Charity profile · Historical source record

Seattle Children's Theatre

EIN 51-0172421Arts, Culture, Humanities Washington Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing children of all ages access to professional theatre

Founded in 1975, Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT) is the second largest resident theatre for young audiences in North America. Our programs empower young people to make new discoveries about themselves and the world around them while building a lifelong interest in the arts. The mission of Seattle Children's Theatre is to provide children of all ages access to professional theatre, with a focus on new works, and theatre education. Since its inception, Seattle Children's Theatre has strived to provide innovative artistic programming and professional theatre for the young people and families of the Puget Sound region. SCT reaches approximately 250,000 children, parents and teachers annually through its programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.49Overall score
out of 100

83.73Financial score
out of 100

90.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,830,580

Total expenses · USD$6,887,908

Program expenses

$5,269,249.62 recorded amount

76.5%

Fundraising expenses

$392,610.76 recorded amount

5.7%

Administrative expenses

$1,212,271.81 recorded amount

17.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.11 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Karen Sharp
Recorded compensation: $123,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.78%

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All 23 original fields for Seattle Children's Theatre
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	90.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1975, Seattle Children's Theatre (SCT) is the second largest resident theatre for young audiences in North America. Our programs empower young people to make new discoveries about themselves and the world around them while building a lifelong interest in the arts. The mission of Seattle Children's Theatre is to provide children of all ages access to professional theatre, with a focus on new works, and theatre education. Since its inception, Seattle Children's Theatre has strived to provide innovative artistic programming and professional theatre for the young people and families of the Puget Sound region. SCT reaches approximately 250,000 children, parents and teachers annually through its programs.
`ein` EIN	51-0172421
`tot_exp` Total expenses	6887908.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.17600000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.11
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.765
`fscore` Financial score	83.73
`leader` Recorded leader	Karen Sharp
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	123000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0178
`motto` Tagline	Providing children of all ages access to professional theatre
`name` Charity name	Seattle Children's Theatre
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6830580.0
`score` Overall score	86.49
`state` State code	WA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5269249.62
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	392610.756
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1212271.8080000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-0172421
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Washington (WA)
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.