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Santa Barbara Opera Association

EIN 77-0347413Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Opera Santa Barbara contributes to the cultural enrichment of our audiences by presenting exciting, high-quality productions and community programs that celebrate the breadth and beauty of opera. Opera Santa Barbara aspires to be a destination opera company, producing a diverse repertoire of traditional and contemporary operas that engage and excite a broad audience.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

72.64Overall score
out of 100

75.58Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,483,068

Total expenses · USD$1,636,380

Program expenses

$1,281,285.54 recorded amount

78.3%

Fundraising expenses

$67,091.58 recorded amount

4.1%

Administrative expenses

$284,730.12 recorded amount

17.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Steven Sharpe
Recorded compensation: $130,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 7.94%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Santa Barbara Opera Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Opera Santa Barbara contributes to the cultural enrichment of our audiences by presenting exciting, high-quality productions and community programs that celebrate the breadth and beauty of opera. Opera Santa Barbara aspires to be a destination opera company, producing a diverse repertoire of traditional and contemporary operas that engage and excite a broad audience.
`ein` EIN	77-0347413
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1636380.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.174
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.040999999999999995
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7829999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	75.58
`leader` Recorded leader	Steven Sharpe
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	130000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0794
`motto` Tagline	Not reported (blank source field)
`name` Charity name	Santa Barbara Opera Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1483068.0
`score` Overall score	72.64
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1281285.5399999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	67091.57999999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	284730.12

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 77-0347413
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.