Charity profile · Historical source record

Boston Ballet

EIN 04-2312734Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing new levels of excellence to the art of ballet through performance, training, education, and community outreach

Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet, a professional dance company and the region's second-largest performing arts organization, is dedicated to the highest standards of dance performance, training, and education. The Company presents fully staged classical and contemporary works each season. Performances reach a broadly inclusive audience of over 150,000 from throughout the state and region, and support an institutional mission that values leadership, innovation, and partnership. Boston Ballet School serves an associated imperative to train dancers of all ages and provide general access to the art of dance.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.74Overall score
out of 100

84.83Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$41,004,840

Total expenses · USD$34,959,006

Program expenses

$29,540,360.07 recorded amount

84.5%

Fundraising expenses

$1,782,909.31 recorded amount

5.1%

Administrative expenses

$3,565,818.61 recorded amount

10.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Meredith L. Hodges
Recorded compensation: $352,547.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boston Ballet
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet, a professional dance company and the region's second-largest performing arts organization, is dedicated to the highest standards of dance performance, training, and education. The Company presents fully staged classical and contemporary works each season. Performances reach a broadly inclusive audience of over 150,000 from throughout the state and region, and support an institutional mission that values leadership, innovation, and partnership. Boston Ballet School serves an associated imperative to train dancers of all ages and provide general access to the art of dance.
`ein` EIN	04-2312734
`tot_exp` Total expenses	34959006.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.102
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.051
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.845
`fscore` Financial score	84.83
`leader` Recorded leader	Meredith L. Hodges
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	352547.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.01
`motto` Tagline	Bringing new levels of excellence to the art of ballet through performance, training, education, and community outreach
`name` Charity name	Boston Ballet
`tot_rev` Total revenue	41004840.0
`score` Overall score	86.74
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	29540360.07
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1782909.3059999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3565818.6119999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2312734
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.