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Mobile Symphony Orchestra

EIN 23-7070234Arts, Culture, Humanities Alabama Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Working to create an environment that allows for the presentation o the finest quality music

The Mobile Symphony Orchestra enhances lives by achieving the highest standards in live symphonic music and music education. Mobile Symphony was established in 1970 as Symphony Concerts of Mobile. Its mission was to present excellent touring orchestras for six evening concerts. Today, the Mobile Symphony Orchestra works to create an environment that allows for the presentation of the finest quality music, attract and hire exemplary musicians and high quality teachers, and expand music education and performance opportunities for all students.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

70.16Overall score
out of 100

60.57Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,743,899

Total expenses · USD$1,771,327

Program expenses

$1,231,072.26 recorded amount

69.5%

Fundraising expenses

$70,853.08 recorded amount

4.0%

Administrative expenses

$467,630.33 recorded amount

26.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Celia Mann Baehr
Recorded compensation: $85,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.79%

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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 Mobile Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Mobile Symphony Orchestra enhances lives by achieving the highest standards in live symphonic music and music education. Mobile Symphony was established in 1970 as Symphony Concerts of Mobile. Its mission was to present excellent touring orchestras for six evening concerts. Today, the Mobile Symphony Orchestra works to create an environment that allows for the presentation of the finest quality music, attract and hire exemplary musicians and high quality teachers, and expand music education and performance opportunities for all students.
`ein` EIN	23-7070234
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1771327.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.264
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.04
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.695
`fscore` Financial score	60.57
`leader` Recorded leader	Celia Mann Baehr
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	85000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0479
`motto` Tagline	Working to create an environment that allows for the presentation o the finest quality music
`name` Charity name	Mobile Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1743899.0
`score` Overall score	70.16
`state` State code	AL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1231072.265
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	70853.08
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	467630.32800000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7070234
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Alabama (AL)
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.