Charity profile · Historical source record

On the Boards

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Introducing audiences to international innovators in contemporary dance, theater and music
Founded by artists in 1978, On the Boards introduces audiences to international innovators in contemporary dance, theater and music while developing and presenting new works by Northwest performing artists. Our primary activities are: the Inter/National Series, presenting artists from around the world; the Northwest Series, commissioning, producing and presenting works by artists and companies from our region; OntheBoards.tv, a video-on-demand platform presenting filmic versions of contemporary performances; the NW New Works Festival, an annual 2-week festival; and 12 Minutes Max, a monthly showcase of local artists.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.81Overall score
out of 100
93.08Financial score
out of 100
89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,384,812
Total expenses · USD$1,635,622

Program expenses

$1,321,582.58 recorded amount
80.8%

Fundraising expenses

$98,137.32 recorded amount
6.0%

Administrative expenses

$214,266.48 recorded amount
13.1%
Fundraising efficiency
$0.07 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
Sarah Wilke
Recorded compensation
$75,495.00
Recorded compensation percentage
4.61%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for On the Boards
Source fieldOriginal source value
ascore
Accountability & transparency score
89.0
category
Category
Arts, Culture, Humanities
description
Mission & description
Founded by artists in 1978, On the Boards introduces audiences to international innovators in contemporary dance, theater and music while developing and presenting new works by Northwest performing artists. Our primary activities are: the Inter/National Series, presenting artists from around the world; the Northwest Series, commissioning, producing and presenting works by artists and companies from our region; OntheBoards.tv, a video-on-demand platform presenting filmic versions of contemporary performances; the NW New Works Festival, an annual 2-week festival; and 12 Minutes Max, a monthly showcase of local artists.
ein
EIN
91-1081983
tot_exp
Total expenses
1635622.0
admin_exp_p
Administrative expense fraction
0.131
fund_eff
Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)
0.07
fund_exp_p
Fundraising expense fraction
0.06
program_exp_p
Program expense fraction
0.8079999999999999
fscore
Financial score
93.08
leader
Recorded leader
Sarah Wilke
leader_comp
Recorded leader compensation
75495.0
leader_comp_p
Recorded leader compensation fraction
0.0461
motto
Tagline
Introducing audiences to international innovators in contemporary dance, theater and music
name
Charity name
On the Boards
tot_rev
Total revenue
1384812.0
score
Overall score
90.81
state
State code
WA
subcategory
Subcategory
Performing Arts
size
Source size label
small
program_exp
Program expenses
1321582.576
fund_exp
Fundraising expenses
98137.31999999999
admin_exp
Administrative expenses
214266.48200000002

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.