Charity profile · Historical source record

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

EIN 44-0626124Arts, Culture, Humanities Missouri Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Offering a broad repertoire of professional operatic experiences

The Lyric Opera of Kansas City exists to enrich the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds throughout the region by offering a broad repertoire of professional operatic experiences. The Lyric Opera of Kansas City was founded in 1958 by Russell Patterson. In 54 years the Company has produced numerous works including three world premiere operas. In the fall of 1998, the Company began performing operas in the original language, a tradition which continues today. The Company currently produces four performances of four productions per season at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts located at 1601 Broadway in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.96Overall score
out of 100

86.38Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,502,278

Total expenses · USD$6,714,592

Program expenses

$5,445,534.11 recorded amount

81.1%

Fundraising expenses

$543,881.95 recorded amount

8.1%

Administrative expenses

$711,746.75 recorded amount

10.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Deborah Sandler
Recorded compensation: $190,194.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.83%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Lyric Opera of Kansas City exists to enrich the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds throughout the region by offering a broad repertoire of professional operatic experiences. The Lyric Opera of Kansas City was founded in 1958 by Russell Patterson. In 54 years the Company has produced numerous works including three world premiere operas. In the fall of 1998, the Company began performing operas in the original language, a tradition which continues today. The Company currently produces four performances of four productions per season at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts located at 1601 Broadway in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri.
`ein` EIN	44-0626124
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6714592.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.106
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.081
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8109999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	86.38
`leader` Recorded leader	Deborah Sandler
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	190194.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.028300000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Offering a broad repertoire of professional operatic experiences
`name` Charity name	Lyric Opera of Kansas City
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6502278.0
`score` Overall score	89.96
`state` State code	MO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5445534.112
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	543881.952
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	711746.752

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 44-0626124
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Missouri (MO)
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.