Charity profile · Historical source record

Omaha Symphony

EIN 47-6039304Arts, Culture, Humanities Nebraska Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

An essential Midwestern resource for excellent orchestral performances

Founded in 1921, the Omaha Symphony presents more than 200 live performances from September through June. In addition to MasterWorks, Pops, Chamber, Discovery, Light Classics and Family series concerts, the orchestra tours both Nebraska and Iowa providing education and community engagement concerts and special events. The Omaha Symphony is the largest performing arts organization in Nebraska and is currently performing in its 86th season. Combined with radio broadcasts, the orchestra reaches an estimated annual audience of 300,000 annually. The Symphony is passionate about its pursuit of artistic, educational and institutional excellence, and strives to be an essential, integral and valued resource to the community it serves.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.83Overall score
out of 100

95.68Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$8,254,055

Total expenses · USD$7,876,033

Program expenses

$6,607,991.69 recorded amount

83.9%

Fundraising expenses

$598,578.51 recorded amount

7.6%

Administrative expenses

$661,586.77 recorded amount

8.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 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: James M. Johnson
Recorded compensation: $171,460.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Omaha Symphony
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1921, the Omaha Symphony presents more than 200 live performances from September through June. In addition to MasterWorks, Pops, Chamber, Discovery, Light Classics and Family series concerts, the orchestra tours both Nebraska and Iowa providing education and community engagement concerts and special events. The Omaha Symphony is the largest performing arts organization in Nebraska and is currently performing in its 86th season. Combined with radio broadcasts, the orchestra reaches an estimated annual audience of 300,000 annually. The Symphony is passionate about its pursuit of artistic, educational and institutional excellence, and strives to be an essential, integral and valued resource to the community it serves.
`ein` EIN	47-6039304
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7876033.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.084
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.076
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8390000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	95.68
`leader` Recorded leader	James M. Johnson
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	171460.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0217
`motto` Tagline	An essential Midwestern resource for excellent orchestral performances
`name` Charity name	Omaha Symphony
`tot_rev` Total revenue	8254055.0
`score` Overall score	95.83
`state` State code	NE
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6607991.687000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	598578.508
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	661586.772

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 47-6039304
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Nebraska (NE)
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.