Charity profile · Historical source record

San Luis Obispo Symphony

EIN 95-2493144Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Music... for the time of your life

The purpose of the San Luis Obispo Symphony is to support an outstanding community orchestra, to foster symphonic and chamber music education, and to contribute to the cultural and economic vitality of the central coast community.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

76.61Overall score
out of 100

79.56Financial score
out of 100

74.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$929,707

Total expenses · USD$1,134,318

Program expenses

$866,618.95 recorded amount

76.4%

Fundraising expenses

$64,656.13 recorded amount

5.7%

Administrative expenses

$201,908.60 recorded amount

17.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 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: Francie Levy
Recorded compensation: $51,596.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.54%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for San Luis Obispo Symphony
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	74.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The purpose of the San Luis Obispo Symphony is to support an outstanding community orchestra, to foster symphonic and chamber music education, and to contribute to the cultural and economic vitality of the central coast community.
`ein` EIN	95-2493144
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1134318.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17800000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.764
`fscore` Financial score	79.56
`leader` Recorded leader	Francie Levy
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	51596.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0454
`motto` Tagline	Music... for the time of your life
`name` Charity name	San Luis Obispo Symphony
`tot_rev` Total revenue	929707.0
`score` Overall score	76.61
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	866618.952
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	64656.126000000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	201908.60400000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2493144
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.