Charity profile · Historical source record

Lutheran Music Program

EIN 47-0638445Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Home of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival

Lutheran Music Program transforms lives and connects people through faith and music. The three values which we embrace are musical excellence, Lutheran faith and a nurturing community. Our vision is to see churches and communities renewed through music for the sake of the world. Founded in 1981, Lutheran Music Program is home to Lutheran Summer Music (LSM), a four-week residential training and performance program. Each summer, LSM brings together 150+ band, orchestra, choir, and keyboard students from the U.S. and abroad in a supportive, intentional community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.63Overall score
out of 100

73.39Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$709,686

Total expenses · USD$1,097,899

Program expenses

$790,487.28 recorded amount

72.0%

Fundraising expenses

$141,628.97 recorded amount

12.9%

Administrative expenses

$164,684.85 recorded amount

15.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.34 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: Robert A. Olsen
Recorded compensation: $90,187.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 8.21%

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

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All 23 original fields for Lutheran Music Program
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Lutheran Music Program transforms lives and connects people through faith and music. The three values which we embrace are musical excellence, Lutheran faith and a nurturing community. Our vision is to see churches and communities renewed through music for the sake of the world. Founded in 1981, Lutheran Music Program is home to Lutheran Summer Music (LSM), a four-week residential training and performance program. Each summer, LSM brings together 150+ band, orchestra, choir, and keyboard students from the U.S. and abroad in a supportive, intentional community.
`ein` EIN	47-0638445
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1097899.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.15
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.34
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.129
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.72
`fscore` Financial score	73.39
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert A. Olsen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	90187.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0821
`motto` Tagline	Home of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival
`name` Charity name	Lutheran Music Program
`tot_rev` Total revenue	709686.0
`score` Overall score	79.63
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	790487.28
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	141628.971
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	164684.85

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.