Charity profile · Historical source record

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera

EIN 62-6002098Arts, Culture, Humanities Tennessee Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspire. Engage. Enrich.

The mission of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO) is to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community through music and music education. The CSO's community engagement and education programs strive to do just that. Our education programs send musicians into local schools and bring students to the Tivoli Theatre to inspire and encourage Chattanooga's students to love and appreciate classical music. Frequent collaborations with Chattanooga's cultural institutions and city organizations help to engage the community and further classical music and the arts. Performances in public venues, hospitals, and community celebrations enrich Chattanooga and contribute to a vibrant city.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.15Overall score
out of 100

85.54Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,618,558

Total expenses · USD$2,521,056

Program expenses

$2,037,013.25 recorded amount

80.8%

Fundraising expenses

$35,294.78 recorded amount

1.4%

Administrative expenses

$443,705.86 recorded amount

17.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Samantha Teter
Recorded compensation: $88,810.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.52%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Chattanooga Symphony & Opera
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera (CSO) is to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community through music and music education. The CSO's community engagement and education programs strive to do just that. Our education programs send musicians into local schools and bring students to the Tivoli Theatre to inspire and encourage Chattanooga's students to love and appreciate classical music. Frequent collaborations with Chattanooga's cultural institutions and city organizations help to engage the community and further classical music and the arts. Performances in public venues, hospitals, and community celebrations enrich Chattanooga and contribute to a vibrant city.
`ein` EIN	62-6002098
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2521056.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17600000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.013999999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8079999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	85.54
`leader` Recorded leader	Samantha Teter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	88810.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0352
`motto` Tagline	Inspire. Engage. Enrich.
`name` Charity name	Chattanooga Symphony & Opera
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2618558.0
`score` Overall score	87.15
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2037013.248
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	35294.784
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	443705.856

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.