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Berkeley Symphony Orchestra

EIN 23-7219508Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Performing symphonic music that engages the intellect, sparks the curiosity and delights the spirit of our unique community

The Berkeley Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1969 as the Berkeley Promenade Orchestra by Thomas Rarick. The mission of Berkeley Symphony is to perform symphonic music that engages the intellect, sparks the curiosity, and delights the spirit of our unique community. Recognized nationally for its spirited programming, Berkeley Symphony has established a reputation for presenting major new works for orchestra alongside fresh interpretations of the classical European repertoire. It has been honored with an Adventurous Programming Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in nine of the past eleven seasons. A national leader in music education, the Orchestra partners with the Berkeley Unified School District to produce the award-winning Music in the Schools program, providing comprehensive, age-appropriate music curricula to more than 4,000 local elementary students each year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

75.81Overall score
out of 100

67.61Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,360,540

Total expenses · USD$1,202,472

Program expenses

$802,048.82 recorded amount

66.7%

Fundraising expenses

$236,886.98 recorded amount

19.7%

Administrative expenses

$162,333.72 recorded amount

13.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.33 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Ren Mandel
Recorded compensation: $100,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Berkeley Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1969 as the Berkeley Promenade Orchestra by Thomas Rarick. The mission of Berkeley Symphony is to perform symphonic music that engages the intellect, sparks the curiosity, and delights the spirit of our unique community. Recognized nationally for its spirited programming, Berkeley Symphony has established a reputation for presenting major new works for orchestra alongside fresh interpretations of the classical European repertoire. It has been honored with an Adventurous Programming Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in nine of the past eleven seasons. A national leader in music education, the Orchestra partners with the Berkeley Unified School District to produce the award-winning Music in the Schools program, providing comprehensive, age-appropriate music curricula to more than 4,000 local elementary students each year.
`ein` EIN	23-7219508
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1202472.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.135
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.33
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.19699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.667
`fscore` Financial score	67.61
`leader` Recorded leader	Ren Mandel
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.08310000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Performing symphonic music that engages the intellect, sparks the curiosity and delights the spirit of our unique community
`name` Charity name	Berkeley Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1360540.0
`score` Overall score	75.81
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	802048.824
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	236886.98399999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	162333.72

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7219508
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.