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Arts & Science Council

EIN 56-0693436Arts, Culture, Humanities North Carolina Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Be transformed

The Arts & Science Council (ASC) serves and supports Charlotte-Mecklenburg's cultural community through grant-making, planning, programs and services to ensure a vibrant community enriched with arts, science and history. Organized in 1958, ASC combines resources from the Annual Fund Drive, allocations from local, state and federal governments, and its endowment to support cultural organizations, educational programs and individual artists throughout the region. ASC also provides cultural support through the Cultural Project Grant program, helping to fund neighborhood and community-based projects involving arts, science, history or heritage.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.22Overall score
out of 100

79.17Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,544,609

Total expenses · USD$14,255,071

Program expenses

$11,703,413.29 recorded amount

82.1%

Fundraising expenses

$1,368,486.82 recorded amount

9.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,154,660.75 recorded amount

8.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Robert E. Bush Jr.
Recorded compensation: $235,549.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.65%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Arts & Science Council
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Arts & Science Council (ASC) serves and supports Charlotte-Mecklenburg's cultural community through grant-making, planning, programs and services to ensure a vibrant community enriched with arts, science and history. Organized in 1958, ASC combines resources from the Annual Fund Drive, allocations from local, state and federal governments, and its endowment to support cultural organizations, educational programs and individual artists throughout the region. ASC also provides cultural support through the Cultural Project Grant program, helping to fund neighborhood and community-based projects involving arts, science, history or heritage.
`ein` EIN	56-0693436
`tot_exp` Total expenses	14255071.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.081
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.096
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.821
`fscore` Financial score	79.17
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert E. Bush Jr.
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	235549.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0165
`motto` Tagline	Be transformed
`name` Charity name	Arts & Science Council
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11544609.0
`score` Overall score	84.22
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	11703413.291
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1368486.816
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1154660.751

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-0693436
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.