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New World Symphony

EIN 59-2809056Arts, Culture, Humanities Florida Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

America's Orchestral Academy

The mission of the New World Symphony (NWS) is to prepare highly gifted graduates of distinguished music programs for leadership roles in orchestras and ensemble groups throughout the world. NWS is dedicated to the artistic, personal, and professional development of outstanding instrumentalists. The NWS fellowship program provides highly gifted graduates of music programs at leading colleges, universities, and conservatories the opportunity to enhance their musical education with the finest professional training. Through a wide range of performance and experiential instruction activities, NWS seeks to develop in its participants the full complement of skills and qualifications required of twenty-first century musicians. Under the artistic direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, the program offers in-depth exposure to both traditional and modern repertoire, with the active involvement of leading guest conductors, soloists, and coaches.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.39Overall score
out of 100

91.84Financial score
out of 100

93.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,210,650

Total expenses · USD$19,927,063

Program expenses

$16,001,431.59 recorded amount

80.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,893,070.99 recorded amount

9.5%

Administrative expenses

$2,012,633.36 recorded amount

10.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 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: Howard Herring
Recorded compensation: $250,635.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.25%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for New World Symphony
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	93.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the New World Symphony (NWS) is to prepare highly gifted graduates of distinguished music programs for leadership roles in orchestras and ensemble groups throughout the world. NWS is dedicated to the artistic, personal, and professional development of outstanding instrumentalists. The NWS fellowship program provides highly gifted graduates of music programs at leading colleges, universities, and conservatories the opportunity to enhance their musical education with the finest professional training. Through a wide range of performance and experiential instruction activities, NWS seeks to develop in its participants the full complement of skills and qualifications required of twenty-first century musicians. Under the artistic direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, the program offers in-depth exposure to both traditional and modern repertoire, with the active involvement of leading guest conductors, soloists, and coaches.
`ein` EIN	59-2809056
`tot_exp` Total expenses	19927063.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10099999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.095
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8029999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	91.84
`leader` Recorded leader	Howard Herring
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	250635.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0125
`motto` Tagline	America's Orchestral Academy
`name` Charity name	New World Symphony
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19210650.0
`score` Overall score	92.39
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	16001431.588999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1893070.985
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	2012633.363

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-2809056
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.