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McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts

EIN 21-0724198Arts, Culture, Humanities New Jersey Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Supporting excellence and the spirit of innovation

McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts in Princeton is one of the most active cultural centers in the nation, offering over 200 performances of theater, dance, music and special events each year. Built as a permanent home for the Princeton University Triangle Club, the theater opened its doors on February 21, 1930. McCarter's audience is truly a regional one. Over 200,000 people come to McCarter each season from all 21 counties in New Jersey as well as Pennsylvania, New York and 23 additional states. McCarter is recognized as one of this country's leading regional theaters, and is the only organization in this country that is both a professional producing theater and a major presenter of the performing arts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

94.20Overall score
out of 100

92.84Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$13,827,351

Total expenses · USD$12,663,474

Program expenses

$10,384,048.68 recorded amount

82.0%

Fundraising expenses

$683,827.60 recorded amount

5.4%

Administrative expenses

$1,570,270.78 recorded amount

12.4%

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: Michael Rosenberg
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts in Princeton is one of the most active cultural centers in the nation, offering over 200 performances of theater, dance, music and special events each year. Built as a permanent home for the Princeton University Triangle Club, the theater opened its doors on February 21, 1930. McCarter's audience is truly a regional one. Over 200,000 people come to McCarter each season from all 21 counties in New Jersey as well as Pennsylvania, New York and 23 additional states. McCarter is recognized as one of this country's leading regional theaters, and is the only organization in this country that is both a professional producing theater and a major presenter of the performing arts.
`ein` EIN	21-0724198
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12663474.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.124
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.054000000000000006
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.82
`fscore` Financial score	92.84
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Rosenberg
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Supporting excellence and the spirit of innovation
`name` Charity name	McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts
`tot_rev` Total revenue	13827351.0
`score` Overall score	94.2
`state` State code	NJ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10384048.68
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	683827.5960000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1570270.776

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 21-0724198
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: New Jersey (NJ)
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.