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Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra

EIN 35-0791163Arts, Culture, Humanities Indiana Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring a lifelong love of classical music.

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic works to inspire and foster a lifelong love of classical music through performance and education. Founded in 1944, we present musical and education programs of the highest quality in order to sustain and expand our musical tradition to a growing audience throughout the tri-state region. We aim to create, perform, and export innovative artistic programs. Our education programs bring classical music into the ever-changing community and provide expanding opportunities for individuals to experience, enjoy, and be challenged by the musical arts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.04Overall score
out of 100

99.57Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,144,851

Total expenses · USD$5,103,728

Program expenses

$4,261,612.88 recorded amount

83.5%

Fundraising expenses

$280,705.04 recorded amount

5.5%

Administrative expenses

$551,202.62 recorded amount

10.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: James Palermo
Recorded compensation: $185,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.62%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Fort Wayne Philharmonic works to inspire and foster a lifelong love of classical music through performance and education. Founded in 1944, we present musical and education programs of the highest quality in order to sustain and expand our musical tradition to a growing audience throughout the tri-state region. We aim to create, perform, and export innovative artistic programs. Our education programs bring classical music into the ever-changing community and provide expanding opportunities for individuals to experience, enjoy, and be challenged by the musical arts.
`ein` EIN	35-0791163
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5103728.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.055
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.835
`fscore` Financial score	99.57
`leader` Recorded leader	James Palermo
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	185000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0362
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring a lifelong love of classical music.
`name` Charity name	Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7144851.0
`score` Overall score	95.04
`state` State code	IN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4261612.88
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	280705.04
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	551202.6240000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 35-0791163
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Indiana (IN)
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.