Charity profile · Historical source record

Boston Symphony Orchestra

EIN 04-2103550Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of musical art

The mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence. Founded in 1881, the BSO presents an average of 27 programs in nearly 100 concerts at Symphony Hall between September and April; another 33 concerts are presented each summer at Tanglewood. Education is integral to the BSO's mission, and comprises two main components: the training of young professional musicians at the Tanglewood Music Center, and in-school and summer programs that address the need for integrated, high-quality arts education in the public schools.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.74Overall score
out of 100

89.79Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$85,167,757

Total expenses · USD$103,630,393

Program expenses

$79,588,141.82 recorded amount

76.8%

Fundraising expenses

$8,808,583.41 recorded amount

8.5%

Administrative expenses

$15,026,406.98 recorded amount

14.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mark Volpe
Recorded compensation: $992,338.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.95%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Boston Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is to foster and maintain an organization dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of musical art, creating performances and providing educational and training programs at the highest level of excellence. Founded in 1881, the BSO presents an average of 27 programs in nearly 100 concerts at Symphony Hall between September and April; another 33 concerts are presented each summer at Tanglewood. Education is integral to the BSO's mission, and comprises two main components: the training of young professional musicians at the Tanglewood Music Center, and in-school and summer programs that address the need for integrated, high-quality arts education in the public schools.
`ein` EIN	04-2103550
`tot_exp` Total expenses	103630393.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.145
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.085
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.768
`fscore` Financial score	89.79
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark Volpe
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	992338.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0095
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to the making of music consonant with the highest aspirations of musical art
`name` Charity name	Boston Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	85167757.0
`score` Overall score	84.74
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	79588141.824
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	8808583.405000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	15026406.985

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2103550
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.