Charity profile · Historical source record

Seattle Arts and Lectures

EIN 91-1384964Arts, Culture, Humanities Washington Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

We champion the literary arts

Seattle Arts & Lectures champions the literary arts by engaging and inspiring readers and writers of all generations in the greater Puget Sound region. SAL's public programs include the Literary Arts series, the Poetry series, Women You Need to Know (WYNK), Sherman, Alexie Loves, Hinge, and SAL Presents. Writers in the School (WITS) matches accomplished creative writers with local K-12 public schools and hospitals for yearlong residences. Students discover their authentic voices, build community, and develop writing skills that will support them throughout their lives.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.52Overall score
out of 100

89.25Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,986,013

Total expenses · USD$1,666,625

Program expenses

$1,373,299.00 recorded amount

82.4%

Fundraising expenses

$196,661.75 recorded amount

11.8%

Administrative expenses

$93,331.00 recorded amount

5.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.18 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: Ruth Dickey
Recorded compensation: $111,628.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.69%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Seattle Arts and Lectures
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Seattle Arts & Lectures champions the literary arts by engaging and inspiring readers and writers of all generations in the greater Puget Sound region. SAL's public programs include the Literary Arts series, the Poetry series, Women You Need to Know (WYNK), Sherman, Alexie Loves, Hinge, and SAL Presents. Writers in the School (WITS) matches accomplished creative writers with local K-12 public schools and hospitals for yearlong residences. Students discover their authentic voices, build community, and develop writing skills that will support them throughout their lives.
`ein` EIN	91-1384964
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1666625.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.055999999999999994
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.18
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.11800000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	89.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Ruth Dickey
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	111628.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0669
`motto` Tagline	We champion the literary arts
`name` Charity name	Seattle Arts and Lectures
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1986013.0
`score` Overall score	90.52
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1373299.0
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	196661.75
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	93330.99999999999

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.