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Long Wharf Theatre

EIN 06-6073063Arts, Culture, Humanities Connecticut Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A leader in American professional theater

Long Wharf Theatre (LWT), founded in 1965, is recognized as a leader in American theater, producing fresh and imaginative revivals of classics and modern plays, rediscoveries of neglected works and a variety of world and American premieres. More than 30 Long Wharf productions have transferred virtually intact to Broadway or off-Broadway. Long Wharf Theatre is dedicated to cultivating audiences that reflect the state of Connecticut and the diversity of its cities as well as its rural and suburban areas, and serving as a forum for the examination of historical and current issues through humanities programming. LWT serves an audience of over 60,000 annually, including over 5,000 students through its education programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.98Overall score
out of 100

82.97Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,722,373

Total expenses · USD$7,523,171

Program expenses

$5,860,550.21 recorded amount

77.9%

Fundraising expenses

$631,946.36 recorded amount

8.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,023,151.26 recorded amount

13.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joshua Borenstein
Recorded compensation: $175,080.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.32%

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All 23 original fields for Long Wharf Theatre
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Long Wharf Theatre (LWT), founded in 1965, is recognized as a leader in American theater, producing fresh and imaginative revivals of classics and modern plays, rediscoveries of neglected works and a variety of world and American premieres. More than 30 Long Wharf productions have transferred virtually intact to Broadway or off-Broadway. Long Wharf Theatre is dedicated to cultivating audiences that reflect the state of Connecticut and the diversity of its cities as well as its rural and suburban areas, and serving as a forum for the examination of historical and current issues through humanities programming. LWT serves an audience of over 60,000 annually, including over 5,000 students through its education programs.
`ein` EIN	06-6073063
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7523171.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.136
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.084
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.779
`fscore` Financial score	82.97
`leader` Recorded leader	Joshua Borenstein
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	175080.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0232
`motto` Tagline	A leader in American professional theater
`name` Charity name	Long Wharf Theatre
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5722373.0
`score` Overall score	86.98
`state` State code	CT
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5860550.209
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	631946.3640000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1023151.256

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 06-6073063
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Connecticut (CT)
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.