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Michigan Theater Foundation

EIN 38-2269013Arts, Culture, Humanities Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Ann Arbor's non-profit center for fine film and the performing arts

Founded in 1979, the Michigan Theater Foundation works to preserve, restore and operate the Michigan Theater venues for the benefit of the community and of the arts. The foundation was established to save the Michigan Theater from demolition in 1979, when developers threatened to convert the theater into a food court. Today, the Michigan Theater is proud to serve as the community gathering place for the greater Ann Arbor area. Over 250,000 guests attend movies, plays, music and comedy concerts, talks, meetings, parties, weddings and other events each year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.39Overall score
out of 100

93.65Financial score
out of 100

88.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,648,809

Total expenses · USD$4,853,236

Program expenses

$3,916,561.45 recorded amount

80.7%

Fundraising expenses

$616,360.97 recorded amount

12.7%

Administrative expenses

$315,460.34 recorded amount

6.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 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: Russell B. Collins
Recorded compensation: $108,324.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.23%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Michigan Theater Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	88.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1979, the Michigan Theater Foundation works to preserve, restore and operate the Michigan Theater venues for the benefit of the community and of the arts. The foundation was established to save the Michigan Theater from demolition in 1979, when developers threatened to convert the theater into a food court. Today, the Michigan Theater is proud to serve as the community gathering place for the greater Ann Arbor area. Over 250,000 guests attend movies, plays, music and comedy concerts, talks, meetings, parties, weddings and other events each year.
`ein` EIN	38-2269013
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4853236.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.065
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.127
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.807
`fscore` Financial score	93.65
`leader` Recorded leader	Russell B. Collins
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	108324.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0223
`motto` Tagline	Ann Arbor's non-profit center for fine film and the performing arts
`name` Charity name	Michigan Theater Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5648809.0
`score` Overall score	90.39
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3916561.452
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	616360.972
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	315460.34

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-2269013
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.