Charity profile · Historical source record

Harris Theater

EIN 36-3930153Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Chicago's home for music and dance.

Harris Theater's mission is to be Chicago's primary residence for music and dance, connecting diverse audiences with outstanding artists from across the city, the nation, and the world. An unusual hybrid, the Theater serves as a performance venue, arts service organization, and arts educator. Activities include support for local music and dance companies, community engagement and educational programs, and presentation of national and international artists.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.20Overall score
out of 100

91.57Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,368,425

Total expenses · USD$9,537,608

Program expenses

$8,040,203.54 recorded amount

84.3%

Fundraising expenses

$801,159.07 recorded amount

8.4%

Administrative expenses

$686,707.78 recorded amount

7.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.25 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: Paul Organisak
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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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 Harris Theater
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Harris Theater's mission is to be Chicago's primary residence for music and dance, connecting diverse audiences with outstanding artists from across the city, the nation, and the world. An unusual hybrid, the Theater serves as a performance venue, arts service organization, and arts educator. Activities include support for local music and dance companies, community engagement and educational programs, and presentation of national and international artists.
`ein` EIN	36-3930153
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9537608.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07200000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.25
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.084
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.843
`fscore` Financial score	91.57
`leader` Recorded leader	Paul Organisak
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Chicago's home for music and dance.
`name` Charity name	Harris Theater
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5368425.0
`score` Overall score	90.2
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8040203.544
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	801159.072
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	686707.7760000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-3930153
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.