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Huntsville Symphony Orchestra

EIN 63-0463802Arts, Culture, Humanities Alabama Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Promoting and encouraging the understanding, appreciation and study of the art of music

Founded in 1954, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra (HSO) is the oldest, continuously operating professional orchestra in the state of Alabama. The HSO's mission is to promote and encourage the understanding, appreciation, and study of the art of music. For over five decades, the HSO's acclaimed concerts and award-winning education programs have inspired performers, audiences, children, benefactors and the entire community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

80.20Overall score
out of 100

74.25Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,017,542

Total expenses · USD$2,008,399

Program expenses

$1,650,903.98 recorded amount

82.2%

Fundraising expenses

$176,739.11 recorded amount

8.8%

Administrative expenses

$178,747.51 recorded amount

8.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Dan Halcomb
Recorded compensation: $82,847.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.12%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1954, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra (HSO) is the oldest, continuously operating professional orchestra in the state of Alabama. The HSO's mission is to promote and encourage the understanding, appreciation, and study of the art of music. For over five decades, the HSO's acclaimed concerts and award-winning education programs have inspired performers, audiences, children, benefactors and the entire community.
`ein` EIN	63-0463802
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2008399.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8220000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	74.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Dan Halcomb
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	82847.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0412
`motto` Tagline	Promoting and encouraging the understanding, appreciation and study of the art of music
`name` Charity name	Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2017542.0
`score` Overall score	80.2
`state` State code	AL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1650903.9780000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	176739.11200000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	178747.51100000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 63-0463802
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Alabama (AL)
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.