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LA Opera

EIN 95-2096402Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Producing operas and expanding the cultural interests of Los Angeles

LA Opera created a sensation with its debut production of Verdi's Otello starring Plácido Domingo in October 1986. Under the leadership of Founding General Director Peter Hemmings and then Plácido Domingo, LA Opera has grown to become a company of international stature. Presenting leading productions in the standard repertory as well as new and rarely-staged operas, the Company brings prominent LA artists together with other world-renowned singers, designers, directors and conductors to create opera that attracts the attention of international audiences and critics. Since its inception, LA Opera has served nearly one million students, senior citizens, and other audiences through its internationally recognized Education and Community Programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.42Overall score
out of 100

86.87Financial score
out of 100

88.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$43,501,122

Total expenses · USD$42,265,305

Program expenses

$35,798,713.34 recorded amount

84.7%

Fundraising expenses

$3,000,836.65 recorded amount

7.1%

Administrative expenses

$3,423,489.71 recorded amount

8.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Christopher Koelsch
Recorded compensation: $525,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.24%

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All 23 original fields for LA Opera
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	88.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	LA Opera created a sensation with its debut production of Verdi's Otello starring Plácido Domingo in October 1986. Under the leadership of Founding General Director Peter Hemmings and then Plácido Domingo, LA Opera has grown to become a company of international stature. Presenting leading productions in the standard repertory as well as new and rarely-staged operas, the Company brings prominent LA artists together with other world-renowned singers, designers, directors and conductors to create opera that attracts the attention of international audiences and critics. Since its inception, LA Opera has served nearly one million students, senior citizens, and other audiences through its internationally recognized Education and Community Programs.
`ein` EIN	95-2096402
`tot_exp` Total expenses	42265305.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.081
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.071
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.847
`fscore` Financial score	86.87
`leader` Recorded leader	Christopher Koelsch
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	525000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0124
`motto` Tagline	Producing operas and expanding the cultural interests of Los Angeles
`name` Charity name	LA Opera
`tot_rev` Total revenue	43501122.0
`score` Overall score	87.42
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	35798713.335
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	3000836.655
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3423489.705

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2096402
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.