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Sarasota Orchestra

EIN 59-2603081Arts, Culture, Humanities Florida Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Come as you are. Leave different.

For more than 60 years, the Sarasota Orchestra has been entertaining music lovers from around the region, and visitors from around the world. Formerly the Florida West Coast Symphony, the 80-member Orchestra performs more than 100 classical, pops and family concerts each year, and thrives as the oldest continuing orchestra in the state of Florida. An arts leader in the community, the Orchestra has a dual mission, dedicated to exquisite performance and first-class musical education. The Sarasota Orchestra's acclaimed music education program includes the 50-year-old Youth Orchestra, which features five ensembles. The Sarasota Orchestra also offers music lessons for students of all ages and abilities, sponsors multiple community-outreach programs and is the parent program of the Sarasota Music Festival.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.31Overall score
out of 100

91.83Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$11,184,996

Total expenses · USD$9,770,009

Program expenses

$8,157,957.51 recorded amount

83.5%

Fundraising expenses

$683,900.63 recorded amount

7.0%

Administrative expenses

$918,380.85 recorded amount

9.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.13 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joseph Mckenna
Recorded compensation: $184,307.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.88%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Sarasota Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	For more than 60 years, the Sarasota Orchestra has been entertaining music lovers from around the region, and visitors from around the world. Formerly the Florida West Coast Symphony, the 80-member Orchestra performs more than 100 classical, pops and family concerts each year, and thrives as the oldest continuing orchestra in the state of Florida. An arts leader in the community, the Orchestra has a dual mission, dedicated to exquisite performance and first-class musical education. The Sarasota Orchestra's acclaimed music education program includes the 50-year-old Youth Orchestra, which features five ensembles. The Sarasota Orchestra also offers music lessons for students of all ages and abilities, sponsors multiple community-outreach programs and is the parent program of the Sarasota Music Festival.
`ein` EIN	59-2603081
`tot_exp` Total expenses	9770009.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.094
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.13
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.07
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.835
`fscore` Financial score	91.83
`leader` Recorded leader	Joseph Mckenna
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	184307.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.018799999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Come as you are. Leave different.
`name` Charity name	Sarasota Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	11184996.0
`score` Overall score	90.31
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8157957.515
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	683900.6300000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	918380.846

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-2603081
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.