Charity profile · Historical source record

Memphis Symphony Orchestra

EIN 62-6015885Arts, Culture, Humanities Tennessee Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Committed to meaningful musical experiences

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra's commitment to meaningful musical experiences is the heart of its past, present, and future. The Memphis Symphony Orchestra educates and inspires the community through music, serving the community in multiple ways that extend well beyond the concert hall. Through education and community programs such as Young People's Concerts, coaching in middle and high schools, ensembles in schools and nursing homes, Family Tunes & Tales at libraries, Drum Circles at special needs and at-risk community groups, the MSO encourages life-long learning. The MSO is an integral part of the cultural, educational, and economic life of Memphis and has been since 1952.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.52Overall score
out of 100

73.21Financial 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$2,452,802

Total expenses · USD$4,372,302

Program expenses

$3,266,109.59 recorded amount

74.7%

Fundraising expenses

$564,026.96 recorded amount

12.9%

Administrative expenses

$537,793.15 recorded amount

12.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 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: Roland Valliere
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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 Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Memphis Symphony Orchestra's commitment to meaningful musical experiences is the heart of its past, present, and future. The Memphis Symphony Orchestra educates and inspires the community through music, serving the community in multiple ways that extend well beyond the concert hall. Through education and community programs such as Young People's Concerts, coaching in middle and high schools, ensembles in schools and nursing homes, Family Tunes & Tales at libraries, Drum Circles at special needs and at-risk community groups, the MSO encourages life-long learning. The MSO is an integral part of the cultural, educational, and economic life of Memphis and has been since 1952.
`ein` EIN	62-6015885
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4372302.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.12300000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.129
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.747
`fscore` Financial score	73.21
`leader` Recorded leader	Roland Valliere
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Committed to meaningful musical experiences
`name` Charity name	Memphis Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2452802.0
`score` Overall score	79.52
`state` State code	TN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3266109.594
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	564026.958
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	537793.1460000001

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.