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Detroit Symphony Orchestra

EIN 38-1385132Arts, Culture, Humanities Michigan Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing music to life for generations

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is heard live by over 450,000 people annually in classical, pops, jazz, holiday festival, educational, Young People's concerts and more. Additionally, over one million listeners nationwide hear the DSO each week on the GM/DSO National Radio Broadcast Series, making it the most widely heard orchestra in the country. Since its founding in 1914, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has been a leader in music education by bringing thousands of students each year to its annual educational and youth concerts at Orchestra Hall. Today the Orchestra offers a variety of educational programs and resources, including educational concerts for nearly 26,000 metro Detroit public school children.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.06Overall score
out of 100

92.13Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$46,112,988

Total expenses · USD$36,345,989

Program expenses

$29,076,791.20 recorded amount

80.0%

Fundraising expenses

$2,834,987.14 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$4,361,518.68 recorded amount

12.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Anne Parsons
Recorded compensation: $379,537.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.04%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is heard live by over 450,000 people annually in classical, pops, jazz, holiday festival, educational, Young People's concerts and more. Additionally, over one million listeners nationwide hear the DSO each week on the GM/DSO National Radio Broadcast Series, making it the most widely heard orchestra in the country. Since its founding in 1914, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has been a leader in music education by bringing thousands of students each year to its annual educational and youth concerts at Orchestra Hall. Today the Orchestra offers a variety of educational programs and resources, including educational concerts for nearly 26,000 metro Detroit public school children.
`ein` EIN	38-1385132
`tot_exp` Total expenses	36345989.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8
`fscore` Financial score	92.13
`leader` Recorded leader	Anne Parsons
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	379537.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0104
`motto` Tagline	Bringing music to life for generations
`name` Charity name	Detroit Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	46112988.0
`score` Overall score	92.06
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	29076791.200000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2834987.142
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4361518.68

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-1385132
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.