Charity profile · Historical source record

Skylight Music Theatre

EIN 39-0975374Arts, Culture, Humanities Wisconsin Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Bringing the full spectrum of music theatre works to a wide and diverse audience

Since its founding in 1959, Skylight Opera Theatre has established a reputation for broad and adventuresome repertoire, encompassing baroque opera, European operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan, Broadway musicals, contemporary chamber operas and original musical revues. This tantalizing mix of repertoire fulfills the mission of the Skylight which is to bring the full spectrum of musical theatre works to a wide and diverse audience in celebration of the musical and theatrical arts and their reflection of the human condition. The Skylight gives over 90 performances each season, winning national praise for its artistic excellence, versatility, and virtuoso ensemble productions.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

78.63Overall score
out of 100

72.27Financial score
out of 100

88.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,877,762

Total expenses · USD$3,499,182

Program expenses

$2,946,311.24 recorded amount

84.2%

Fundraising expenses

$136,468.10 recorded amount

3.9%

Administrative expenses

$412,903.48 recorded amount

11.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.10 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Skylight Music Theatre
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	88.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Since its founding in 1959, Skylight Opera Theatre has established a reputation for broad and adventuresome repertoire, encompassing baroque opera, European operetta, Gilbert and Sullivan, Broadway musicals, contemporary chamber operas and original musical revues. This tantalizing mix of repertoire fulfills the mission of the Skylight which is to bring the full spectrum of musical theatre works to a wide and diverse audience in celebration of the musical and theatrical arts and their reflection of the human condition. The Skylight gives over 90 performances each season, winning national praise for its artistic excellence, versatility, and virtuoso ensemble productions.
`ein` EIN	39-0975374
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3499182.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.11800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.1
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.039
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8420000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	72.27
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Bringing the full spectrum of music theatre works to a wide and diverse audience
`name` Charity name	Skylight Music Theatre
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2877762.0
`score` Overall score	78.63
`state` State code	WI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2946311.2440000004
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	136468.098
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	412903.476

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 39-0975374
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Wisconsin (WI)
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.