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San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus

EIN 94-2576101Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Making music. Making history. This is why we sing.

During the fall of 1978, a call went out to men in and around the Castro who liked to sing inviting them to a gathering with the purpose of possibly creating a chorus and, in November of 1978, from the steps of San Francisco City Hall, the world's first openly gay men's chorus sang in public for the very first time. The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus toured the country, inspired thousands, and helped to ignite the worldwide gay and lesbian choral movement. Our mission is to lead by creating extraordinary music and experiences that build community, inspire activism, and foster compassion at home and around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.95Overall score
out of 100

78.97Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,961,321

Total expenses · USD$2,592,794

Program expenses

$1,656,795.37 recorded amount

63.9%

Fundraising expenses

$62,227.06 recorded amount

2.4%

Administrative expenses

$871,178.78 recorded amount

33.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.03 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Christopher Verdugo
Recorded compensation: $39,542.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.52%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	During the fall of 1978, a call went out to men in and around the Castro who liked to sing inviting them to a gathering with the purpose of possibly creating a chorus and, in November of 1978, from the steps of San Francisco City Hall, the world's first openly gay men's chorus sang in public for the very first time. The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus toured the country, inspired thousands, and helped to ignite the worldwide gay and lesbian choral movement. Our mission is to lead by creating extraordinary music and experiences that build community, inspire activism, and foster compassion at home and around the world.
`ein` EIN	94-2576101
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2592794.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.336
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.03
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.024
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.639
`fscore` Financial score	78.97
`leader` Recorded leader	Christopher Verdugo
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	39542.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0152
`motto` Tagline	Making music. Making history. This is why we sing.
`name` Charity name	San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2961321.0
`score` Overall score	79.95
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1656795.366
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	62227.056000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	871178.7840000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-2576101
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.