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International Festival of Arts & Ideas

EIN 06-1444222Arts, Culture, Humanities Connecticut Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Creating an internationally renowned festival in New Haven

The mission of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas is to create an internationally renowned festival in New Haven of the highest quality with world-class artists, thinkers and leaders, attracting and engaging a broad and diverse audience celebrating and building community and advancing economic development. The Festival plays a vital role in enriching lives in New Haven and throughout Connecticut by embracing diversity and leading people to understand how their futures are entwined. Arts residencies are created in schools and community centers throughout New Haven to introduce a diverse audience to the arts. Every summer, international artists teach young students of music, theater and the arts. The Festival attracts a strong local and regional audience, attendees from all 50 states, and a growing number of international visitors from dozens of countries.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.87Overall score
out of 100

80.98Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,351,296

Total expenses · USD$2,299,189

Program expenses

$1,832,453.63 recorded amount

79.7%

Fundraising expenses

$321,886.46 recorded amount

14.0%

Administrative expenses

$142,549.72 recorded amount

6.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.14 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mary Lou Aleskie
Recorded compensation: $223,009.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 9.69%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for International Festival of Arts & Ideas
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the International Festival of Arts & Ideas is to create an internationally renowned festival in New Haven of the highest quality with world-class artists, thinkers and leaders, attracting and engaging a broad and diverse audience celebrating and building community and advancing economic development. The Festival plays a vital role in enriching lives in New Haven and throughout Connecticut by embracing diversity and leading people to understand how their futures are entwined. Arts residencies are created in schools and community centers throughout New Haven to introduce a diverse audience to the arts. Every summer, international artists teach young students of music, theater and the arts. The Festival attracts a strong local and regional audience, attendees from all 50 states, and a growing number of international visitors from dozens of countries.
`ein` EIN	06-1444222
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2299189.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.062
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.14
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.797
`fscore` Financial score	80.98
`leader` Recorded leader	Mary Lou Aleskie
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	223009.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0969
`motto` Tagline	Creating an internationally renowned festival in New Haven
`name` Charity name	International Festival of Arts & Ideas
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2351296.0
`score` Overall score	82.87
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1832453.6330000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	321886.46
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	142549.718

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-1444222
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.