Recognized for its culturally competent leadership, intellectual capital, and excellence in program administration, ACTA is the California Arts Council's official partner in serving the state's folk and traditional arts field.
`ein` EIN	02-0541202
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1693600.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.177
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.765
`fscore` Financial score	89.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Amy Kitchener
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	112640.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0665
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to sustaining and fostering the growth of cultural traditions
`name` Charity name	Alliance for California Traditional Arts
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1710846.0
`score` Overall score	89.0
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1295604.0
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	94841.59999999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	299767.2

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 02-0541202
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.