Charity profile · Historical source record

Atlanta Ballet

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

The mission

What this organization describes

What moves you?
Founded in 1929, Atlanta Ballet is the longest continuously operating ballet company in the United States. Atlanta Ballet's eclectic repertoire spans ballet history, highlighted by beloved classics and inventive originals. Atlanta Ballet opened the Centre for Dance Education in 1996 and is dedicated to nurturing young dancers while providing an outlet for adults to express their creativity. With diverse class offerings and student population, the Centre serves over 150,000 people in metro Atlanta each year. Atlanta Ballet's roots remain firmly grounded in the Atlanta community and continue to play a vital role in the city's cultural growth and revitalization.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.89Overall score
out of 100
91.79Financial score
out of 100
92.00Accountability & 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$12,874,103
Total expenses · USD$10,824,227

Program expenses

$8,464,545.51 recorded amount
78.2%

Fundraising expenses

$909,235.07 recorded amount
8.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,439,622.19 recorded amount
13.3%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.15 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
Arthur Jacobus
Recorded compensation
$241,132.00
Recorded compensation percentage
2.22%

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 Atlanta Ballet
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
92.0
category
Category
Arts, Culture, Humanities
description
Mission & description
Founded in 1929, Atlanta Ballet is the longest continuously operating ballet company in the United States. Atlanta Ballet's eclectic repertoire spans ballet history, highlighted by beloved classics and inventive originals. Atlanta Ballet opened the Centre for Dance Education in 1996 and is dedicated to nurturing young dancers while providing an outlet for adults to express their creativity. With diverse class offerings and student population, the Centre serves over 150,000 people in metro Atlanta each year. Atlanta Ballet's roots remain firmly grounded in the Atlanta community and continue to play a vital role in the city's cultural growth and revitalization.
ein
EIN
58-1047778
tot_exp
Total expenses
10824227.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.133
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.15
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.084
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.782
fscore
Financial score
91.79
leader
Recorded leader
Arthur Jacobus
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
241132.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0222
motto
Tagline
What moves you?
name
Charity name
Atlanta Ballet
tot_rev
Total revenue
12874103.0
score
Overall score
91.89
state
State code
GA
subcategory
Subcategory
Performing Arts
size
Source size label
mid
program_exp
Program expenses
8464545.514
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
909235.0680000001
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
1439622.191

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.