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New West Symphony Association

EIN 77-0406042Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Inspiring passion for music through live performances that attract, engage, educate and enrich our diverse audiences

Founded in 1995, the New West Symphony is a professional orchestra that draws its players from the rich talent pool of professional Los Angeles-area musicians. The Symphony is the resident company of the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, and Barnum Hall in Santa Monica. The Symphony also provides quality outreach and educational opportunities for the communities it serves through its annual Symphonic Adventures concert programs for youth, its traveling Music Van, and its partnership with New West Symphony Harmony Project of Ventura County, a year-round music and leadership program for underserved students.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

66.86Overall score
out of 100

59.18Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,318,420

Total expenses · USD$2,324,278

Program expenses

$1,724,614.28 recorded amount

74.2%

Fundraising expenses

$388,154.43 recorded amount

16.7%

Administrative expenses

$209,185.02 recorded amount

9.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.23 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: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for New West Symphony Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1995, the New West Symphony is a professional orchestra that draws its players from the rich talent pool of professional Los Angeles-area musicians. The Symphony is the resident company of the Oxnard Performing Arts Center, the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, and Barnum Hall in Santa Monica. The Symphony also provides quality outreach and educational opportunities for the communities it serves through its annual Symphonic Adventures concert programs for youth, its traveling Music Van, and its partnership with New West Symphony Harmony Project of Ventura County, a year-round music and leadership program for underserved students.
`ein` EIN	77-0406042
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2324278.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.23
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.16699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.742
`fscore` Financial score	59.18
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Inspiring passion for music through live performances that attract, engage, educate and enrich our diverse audiences
`name` Charity name	New West Symphony Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2318420.0
`score` Overall score	66.86
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1724614.276
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	388154.426
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	209185.02

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0406042
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
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.