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Boston Landmarks Orchestra

EIN 31-1750843Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Great music for free!

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra was founded in 2001 by conductor and community advocate Charles Ansbacher. The orchestra is comprised of many of the area's finest professional musicians. In recent years, the orchestra has become a leader in promoting accessibility and inclusiveness. Our Breaking Down Barriers initiative—serving the blind, deaf, hard of hearing, and those limited in mobility—has earned the UP Designation from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The Landmarks Orchestra is one of only 11 organizations to have earned that distinction so far.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.17Overall score
out of 100

80.86Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,305,572

Total expenses · USD$1,212,568

Program expenses

$879,111.80 recorded amount

72.5%

Fundraising expenses

$163,696.68 recorded amount

13.5%

Administrative expenses

$168,546.95 recorded amount

13.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jo Frances Meyer
Recorded compensation: $116,977.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.64%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boston Landmarks Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Boston Landmarks Orchestra was founded in 2001 by conductor and community advocate Charles Ansbacher. The orchestra is comprised of many of the area's finest professional musicians. In recent years, the orchestra has become a leader in promoting accessibility and inclusiveness. Our Breaking Down Barriers initiative—serving the blind, deaf, hard of hearing, and those limited in mobility—has earned the UP Designation from the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The Landmarks Orchestra is one of only 11 organizations to have earned that distinction so far.
`ein` EIN	31-1750843
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1212568.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.139
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.135
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.725
`fscore` Financial score	80.86
`leader` Recorded leader	Jo Frances Meyer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	116977.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0964
`motto` Tagline	Great music for free!
`name` Charity name	Boston Landmarks Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1305572.0
`score` Overall score	86.17
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	879111.7999999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	163696.68000000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	168546.95200000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 31-1750843
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
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.