Charity profile · Historical source record

Columbus Symphony Orchestra

EIN 31-6402408Arts, Culture, Humanities Ohio Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Advancing a symphony orchestra of the highest artistic standard

Founded in 1951, the Columbus Symphony is the only full-time professional symphony in central Ohio. Through an array of innovative artistic, educational, and community outreach programming, the Columbus Symphony is reaching a growing and diverse audience with great music. The Columbus Symphony's mission is to advance a symphony orchestra of the highest artistic standard for the enrichment and well-being of central Ohio. This mission is achieved through a strong connection to the community, and in-depth understanding of the marketplace and a commitment to providing programming that meets the needs and desires of the community. The Columbus Symphony performs a diverse array of classical, pops, family and educational concerts each season, reaching an estimated 500,000 people through live performances and radio broadcasts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.14Overall score
out of 100

95.24Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & 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$19,596,036

Total expenses · USD$8,505,883

Program expenses

$7,332,071.15 recorded amount

86.2%

Fundraising expenses

$408,282.38 recorded amount

4.8%

Administrative expenses

$748,517.70 recorded amount

8.8%

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: Chad Whittington
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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 Columbus Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1951, the Columbus Symphony is the only full-time professional symphony in central Ohio. Through an array of innovative artistic, educational, and community outreach programming, the Columbus Symphony is reaching a growing and diverse audience with great music. The Columbus Symphony's mission is to advance a symphony orchestra of the highest artistic standard for the enrichment and well-being of central Ohio. This mission is achieved through a strong connection to the community, and in-depth understanding of the marketplace and a commitment to providing programming that meets the needs and desires of the community. The Columbus Symphony performs a diverse array of classical, pops, family and educational concerts each season, reaching an estimated 500,000 people through live performances and radio broadcasts.
`ein` EIN	31-6402408
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8505883.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.048
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.862
`fscore` Financial score	95.24
`leader` Recorded leader	Chad Whittington
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Advancing a symphony orchestra of the highest artistic standard
`name` Charity name	Columbus Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19596036.0
`score` Overall score	86.14
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	7332071.146
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	408282.384
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	748517.704

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.