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Cornerstone Theater Company

EIN 95-4493498Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making new plays with and about communities

Cornerstone Theater Company has been making new plays with and about communities throughout Los Angeles and beyond for over 30 years. Nationally recognized as a leader in community engaged theater, our plays celebrate many voices as we strive to include people who have not been on stage or even seen theater. Combining the artistry of people with many levels of theatrical experience, we act upon the conviction that artistic expression is civic engagement and that access to a creative forum is essential to the wellness and health of every individual and community. Our plays are staged in theaters, parking lots, factories, schools and subway stations. Each venue is specific to its project and community; audiences pay what they can so our performances are always accessible to all. Visit Cornerstonetheater.org and follow the story on social media @cornerstonetheater on Facebook and Instagram, @cornerstonethtr on Twitter and youtube.com/CornerstoneTheater.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.04Overall score
out of 100

83.62Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,557,533

Total expenses · USD$1,289,866

Program expenses

$1,034,472.53 recorded amount

80.2%

Fundraising expenses

$121,247.40 recorded amount

9.4%

Administrative expenses

$131,566.33 recorded amount

10.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Megan Wanlass
Recorded compensation: $83,590.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.48%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Cornerstone Theater Company
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Cornerstone Theater Company has been making new plays with and about communities throughout Los Angeles and beyond for over 30 years. Nationally recognized as a leader in community engaged theater, our plays celebrate many voices as we strive to include people who have not been on stage or even seen theater. Combining the artistry of people with many levels of theatrical experience, we act upon the conviction that artistic expression is civic engagement and that access to a creative forum is essential to the wellness and health of every individual and community. Our plays are staged in theaters, parking lots, factories, schools and subway stations. Each venue is specific to its project and community; audiences pay what they can so our performances are always accessible to all. Visit Cornerstonetheater.org and follow the story on social media @cornerstonetheater on Facebook and Instagram, @cornerstonethtr on Twitter and youtube.com/CornerstoneTheater.
`ein` EIN	95-4493498
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1289866.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.102
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.094
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.802
`fscore` Financial score	83.62
`leader` Recorded leader	Megan Wanlass
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	83590.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.06480000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Making new plays with and about communities
`name` Charity name	Cornerstone Theater Company
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1557533.0
`score` Overall score	86.04
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1034472.532
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	121247.404
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	131566.332

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4493498
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.