Charity profile · Historical source record

Louisiana Symphony Association

EIN 72-6001959Arts, Culture, Humanities Louisiana Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

To provide education and cultural enrichment for the greater Baton Rouge region

The Baton Rouge Symphony's mission is to develop and maintain a financially sound, first-class symphony orchestra with a regional and national profile which will provide education and cultural enrichment for the people of the greater Baton Rouge region and neighboring communities.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

72.62Overall score
out of 100

66.27Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,494,482

Total expenses · USD$2,049,050

Program expenses

$1,294,999.60 recorded amount

63.2%

Fundraising expenses

$96,305.35 recorded amount

4.7%

Administrative expenses

$655,696.00 recorded amount

32.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Louisiana Symphony Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Baton Rouge Symphony's mission is to develop and maintain a financially sound, first-class symphony orchestra with a regional and national profile which will provide education and cultural enrichment for the people of the greater Baton Rouge region and neighboring communities.
`ein` EIN	72-6001959
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2049050.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.32
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.047
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.632
`fscore` Financial score	66.27
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	To provide education and cultural enrichment for the greater Baton Rouge region
`name` Charity name	Louisiana Symphony Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1494482.0
`score` Overall score	72.62
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1294999.6
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	96305.35
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	655696.0

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-6001959
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
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.