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Richmond Symphony

EIN 54-6024033Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Music. Made for you.

The Richmond Symphony performs, teaches and champions music, to enrich and entertain communities throughout Virginia. Founded in 1957 to provide Central Virginia with a professional orchestra, the Richmond Symphony (RSO) is dedicated to achieving excellence in both contemporary and traditional symphonic repertoire. We incorporate classical, gospel, jazz, and contemporary and popular music into our repertoire, making good music interesting and accessible to everyone. The Symphony performed only three concerts in its inaugural season; today, the orchestra makes more than 200 public appearances each season. The Symphony's educational programs seek to foster and develop diverse, informed audiences; to help nurture and develop young musicians; and to advocate for music education and orchestral music. We serve more than 35,000 area school-aged children each year.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.97Overall score
out of 100

70.53Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,575,689

Total expenses · USD$5,127,052

Program expenses

$4,065,752.24 recorded amount

79.3%

Fundraising expenses

$343,512.48 recorded amount

6.7%

Administrative expenses

$712,660.23 recorded amount

13.9%

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: David J.L. Fisk
Recorded compensation: $113,425.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.21%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Richmond Symphony
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Richmond Symphony performs, teaches and champions music, to enrich and entertain communities throughout Virginia. Founded in 1957 to provide Central Virginia with a professional orchestra, the Richmond Symphony (RSO) is dedicated to achieving excellence in both contemporary and traditional symphonic repertoire. We incorporate classical, gospel, jazz, and contemporary and popular music into our repertoire, making good music interesting and accessible to everyone. The Symphony performed only three concerts in its inaugural season; today, the orchestra makes more than 200 public appearances each season. The Symphony's educational programs seek to foster and develop diverse, informed audiences; to help nurture and develop young musicians; and to advocate for music education and orchestral music. We serve more than 35,000 area school-aged children each year.
`ein` EIN	54-6024033
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5127052.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.139
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.067
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7929999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	70.53
`leader` Recorded leader	David J.L. Fisk
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	113425.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.022099999999999998
`motto` Tagline	Music. Made for you.
`name` Charity name	Richmond Symphony
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5575689.0
`score` Overall score	78.97
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	4065752.2359999996
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	343512.484
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	712660.2280000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-6024033
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.