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Lyric Theatre

EIN 73-1001687Arts, Culture, Humanities Oklahoma Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Oklahoma's only professional musical theatre company

The mission of the Lyric Theatre is to produce excellent professional musical theatre, nurture artistic talent, promote collaboration among the arts, and enrich the quality of life for Oklahomans. Founded in 1963, Lyric Theatre is Oklahoma's only professional year-round musical theatre company. Beginning in the summer of 2002, Lyric Theatre moved its summer season from the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Auditorium to the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre in the newly renovated Civic Center Music Hall in downtown Oklahoma City. For 46 years, Lyric has produced classic and contemporary musicals featuring both nationally known Broadway stars and local favorites. Lyric productions include the best of classic, modern, artistic, and family theatre for an audience of over 50,000 people.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.34Overall score
out of 100

91.91Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,256,741

Total expenses · USD$4,634,911

Program expenses

$3,972,118.73 recorded amount

85.7%

Fundraising expenses

$217,840.82 recorded amount

4.7%

Administrative expenses

$440,316.54 recorded amount

9.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: James B. Reynolds Jr.
Recorded compensation: $87,997.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.89%

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All 23 original fields for Lyric Theatre
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the Lyric Theatre is to produce excellent professional musical theatre, nurture artistic talent, promote collaboration among the arts, and enrich the quality of life for Oklahomans. Founded in 1963, Lyric Theatre is Oklahoma's only professional year-round musical theatre company. Beginning in the summer of 2002, Lyric Theatre moved its summer season from the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Auditorium to the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre in the newly renovated Civic Center Music Hall in downtown Oklahoma City. For 46 years, Lyric has produced classic and contemporary musicals featuring both nationally known Broadway stars and local favorites. Lyric productions include the best of classic, modern, artistic, and family theatre for an audience of over 50,000 people.
`ein` EIN	73-1001687
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4634911.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.095
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.047
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.857
`fscore` Financial score	91.91
`leader` Recorded leader	James B. Reynolds Jr.
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	87997.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0189
`motto` Tagline	Oklahoma's only professional musical theatre company
`name` Charity name	Lyric Theatre
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4256741.0
`score` Overall score	90.34
`state` State code	OK
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3972118.727
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	217840.817
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	440316.545

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 73-1001687
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Oklahoma (OK)
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.