Charity profile · Historical source record

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

EIN 31-0537080Arts, Culture, Humanities Ohio Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Presenting the highest quality performances of great music

Embarking on its 117th year, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is a dynamic ensemble of world-class musicians, conductors and guest artists. Founded in 1895, the CSO proudly serves the Greater Cincinnati community as the fifth oldest orchestra in the United States and the first orchestra in the state of Ohio. The CSO is no stranger to the national spotlight, as it became the third orchestra to professionally record in 1917 and the first orchestra to be broadcast to a national radio audience in 1921. These early achievements have paved the way for the CSO's continued longevity and success. Innovative programming featuring world-renowned artists, national and international tours, as well as countless awards and recordings have placed the CSO as one of the world's most acclaimed and recognized symphony orchestras.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.96Overall score
out of 100

97.16Financial 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$38,845,927

Total expenses · USD$31,381,796

Program expenses

$26,956,962.76 recorded amount

85.9%

Fundraising expenses

$1,349,417.23 recorded amount

4.3%

Administrative expenses

$3,044,034.21 recorded amount

9.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 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: Arthur M. Devey III
Recorded compensation: $519,627.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.65%

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

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Embarking on its 117th year, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is a dynamic ensemble of world-class musicians, conductors and guest artists. Founded in 1895, the CSO proudly serves the Greater Cincinnati community as the fifth oldest orchestra in the United States and the first orchestra in the state of Ohio. The CSO is no stranger to the national spotlight, as it became the third orchestra to professionally record in 1917 and the first orchestra to be broadcast to a national radio audience in 1921. These early achievements have paved the way for the CSO's continued longevity and success. Innovative programming featuring world-renowned artists, national and international tours, as well as countless awards and recordings have placed the CSO as one of the world's most acclaimed and recognized symphony orchestras.
`ein` EIN	31-0537080
`tot_exp` Total expenses	31381796.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09699999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.043
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8590000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	97.16
`leader` Recorded leader	Arthur M. Devey III
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	519627.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0165
`motto` Tagline	Presenting the highest quality performances of great music
`name` Charity name	Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	38845927.0
`score` Overall score	91.96
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	26956962.764000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1349417.228
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3044034.212

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.