Charity profile · Historical source record

Long Beach Opera

EIN 95-3387074Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Expanding the boundaries of the opera experience in Southern California

Long Beach Opera expands the boundaries of the opera experience in Southern California by presenting new and rarely performed works that engage a diverse audience and instill a love for opera in youth. Founded in 1979, the Long Beach Opera is the oldest operatic producing company in the metropolitan Los Angeles/Orange County region. With a repertory of over ninety operas, including early and late Baroque works, twentieth century works, and operas of special interest from the standard repertory, Long Beach Opera is well known for its world, American and west coast premieres of new and rare operas. Long Beach Opera is a recognized member of the American operatic community, enjoying funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council, the County of Los Angeles, and the City of Long Beach.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

70.99Overall score
out of 100

61.82Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,744,964

Total expenses · USD$2,078,167

Program expenses

$1,303,010.71 recorded amount

62.7%

Fundraising expenses

$295,099.71 recorded amount

14.2%

Administrative expenses

$477,978.41 recorded amount

23.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Andreas Mitisek
Recorded compensation: $87,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.21%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Long Beach Opera
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Long Beach Opera expands the boundaries of the opera experience in Southern California by presenting new and rarely performed works that engage a diverse audience and instill a love for opera in youth. Founded in 1979, the Long Beach Opera is the oldest operatic producing company in the metropolitan Los Angeles/Orange County region. With a repertory of over ninety operas, including early and late Baroque works, twentieth century works, and operas of special interest from the standard repertory, Long Beach Opera is well known for its world, American and west coast premieres of new and rare operas. Long Beach Opera is a recognized member of the American operatic community, enjoying funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council, the County of Los Angeles, and the City of Long Beach.
`ein` EIN	95-3387074
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2078167.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.23
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.142
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.627
`fscore` Financial score	61.82
`leader` Recorded leader	Andreas Mitisek
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	87500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0421
`motto` Tagline	Expanding the boundaries of the opera experience in Southern California
`name` Charity name	Long Beach Opera
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1744964.0
`score` Overall score	70.99
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1303010.709
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	295099.714
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	477978.41000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3387074
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.