Charity profile · Historical source record

California Center for the Arts, Escondido

EIN 33-0646517Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Escape, explore, experience

The mission of the California Center for the Arts, Escondido is to enrich the lives of all within its reach through the Arts and their power for community building and enhancement by providing diverse artistic, cultural, educational, social and entertainment experiences of the highest quality. The Center is situated on a 12-acre campus in downtown Escondido, comprised of a 1,523-seat Concert Hall, a 406-seat Center Theater, a visual arts Museum, art and dance studios, and a Conference Center containing meeting and banquet facilities. Since its opening on October 1, 1994, The Center has attracted more than one million visitors through its performing and visual arts presentations, events in the Conference Center, and education programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

73.11Overall score
out of 100

63.61Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,175,035

Total expenses · USD$5,002,152

Program expenses

$2,696,159.93 recorded amount

53.9%

Fundraising expenses

$250,107.60 recorded amount

5.0%

Administrative expenses

$2,045,880.17 recorded amount

40.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jerry Van Leeuwen
Recorded compensation: $102,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.03%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for California Center for the Arts, Escondido
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the California Center for the Arts, Escondido is to enrich the lives of all within its reach through the Arts and their power for community building and enhancement by providing diverse artistic, cultural, educational, social and entertainment experiences of the highest quality. The Center is situated on a 12-acre campus in downtown Escondido, comprised of a 1,523-seat Concert Hall, a 406-seat Center Theater, a visual arts Museum, art and dance studios, and a Conference Center containing meeting and banquet facilities. Since its opening on October 1, 1994, The Center has attracted more than one million visitors through its performing and visual arts presentations, events in the Conference Center, and education programs.
`ein` EIN	33-0646517
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5002152.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.409
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.05
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.539
`fscore` Financial score	63.61
`leader` Recorded leader	Jerry Van Leeuwen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	102000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0203
`motto` Tagline	Escape, explore, experience
`name` Charity name	California Center for the Arts, Escondido
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5175035.0
`score` Overall score	73.11
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2696159.9280000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	250107.6
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2045880.1679999998

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 33-0646517
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.