Charity profile · Historical source record

Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Association

EIN 95-2104089Arts, Culture, Humanities California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Delivering brilliant orchestral concerts in Santa Barbara for over 60 years

To enrich our community by creating powerful musical experiences performed with passion and excellence, and by providing indispensable music education and community engagement.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.97Overall score
out of 100

83.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,713,057

Total expenses · USD$3,200,471

Program expenses

$2,307,539.59 recorded amount

72.1%

Fundraising expenses

$364,853.69 recorded amount

11.4%

Administrative expenses

$521,676.77 recorded amount

16.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 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: David Pratt
Recorded compensation: $104,081.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.25%

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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 Symphony Orchestra Association
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	To enrich our community by creating powerful musical experiences performed with passion and excellence, and by providing indispensable music education and community engagement.
`ein` EIN	95-2104089
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3200471.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.163
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.114
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.721
`fscore` Financial score	83.0
`leader` Recorded leader	David Pratt
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	104081.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0325
`motto` Tagline	Delivering brilliant orchestral concerts in Santa Barbara for over 60 years
`name` Charity name	Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Association
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2713057.0
`score` Overall score	87.97
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2307539.591
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	364853.694
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	521676.77300000004

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2104089
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.