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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

EIN 22-1559422Arts, Culture, Humanities New Jersey Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We commit with equal passion to artistic excellence and engagement with our communities

With its mission "to commit with equal passion to artistic excellence and engagement with its communities," the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) remains dedicated to providing world-class orchestral performance throughout the state, and to connect with its surrounding communities through a number of diverse educational engagement initiatives. To fulfill this mission, the NJSO performs in seven venues and offers educational programming that allows it to reach nearly all 21 counties. Each year, the Orchestra typically engages more than 150,000 people, including 40,000 young people and their families. Through our great diversity of programming, we hope to ensure that music education and world-class orchestral music performance remain a vibrant and accessible part of the cultural fabric of the state of New Jersey.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.55Overall score
out of 100

78.16Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,666,093

Total expenses · USD$12,292,103

Program expenses

$9,907,435.02 recorded amount

80.6%

Fundraising expenses

$1,130,873.48 recorded amount

9.2%

Administrative expenses

$1,241,502.40 recorded amount

10.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.17 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Gabriel van Aalst
Recorded compensation: $56,626.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.46%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	With its mission "to commit with equal passion to artistic excellence and engagement with its communities," the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) remains dedicated to providing world-class orchestral performance throughout the state, and to connect with its surrounding communities through a number of diverse educational engagement initiatives. To fulfill this mission, the NJSO performs in seven venues and offers educational programming that allows it to reach nearly all 21 counties. Each year, the Orchestra typically engages more than 150,000 people, including 40,000 young people and their families. Through our great diversity of programming, we hope to ensure that music education and world-class orchestral music performance remain a vibrant and accessible part of the cultural fabric of the state of New Jersey.
`ein` EIN	22-1559422
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12292103.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.17
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.092
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8059999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	78.16
`leader` Recorded leader	Gabriel van Aalst
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	56626.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0046
`motto` Tagline	We commit with equal passion to artistic excellence and engagement with our communities
`name` Charity name	New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10666093.0
`score` Overall score	83.55
`state` State code	NJ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9907435.018
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1130873.476
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1241502.403

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-1559422
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.