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Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra

EIN 57-0761297Arts, Culture, Humanities South Carolina Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing world-class music to the low country

Founded in 1982, the mission of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra is to inspire and enrich the lives of our citizens and visitors through the performance of outstanding music, educational programs and community partnerships. The Hilton Head's Symphony Orchestra's vision is to be the artistic leader in the presentation of music in the Low Country.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.67Overall score
out of 100

80.50Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,522,813

Total expenses · USD$2,050,293

Program expenses

$1,373,696.31 recorded amount

67.0%

Fundraising expenses

$274,739.26 recorded amount

13.4%

Administrative expenses

$397,756.84 recorded amount

19.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 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: Mary Briggs
Recorded compensation: $100,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.87%

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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 Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1982, the mission of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra is to inspire and enrich the lives of our citizens and visitors through the performance of outstanding music, educational programs and community partnerships. The Hilton Head's Symphony Orchestra's vision is to be the artistic leader in the presentation of music in the Low Country.
`ein` EIN	57-0761297
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2050293.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.19399999999999998
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.134
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.67
`fscore` Financial score	80.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Mary Briggs
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	100000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0487
`motto` Tagline	Bringing world-class music to the low country
`name` Charity name	Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2522813.0
`score` Overall score	78.67
`state` State code	SC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1373696.31
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	274739.262
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	397756.84199999995

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 57-0761297
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: South Carolina (SC)
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.