Charity profile · Historical source record

American Composers Forum

EIN 23-7452688Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Linking composers & communities

The American Composers Forum is committed to supporting composers and developing new markets for their music. Through granting, commissioning, and performance programs, the Forum provides composers at all stages of their careers with valuable resources for professional and artistic development. By linking communities with composers and performers, the Forum fosters a demand for new music, enriches communities, and helps develop the next generation of composers, musicians, and music patrons. Founded in 1973 as the Minnesota Composers Forum, the organization has grown from an innovative regional initiative into one of the nation's premier composer service organizations, reaching composers and communities in all 50 states.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.47Overall score
out of 100

79.68Financial score
out of 100

97.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,448,948

Total expenses · USD$1,550,517

Program expenses

$1,131,877.41 recorded amount

73.0%

Fundraising expenses

$196,915.66 recorded amount

12.7%

Administrative expenses

$220,173.41 recorded amount

14.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.21 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: John Nuechterlein
Recorded compensation: $101,178.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.52%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Composers Forum
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	97.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The American Composers Forum is committed to supporting composers and developing new markets for their music. Through granting, commissioning, and performance programs, the Forum provides composers at all stages of their careers with valuable resources for professional and artistic development. By linking communities with composers and performers, the Forum fosters a demand for new music, enriches communities, and helps develop the next generation of composers, musicians, and music patrons. Founded in 1973 as the Minnesota Composers Forum, the organization has grown from an innovative regional initiative into one of the nation's premier composer service organizations, reaching composers and communities in all 50 states.
`ein` EIN	23-7452688
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1550517.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.142
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.21
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.127
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.73
`fscore` Financial score	79.68
`leader` Recorded leader	John Nuechterlein
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	101178.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0652
`motto` Tagline	Linking composers & communities
`name` Charity name	American Composers Forum
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1448948.0
`score` Overall score	85.47
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1131877.41
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	196915.659
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	220173.414

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.