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American Composers Orchestra

EIN 13-2838450Arts, Culture, Humanities New York Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Innovating right before your ears

Founded in 1975, American Composers Orchestra (ACO) identifies today's brightest emerging composers, champions prominent established composers as well as those lesser-known, and increases regional, national and international awareness of the infinite variety of American orchestral music, reflecting geographic, stylistic, and temporal diversity. To date, ACO has performed music by nearly 500 American composers, including more than 100 world premieres and newly commissioned works. In pursuit of its singular mission, ACO maintains an unparalleled range of activities including an annual concert series at Carnegie Hall, commissions, recordings, radio broadcasts, educational programs, and new music reading sessions. New initiatives include composer fellowships and special projects designed to serve and advance the field.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.39Overall score
out of 100

87.82Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,060,285

Total expenses · USD$1,629,135

Program expenses

$1,260,950.49 recorded amount

77.4%

Fundraising expenses

$162,913.50 recorded amount

10.0%

Administrative expenses

$203,641.88 recorded amount

12.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: Edward Yim
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for American Composers Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1975, American Composers Orchestra (ACO) identifies today's brightest emerging composers, champions prominent established composers as well as those lesser-known, and increases regional, national and international awareness of the infinite variety of American orchestral music, reflecting geographic, stylistic, and temporal diversity. To date, ACO has performed music by nearly 500 American composers, including more than 100 world premieres and newly commissioned works. In pursuit of its singular mission, ACO maintains an unparalleled range of activities including an annual concert series at Carnegie Hall, commissions, recordings, radio broadcasts, educational programs, and new music reading sessions. New initiatives include composer fellowships and special projects designed to serve and advance the field.
`ein` EIN	13-2838450
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1629135.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.125
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.1
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.774
`fscore` Financial score	87.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Edward Yim
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Innovating right before your ears
`name` Charity name	American Composers Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1060285.0
`score` Overall score	88.39
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1260950.49
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	162913.5
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	203641.875

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-2838450
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.