Charity profile · Historical source record

Oakland East Bay Symphony

EIN 94-3081554Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing quality live performances, education for lifetime enrichment, and the perpetuation of the performing arts.

The Oakland Symphony, Youth Orchestra, and Chorus bring together orchestral music, choral music and youth education to strengthen the Oakland/East Bay community by providing quality live performances, education for lifetime enrichment and the perpetuation of the performing arts. The Oakland Symphony aims to make classical music accessible, particularly to those individuals in the community who might otherwise never hear live symphonic music.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.89Overall score
out of 100

83.28Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,941,381

Total expenses · USD$2,813,517

Program expenses

$2,253,627.12 recorded amount

80.1%

Fundraising expenses

$326,367.97 recorded amount

11.6%

Administrative expenses

$227,894.88 recorded amount

8.1%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 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: Steven Payne
Recorded compensation: $115,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.10%

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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 Oakland East Bay Symphony
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Oakland Symphony, Youth Orchestra, and Chorus bring together orchestral music, choral music and youth education to strengthen the Oakland/East Bay community by providing quality live performances, education for lifetime enrichment and the perpetuation of the performing arts. The Oakland Symphony aims to make classical music accessible, particularly to those individuals in the community who might otherwise never hear live symphonic music.
`ein` EIN	94-3081554
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2813517.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.081
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11599999999999999
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8009999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	83.28
`leader` Recorded leader	Steven Payne
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	115500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.040999999999999995
`motto` Tagline	Providing quality live performances, education for lifetime enrichment, and the perpetuation of the performing arts.
`name` Charity name	Oakland East Bay Symphony
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2941381.0
`score` Overall score	86.89
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2253627.1169999996
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	326367.97199999995
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	227894.877

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-3081554
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.