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Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

EIN 71-6059542Arts, Culture, Humanities Arkansas Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Increasing orchestral music appreciation and influence

Incorporated in 1966, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) performs more than thirty concerts at Robinson Center Music Hall each year, including all concerts within the Stella Boyle Smith Masterworks Series, the ACXIOM Pops LIVE! Series, the River Rhapsodies Chamber Series, and numerous special events including The Masters and ACXIOM SuperPops. Intricate to the ASO's activities are its resident ensembles, the Quapaw Quartet, the Rockefeller Quartet, the Sturgis Quartet, the ASO Arts Partners and the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestras.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.79Overall score
out of 100

82.63Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,154,530

Total expenses · USD$3,232,760

Program expenses

$2,408,406.20 recorded amount

74.5%

Fundraising expenses

$310,344.96 recorded amount

9.6%

Administrative expenses

$510,776.08 recorded amount

15.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 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: Christina Littlejohn
Recorded compensation: $122,438.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.78%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Incorporated in 1966, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) performs more than thirty concerts at Robinson Center Music Hall each year, including all concerts within the Stella Boyle Smith Masterworks Series, the ACXIOM Pops LIVE! Series, the River Rhapsodies Chamber Series, and numerous special events including The Masters and ACXIOM SuperPops. Intricate to the ASO's activities are its resident ensembles, the Quapaw Quartet, the Rockefeller Quartet, the Sturgis Quartet, the ASO Arts Partners and the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestras.
`ein` EIN	71-6059542
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3232760.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.158
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.096
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.745
`fscore` Financial score	82.63
`leader` Recorded leader	Christina Littlejohn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	122438.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0378
`motto` Tagline	Increasing orchestral music appreciation and influence
`name` Charity name	Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3154530.0
`score` Overall score	81.79
`state` State code	AR
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2408406.2
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	310344.96
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	510776.08

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 71-6059542
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Arkansas (AR)
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.