Charity profile · Historical source record

San Francisco Opera

EIN 94-0836240Arts, Culture, Humanities California Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Perpetuating and enriching the operatic art form

The mission of the San Francisco Opera is to present opera performances of the highest international quality available to the widest possible audiences; to perpetuate and enrich the operatic art form; to be creative and innovative in all aspects of opera; and to take a leadership role in training, arts education and audience development. Founded by Gaetano Merola and incorporated in 1923, San Francisco Opera strives to be the most exciting force in the opera world. Since its founding, San Francisco Opera has presented the United States debut performances of numerous artists and directors. Since 1932, the San Francisco Opera has made its home at the War Memorial Opera House.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.05Overall score
out of 100

85.37Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$102,414,224

Total expenses · USD$77,826,840

Program expenses

$59,226,225.24 recorded amount

76.1%

Fundraising expenses

$4,591,783.56 recorded amount

5.9%

Administrative expenses

$13,931,004.36 recorded amount

17.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Matthew Shilvock
Recorded compensation: $374,927.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.48%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for San Francisco Opera
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of the San Francisco Opera is to present opera performances of the highest international quality available to the widest possible audiences; to perpetuate and enrich the operatic art form; to be creative and innovative in all aspects of opera; and to take a leadership role in training, arts education and audience development. Founded by Gaetano Merola and incorporated in 1923, San Francisco Opera strives to be the most exciting force in the opera world. Since its founding, San Francisco Opera has presented the United States debut performances of numerous artists and directors. Since 1932, the San Francisco Opera has made its home at the War Memorial Opera House.
`ein` EIN	94-0836240
`tot_exp` Total expenses	77826840.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.179
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.059000000000000004
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7609999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	85.37
`leader` Recorded leader	Matthew Shilvock
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	374927.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0048
`motto` Tagline	Perpetuating and enriching the operatic art form
`name` Charity name	San Francisco Opera
`tot_rev` Total revenue	102414224.0
`score` Overall score	87.05
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	59226225.239999995
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4591783.5600000005
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	13931004.36

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 94-0836240
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.