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Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

EIN 23-7010825Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making Great Music Personal

The mission of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is to enrich and connect our community through intimate and transformative musical experiences which exemplify and foster artistic excellence, education and innovation. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the recording industry's most gifted musicians. During its 44-year history, the Orchestra has made 30 recordings, toured Europe, South America and Japan, performed across North America, earning adulation from audiences and critics alike, and garnered seven ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.10Overall score
out of 100

87.28Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,355,547

Total expenses · USD$4,917,365

Program expenses

$3,712,610.58 recorded amount

75.5%

Fundraising expenses

$658,926.91 recorded amount

13.4%

Administrative expenses

$535,992.79 recorded amount

10.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Scott Harrison
Recorded compensation: $188,430.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.83%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra is to enrich and connect our community through intimate and transformative musical experiences which exemplify and foster artistic excellence, education and innovation. The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra was founded in 1968 as an artistic outlet for the recording industry's most gifted musicians. During its 44-year history, the Orchestra has made 30 recordings, toured Europe, South America and Japan, performed across North America, earning adulation from audiences and critics alike, and garnered seven ASCAP Awards for Adventurous Programming.
`ein` EIN	23-7010825
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4917365.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.109
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.134
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.755
`fscore` Financial score	87.28
`leader` Recorded leader	Scott Harrison
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	188430.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0383
`motto` Tagline	Making Great Music Personal
`name` Charity name	Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5355547.0
`score` Overall score	88.1
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3712610.575
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	658926.91
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	535992.785

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7010825
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.