Charity profile · Historical source record

Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans

EIN 72-0798830Arts, Culture, Humanities Louisiana Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A multi-disciplinary arts center dedicated to the presentation, production, and promotion of the art of our time.

The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC) is a multi-disciplinary arts center dedicated to the presentation, production and promotion of art of our time. The CAC organizes curated exhibitions, performances and programs; enlarges audiences; and encourages collaboration among diverse artists, institutions, communities and supporters. Our vision is that the CAC will be nationally recognized as a leader in the presentation and support of contemporary arts, artists and emerging art forms. Since 1976, the CAC has been home to artists' bold experiments in painting, theater, photography, performance art, dance, music, video, education, and sculpture.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.95Overall score
out of 100

86.99Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,537,231

Total expenses · USD$3,623,733

Program expenses

$2,790,274.41 recorded amount

77.0%

Fundraising expenses

$532,688.75 recorded amount

14.7%

Administrative expenses

$293,522.37 recorded amount

8.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.27 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Neil Barclay
Recorded compensation: $145,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC) is a multi-disciplinary arts center dedicated to the presentation, production and promotion of art of our time. The CAC organizes curated exhibitions, performances and programs; enlarges audiences; and encourages collaboration among diverse artists, institutions, communities and supporters. Our vision is that the CAC will be nationally recognized as a leader in the presentation and support of contemporary arts, artists and emerging art forms. Since 1976, the CAC has been home to artists' bold experiments in painting, theater, photography, performance art, dance, music, video, education, and sculpture.
`ein` EIN	72-0798830
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3623733.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.081
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.27
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.147
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.77
`fscore` Financial score	86.99
`leader` Recorded leader	Neil Barclay
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	145000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.04
`motto` Tagline	A multi-disciplinary arts center dedicated to the presentation, production, and promotion of the art of our time.
`name` Charity name	Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2537231.0
`score` Overall score	87.95
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	2790274.41
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	532688.7509999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	293522.373

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-0798830
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
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.