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Boston Children's Chorus

EIN 65-1188279Education Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

In pursuit of musical excellence

Boston Children's Chorus envisions a city defined by meaningful relationships among its community members. Through participation in a rigorous choral curriculum supplemented with lessons to foster compassion, BCC singers will use the shared experience of music to create a better understanding of their part in the world around them. BCC is in pursuit of musical excellence, which the organization believes can be used as a tool to create dialogue around difficult issues. By encouraging conversations around these issues, our singers pave the way for a more connected Boston and leading to creative social integration.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

77.65Overall score
out of 100

70.38Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,399,905

Total expenses · USD$2,379,341

Program expenses

$1,429,983.94 recorded amount

60.1%

Fundraising expenses

$485,385.56 recorded amount

20.4%

Administrative expenses

$459,212.81 recorded amount

19.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.29 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: Celeste Wilson
Recorded compensation: $128,308.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 5.39%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boston Children's Chorus
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Boston Children's Chorus envisions a city defined by meaningful relationships among its community members. Through participation in a rigorous choral curriculum supplemented with lessons to foster compassion, BCC singers will use the shared experience of music to create a better understanding of their part in the world around them. BCC is in pursuit of musical excellence, which the organization believes can be used as a tool to create dialogue around difficult issues. By encouraging conversations around these issues, our singers pave the way for a more connected Boston and leading to creative social integration.
`ein` EIN	65-1188279
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2379341.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.193
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.29
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.204
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.601
`fscore` Financial score	70.38
`leader` Recorded leader	Celeste Wilson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	128308.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.053899999999999997
`motto` Tagline	In pursuit of musical excellence
`name` Charity name	Boston Children's Chorus
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2399905.0
`score` Overall score	77.65
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1429983.9409999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	485385.56399999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	459212.813

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 65-1188279
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.