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Carolina Ballet

EIN 56-1445383Arts, Culture, Humanities North Carolina Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Performing world-class professional ballet

Founded in 1984 as Raleigh Dance Theatre, Carolina Ballet's mission is to perform world-class professional ballet, entertaining and enlightening audiences in Raleigh, the Triangle region, the State of North Carolina, and beyond. Launched as a professional dance company in 1997 under the direction of Artistic Director/CEO Robert Weiss, Carolina Ballet has since garnered critical praise from the national and international media, staged 75 world premiere ballets, and toured internationally in China and Hungary. Weiss, former artistic director of the Pennsylvania Ballet and principal dancer at New York City Ballet under the legendary George Balanchine, programs traditional ballets by legendary masters and new works by contemporary choreographers.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.69Overall score
out of 100

90.43Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,862,439

Total expenses · USD$5,871,426

Program expenses

$5,137,497.75 recorded amount

87.5%

Fundraising expenses

$369,899.84 recorded amount

6.3%

Administrative expenses

$358,156.99 recorded amount

6.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Robert Weiss
Recorded compensation: $89,113.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.51%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Carolina Ballet
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1984 as Raleigh Dance Theatre, Carolina Ballet's mission is to perform world-class professional ballet, entertaining and enlightening audiences in Raleigh, the Triangle region, the State of North Carolina, and beyond. Launched as a professional dance company in 1997 under the direction of Artistic Director/CEO Robert Weiss, Carolina Ballet has since garnered critical praise from the national and international media, staged 75 world premiere ballets, and toured internationally in China and Hungary. Weiss, former artistic director of the Pennsylvania Ballet and principal dancer at New York City Ballet under the legendary George Balanchine, programs traditional ballets by legendary masters and new works by contemporary choreographers.
`ein` EIN	56-1445383
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5871426.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.061
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.063
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.875
`fscore` Financial score	90.43
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert Weiss
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	89113.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0151
`motto` Tagline	Performing world-class professional ballet
`name` Charity name	Carolina Ballet
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7862439.0
`score` Overall score	89.69
`state` State code	NC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5137497.75
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	369899.838
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	358156.986

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-1445383
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: North Carolina (NC)
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.