Charity profile · Historical source record

La Jolla Music Society

EIN 23-7148171Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Enhancing the vitality of San Diego

La Jolla Music Society carries forward a distinguished tradition reaching back to the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla founded in 1941 by Nikolai Sokoloff, former conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra. La Jolla Music Society aims to enhance the vitality and deepen the cultural life of San Diego by presenting and producing a dynamic range of performing arts for our increasingly diverse community. La Jolla Music Society's annual events are an important part of San Diego's cultural life; they continue to reflect the careful planning and fiscal conservatism, combined with imaginative and innovative programming, which have formed the basis of La Jolla Music Society's success.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.59Overall score
out of 100

82.86Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$17,536,260

Total expenses · USD$4,368,421

Program expenses

$3,184,578.91 recorded amount

72.9%

Fundraising expenses

$764,473.67 recorded amount

17.5%

Administrative expenses

$410,631.57 recorded amount

9.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.05 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Kristin Lancino
Recorded compensation: $316,515.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.24%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for La Jolla Music Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	La Jolla Music Society carries forward a distinguished tradition reaching back to the Musical Arts Society of La Jolla founded in 1941 by Nikolai Sokoloff, former conductor of the Cleveland Orchestra. La Jolla Music Society aims to enhance the vitality and deepen the cultural life of San Diego by presenting and producing a dynamic range of performing arts for our increasingly diverse community. La Jolla Music Society's annual events are an important part of San Diego's cultural life; they continue to reflect the careful planning and fiscal conservatism, combined with imaginative and innovative programming, which have formed the basis of La Jolla Music Society's success.
`ein` EIN	23-7148171
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4368421.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.094
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.05
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.175
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	82.86
`leader` Recorded leader	Kristin Lancino
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	316515.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0724
`motto` Tagline	Enhancing the vitality of San Diego
`name` Charity name	La Jolla Music Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	17536260.0
`score` Overall score	85.59
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3184578.9090000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	764473.6749999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	410631.574

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7148171
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.