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Sitar Arts Center

EIN 52-2113471Human Services District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Where DC Youth Belong, Aspire & Achieve

Founded in 1998, Sitar Arts Center brings its diverse community together to give underserved children and teens the opportunity to explore and study the visual and performing arts in an afterschool safe haven. The Center partners with local volunteer artists and arts organizations to provide comprehensive arts education, nurturing relationships and high expectations that enable young people to better know and express themselves as they discover and develop their artistic gifts. Sitar Arts Center provides multidisciplinary arts education to the children and youth of Washington, DC in a nurturing, creative community where young people discover their inherent talents and gifts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

88.36Overall score
out of 100

85.62Financial score
out of 100

92.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,119,974

Total expenses · USD$1,914,367

Program expenses

$1,521,921.77 recorded amount

79.5%

Fundraising expenses

$268,011.38 recorded amount

14.0%

Administrative expenses

$120,605.12 recorded amount

6.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Maureen Dwyer
Recorded compensation: $117,893.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.15%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Sitar Arts Center
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	92.0
`category` Category	Human Services
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1998, Sitar Arts Center brings its diverse community together to give underserved children and teens the opportunity to explore and study the visual and performing arts in an afterschool safe haven. The Center partners with local volunteer artists and arts organizations to provide comprehensive arts education, nurturing relationships and high expectations that enable young people to better know and express themselves as they discover and develop their artistic gifts. Sitar Arts Center provides multidisciplinary arts education to the children and youth of Washington, DC in a nurturing, creative community where young people discover their inherent talents and gifts.
`ein` EIN	52-2113471
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1914367.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.063
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.795
`fscore` Financial score	85.62
`leader` Recorded leader	Maureen Dwyer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	117893.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.061500000000000006
`motto` Tagline	Where DC Youth Belong, Aspire & Achieve
`name` Charity name	Sitar Arts Center
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2119974.0
`score` Overall score	88.36
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1521921.7650000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	268011.38
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	120605.121

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-2113471
Source category: Human Services
Source subcategory: Youth Development, Shelter, and Crisis Services
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
Expense-based size: Small
Under $3.5M in total expenses · source label: small

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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.