Charity profile · Historical source record

Celebrity Series of Boston

EIN 22-2958508Arts, Culture, Humanities Massachusetts Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing the world's best performers to Boston

The Celebrity Series Mission: To present world-class performing artists who inspire and enrich our community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.75Overall score
out of 100

88.34Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,202,483

Total expenses · USD$7,898,914

Program expenses

$6,192,748.58 recorded amount

78.4%

Fundraising expenses

$884,678.37 recorded amount

11.2%

Administrative expenses

$813,588.14 recorded amount

10.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gary Dunning
Recorded compensation: $271,226.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.43%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Celebrity Series of Boston
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Celebrity Series Mission: To present world-class performing artists who inspire and enrich our community.
`ein` EIN	22-2958508
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7898914.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11199999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.784
`fscore` Financial score	88.34
`leader` Recorded leader	Gary Dunning
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	271226.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.034300000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Bringing the world's best performers to Boston
`name` Charity name	Celebrity Series of Boston
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11202483.0
`score` Overall score	91.75
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6192748.576
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	884678.3679999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	813588.1420000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-2958508
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.