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Ravinia Festival

EIN 36-6002273Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The oldest outdoor music festival in North America

Founded in 1904 and the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1936, Ravinia attracts 600,000 people annually from June-September to its renowned outdoor music festival. Each year Ravinia presents more than 120 performances-ranging from classical, opera and dance to music theater, jazz, pop and rock-in its 3,200-seat open-air Pavilion, 850-seat Martin Theatre, and 450-seat Bennett Gordon Hall. Located on 36 acres of picturesque park grounds, Ravinia boasts an expansive lawn where visitors also experience concerts while picnicking under the stars. Ravinia's Steans Music Institute is one of the world's most sought-after summer training grounds for postgraduate musicians. Under the umbrella REACH*TEACH*PLAY, Ravinia serves 75,000 people each year through education initiatives in schools, underserved communities, and at the park.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.24Overall score
out of 100

91.68Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$42,962,319

Total expenses · USD$42,396,239

Program expenses

$34,680,123.50 recorded amount

81.8%

Fundraising expenses

$2,882,944.25 recorded amount

6.8%

Administrative expenses

$4,790,775.01 recorded amount

11.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Welz Kauffman
Recorded compensation: $2,091,455.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.93%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Ravinia Festival
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1904 and the summer home of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra since 1936, Ravinia attracts 600,000 people annually from June-September to its renowned outdoor music festival. Each year Ravinia presents more than 120 performances-ranging from classical, opera and dance to music theater, jazz, pop and rock-in its 3,200-seat open-air Pavilion, 850-seat Martin Theatre, and 450-seat Bennett Gordon Hall. Located on 36 acres of picturesque park grounds, Ravinia boasts an expansive lawn where visitors also experience concerts while picnicking under the stars. Ravinia's Steans Music Institute is one of the world's most sought-after summer training grounds for postgraduate musicians. Under the umbrella REACHTEACHPLAY, Ravinia serves 75,000 people each year through education initiatives in schools, underserved communities, and at the park.
`ein` EIN	36-6002273
`tot_exp` Total expenses	42396239.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.113
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.068
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.818
`fscore` Financial score	91.68
`leader` Recorded leader	Welz Kauffman
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	2091455.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0493
`motto` Tagline	The oldest outdoor music festival in North America
`name` Charity name	Ravinia Festival
`tot_rev` Total revenue	42962319.0
`score` Overall score	90.24
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	34680123.502
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2882944.2520000003
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	4790775.007

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-6002273
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.