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Joy of Music Program

EIN 04-3055099Education Massachusetts Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Worcester's Community Music School

Joy of Music Program (JOMP) was founded in 1989 to help young children develop a life-long relationship with music, by giving them a joyful and solid musical foundation on which to build in a non-competitive environment. The school's offerings include private instrumental lessons, an exciting choice of classes, highly-regarded jazz and classical ensemble programs, and a vibrant Youth Orchestra and Sinfonietta. Whether you are a beginner or have been playing for many years, you will experience a musical kinship and spirit of community at JOMP that is affirming and energizing.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.45Overall score
out of 100

85.63Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$838,939

Total expenses · USD$930,287

Program expenses

$653,061.47 recorded amount

70.2%

Fundraising expenses

$55,817.22 recorded amount

6.0%

Administrative expenses

$220,478.02 recorded amount

23.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gwendolyn Ardizzone
Recorded compensation: $63,726.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.85%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Joy of Music Program
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Joy of Music Program (JOMP) was founded in 1989 to help young children develop a life-long relationship with music, by giving them a joyful and solid musical foundation on which to build in a non-competitive environment. The school's offerings include private instrumental lessons, an exciting choice of classes, highly-regarded jazz and classical ensemble programs, and a vibrant Youth Orchestra and Sinfonietta. Whether you are a beginner or have been playing for many years, you will experience a musical kinship and spirit of community at JOMP that is affirming and energizing.
`ein` EIN	04-3055099
`tot_exp` Total expenses	930287.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.237
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.06
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7020000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	85.63
`leader` Recorded leader	Gwendolyn Ardizzone
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	63726.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.06849999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Worcester's Community Music School
`name` Charity name	Joy of Music Program
`tot_rev` Total revenue	838939.0
`score` Overall score	89.45
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	653061.474
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	55817.22
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	220478.019

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-3055099
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
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.