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New Orleans Opera Association

EIN 72-0272897Arts, Culture, Humanities Louisiana Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

America's first city of opera

The mission of the New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) is to provide the finest possible operatic performances within its means to the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the State of Louisiana, and the River and Gulf Regions. NOOA's goals are to plan, produce and present opera of the highest musical and artistic caliber to reach out to a broad public, educating them and developing in them a greater awareness of opera; to provide a statewide education program that includes live performance in the schools, a local student matinee of a mainstage operatic production, free public performances, and opera education lectures; to facilitate the attendance and comfort of individuals with physical and mental impairments; and to maintain the H. Lloyd Hawkins Scenic Studio as a local, national and international opera resource.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.91Overall score
out of 100

91.81Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,304,740

Total expenses · USD$3,237,253

Program expenses

$2,673,970.98 recorded amount

82.6%

Fundraising expenses

$48,558.79 recorded amount

1.5%

Administrative expenses

$511,485.97 recorded amount

15.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.02 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: Robert Lyall
Recorded compensation: $129,346.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.99%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for New Orleans Opera Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) is to provide the finest possible operatic performances within its means to the New Orleans Metropolitan Area, the State of Louisiana, and the River and Gulf Regions. NOOA's goals are to plan, produce and present opera of the highest musical and artistic caliber to reach out to a broad public, educating them and developing in them a greater awareness of opera; to provide a statewide education program that includes live performance in the schools, a local student matinee of a mainstage operatic production, free public performances, and opera education lectures; to facilitate the attendance and comfort of individuals with physical and mental impairments; and to maintain the H. Lloyd Hawkins Scenic Studio as a local, national and international opera resource.
`ein` EIN	72-0272897
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3237253.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.158
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.02
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.015
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.826
`fscore` Financial score	91.81
`leader` Recorded leader	Robert Lyall
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	129346.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.039900000000000005
`motto` Tagline	America's first city of opera
`name` Charity name	New Orleans Opera Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3304740.0
`score` Overall score	87.91
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2673970.9779999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	48558.795
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	511485.974

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 72-0272897
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
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.