Charity profile · Historical source record

Sarasota Opera

EIN 23-7089047Arts, Culture, Humanities Florida Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Entertaining, enriching, and educating our communities

The Sarasota Opera began producing operas in 1974 as the Asolo Opera Guild; today, it continues to produce opera true to the vision of the composer to entertain, enrich, and educate our communities, as well as patrons from across the state and around the world. An internationally respected producer of the highest quality professional opera, it fosters artistic excellence, diversity, and vitality in the Sarasota area by producing opera as a living art form through performances and composition; offering a stage for American-trained principal artists; producing high-caliber Apprentice and Studio Artist programs; owning, maintaining, and operating the Opera House as a year-round facility; and promoting and increasing public knowledge and appreciation of opera.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.80Overall score
out of 100

84.93Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,289,515

Total expenses · USD$8,600,781

Program expenses

$6,295,771.69 recorded amount

73.2%

Fundraising expenses

$567,651.55 recorded amount

6.6%

Administrative expenses

$1,720,156.20 recorded amount

20.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Richard Russell
Recorded compensation: $208,528.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.42%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Sarasota Opera
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Sarasota Opera began producing operas in 1974 as the Asolo Opera Guild; today, it continues to produce opera true to the vision of the composer to entertain, enrich, and educate our communities, as well as patrons from across the state and around the world. An internationally respected producer of the highest quality professional opera, it fosters artistic excellence, diversity, and vitality in the Sarasota area by producing opera as a living art form through performances and composition; offering a stage for American-trained principal artists; producing high-caliber Apprentice and Studio Artist programs; owning, maintaining, and operating the Opera House as a year-round facility; and promoting and increasing public knowledge and appreciation of opera.
`ein` EIN	23-7089047
`tot_exp` Total expenses	8600781.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.2
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.066
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.732
`fscore` Financial score	84.93
`leader` Recorded leader	Richard Russell
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	208528.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0242
`motto` Tagline	Entertaining, enriching, and educating our communities
`name` Charity name	Sarasota Opera
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11289515.0
`score` Overall score	86.8
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	6295771.692
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	567651.546
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1720156.2000000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 23-7089047
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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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.