Charity profile · Historical source record

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

EIN 43-0821958Arts, Culture, Humanities Missouri Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Communicating the richness and power of live opera and music theatre

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) was founded in the spring of 1976 by Richard Gaddes, with a small group of opera-lovers who were determined to bring festival-quality opera to the St. Louis area. Each spring, OTSL offers a festival season of quality productions sung in English by the best young American singers, all accompanied by members of the Saint Louis Symphony. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has earned a reputation for artistic quality and a commitment to education and professional development programs. OTSL is a local and national resource for talent at all levels, with interrelated education programs, apprenticeships, community events and professional training programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

93.44Overall score
out of 100

91.63Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$13,987,015

Total expenses · USD$10,222,016

Program expenses

$8,382,053.12 recorded amount

82.0%

Fundraising expenses

$919,981.44 recorded amount

9.0%

Administrative expenses

$899,537.41 recorded amount

8.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Timothy O'Leary
Recorded compensation: $248,509.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.43%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) was founded in the spring of 1976 by Richard Gaddes, with a small group of opera-lovers who were determined to bring festival-quality opera to the St. Louis area. Each spring, OTSL offers a festival season of quality productions sung in English by the best young American singers, all accompanied by members of the Saint Louis Symphony. Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has earned a reputation for artistic quality and a commitment to education and professional development programs. OTSL is a local and national resource for talent at all levels, with interrelated education programs, apprenticeships, community events and professional training programs.
`ein` EIN	43-0821958
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10222016.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.09
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.82
`fscore` Financial score	91.63
`leader` Recorded leader	Timothy O'Leary
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	248509.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.024300000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Communicating the richness and power of live opera and music theatre
`name` Charity name	Opera Theatre of Saint Louis
`tot_rev` Total revenue	13987015.0
`score` Overall score	93.44
`state` State code	MO
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8382053.119999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	919981.44
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	899537.408

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 43-0821958
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Missouri (MO)
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.