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California Shakespeare Theater

EIN 51-0169452Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Expanding the possible

California Shakespeare Theater, founded in 1974, strives for everyone, regardless of age, circumstance, or background, to discover the relevance of Shakespeare and the classics in their lives by: Making boldly imagined and deeply entertaining interpretations of Shakespeare and the classics; Providing in-depth, far-reaching creative educational opportunities; and by bringing disparate communities together around the creation of new American plays inspired by classic literature.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.42Overall score
out of 100

87.87Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,921,251

Total expenses · USD$5,640,851

Program expenses

$4,552,166.76 recorded amount

80.7%

Fundraising expenses

$535,880.84 recorded amount

9.5%

Administrative expenses

$547,162.55 recorded amount

9.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Susie Falk
Recorded compensation: $125,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.21%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for California Shakespeare Theater
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	California Shakespeare Theater, founded in 1974, strives for everyone, regardless of age, circumstance, or background, to discover the relevance of Shakespeare and the classics in their lives by: Making boldly imagined and deeply entertaining interpretations of Shakespeare and the classics; Providing in-depth, far-reaching creative educational opportunities; and by bringing disparate communities together around the creation of new American plays inspired by classic literature.
`ein` EIN	51-0169452
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5640851.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09699999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.095
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.807
`fscore` Financial score	87.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Susie Falk
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	125000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.022099999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Expanding the possible
`name` Charity name	California Shakespeare Theater
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4921251.0
`score` Overall score	88.42
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4552166.757
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	535880.845
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	547162.5469999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0169452
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.