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Merola Opera Program

EIN 94-6084831Education California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

A Proving Ground for the Future of Opera

Named for Gaetano Merola, San Francisco Opera's first General Director, the Merola Opera Program is an 11-week summer training program featuring classes and public performances of operas to give the selected artists a comprehensive education at this early point in their careers. Each year, nearly 800 artists between the ages of 20 and 34 audition at sites across the country and approximately 29 are chosen, making it an illustrious honor to be accepted into the program. Merola participants receive intensive training for 11 weeks. The program is offered free of financial burden to the artists, including their transportation, housing, all training, and a weekly stipend.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.29Overall score
out of 100

81.04Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,294,081

Total expenses · USD$3,244,658

Program expenses

$2,349,132.39 recorded amount

72.4%

Fundraising expenses

$373,135.67 recorded amount

11.5%

Administrative expenses

$515,900.62 recorded amount

15.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.22 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Jean Kellogg
Recorded compensation: $140,020.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.31%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Merola Opera Program
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Named for Gaetano Merola, San Francisco Opera's first General Director, the Merola Opera Program is an 11-week summer training program featuring classes and public performances of operas to give the selected artists a comprehensive education at this early point in their careers. Each year, nearly 800 artists between the ages of 20 and 34 audition at sites across the country and approximately 29 are chosen, making it an illustrious honor to be accepted into the program. Merola participants receive intensive training for 11 weeks. The program is offered free of financial burden to the artists, including their transportation, housing, all training, and a weekly stipend.
`ein` EIN	94-6084831
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3244658.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.159
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.22
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.115
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	81.04
`leader` Recorded leader	Jean Kellogg
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	140020.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0431
`motto` Tagline	A Proving Ground for the Future of Opera
`name` Charity name	Merola Opera Program
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4294081.0
`score` Overall score	86.29
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2349132.3920000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	373135.67000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	515900.62200000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-6084831
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.