Charity profile · Historical source record

Pacific Symphony

EIN 95-3635496Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Enriching the human spirit through superior performances of symphonic music

Founded in 1978, the Pacific Symphony is the largest orchestra formed in the United States in the last thirty years and the third largest orchestra in California. Recognized as an outstanding emerging orchestra in a burgeoning cultural community, the Symphony offers moving musical experiences with repertoire ranging from the great orchestral masterworks to music from today's most prominent composers, highlighted by the annual American Composers Festival. The Symphony has played a central role in the phenomenal growth of the performing arts in Orange County. Presenting more than 100 concerts a year and a rich array of education and community programs, the Symphony touches more than 275,000 Orange County residents - from school children to senior citizens.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

82.32Overall score
out of 100

77.56Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$19,094,101

Total expenses · USD$20,980,482

Program expenses

$14,077,903.42 recorded amount

67.1%

Fundraising expenses

$1,909,223.86 recorded amount

9.1%

Administrative expenses

$4,951,393.75 recorded amount

23.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.19 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: John E. Forsyte
Recorded compensation: $323,082.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.53%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Pacific Symphony
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1978, the Pacific Symphony is the largest orchestra formed in the United States in the last thirty years and the third largest orchestra in California. Recognized as an outstanding emerging orchestra in a burgeoning cultural community, the Symphony offers moving musical experiences with repertoire ranging from the great orchestral masterworks to music from today's most prominent composers, highlighted by the annual American Composers Festival. The Symphony has played a central role in the phenomenal growth of the performing arts in Orange County. Presenting more than 100 concerts a year and a rich array of education and community programs, the Symphony touches more than 275,000 Orange County residents - from school children to senior citizens.
`ein` EIN	95-3635496
`tot_exp` Total expenses	20980482.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.23600000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.19
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.091
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6709999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	77.56
`leader` Recorded leader	John E. Forsyte
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	323082.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.015300000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Enriching the human spirit through superior performances of symphonic music
`name` Charity name	Pacific Symphony
`tot_rev` Total revenue	19094101.0
`score` Overall score	82.32
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	14077903.421999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1909223.862
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4951393.752

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-3635496
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.