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Shakespeare Theatre Company

EIN 52-1405988Arts, Culture, Humanities District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Presenting classic theatre in an accessible, skillful, imaginative, American style

Since its founding in 1985, the Shakespeare Theatre Company has endeavored to be the nation's leading force in the presentation and preservation of classic theatre. Our core mission is to present classic theatre in an accessible, skillful, imaginative, American style that honors playwrights' language and intentions while viewing their plays through a 21st-century lens. With the formation of the Harman Center for the Arts - which includes the new Sidney Harman Hall and the existing Lansburgh Theatre - the Shakespeare Theatre Company is a national destination theatre offering a broad range of works to audiences in the greater-Washington area and across the nation.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.67Overall score
out of 100

86.48Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$24,729,412

Total expenses · USD$21,930,518

Program expenses

$18,202,329.94 recorded amount

83.0%

Fundraising expenses

$1,710,580.40 recorded amount

7.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,973,746.62 recorded amount

9.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Chris Jennings
Recorded compensation: $239,401.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.09%

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All 23 original fields for Shakespeare Theatre Company
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Since its founding in 1985, the Shakespeare Theatre Company has endeavored to be the nation's leading force in the presentation and preservation of classic theatre. Our core mission is to present classic theatre in an accessible, skillful, imaginative, American style that honors playwrights' language and intentions while viewing their plays through a 21st-century lens. With the formation of the Harman Center for the Arts - which includes the new Sidney Harman Hall and the existing Lansburgh Theatre - the Shakespeare Theatre Company is a national destination theatre offering a broad range of works to audiences in the greater-Washington area and across the nation.
`ein` EIN	52-1405988
`tot_exp` Total expenses	21930518.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.09
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.078
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.83
`fscore` Financial score	86.48
`leader` Recorded leader	Chris Jennings
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	239401.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0109
`motto` Tagline	Presenting classic theatre in an accessible, skillful, imaginative, American style
`name` Charity name	Shakespeare Theatre Company
`tot_rev` Total revenue	24729412.0
`score` Overall score	87.67
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	18202329.939999998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1710580.404
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1973746.6199999999

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-1405988
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.