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Symphony Orchestra Augusta

EIN 58-1806334Arts, Culture, Humanities Georgia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Together, we are music.

Founded in 1954, the mission of Symphony Orchestra Augusta (SOA) is to share the joy of great musical performance with our audience. Since then, SOA has expanded from a small community symphony orchestra into a regional symphony orchestra, offering services in two states and 17 counties throughout Georgia and South Carolina. SOA shares its love through a variety of concert series, including its Symphony Series, Pops! at the Bell, and Pops! Under the Stars.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

71.30Overall score
out of 100

72.67Financial score
out of 100

70.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,222,560

Total expenses · USD$1,329,082

Program expenses

$738,969.59 recorded amount

55.6%

Fundraising expenses

$301,701.61 recorded amount

22.7%

Administrative expenses

$285,752.63 recorded amount

21.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 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: Anne Murray
Recorded compensation: $87,518.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.58%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for Symphony Orchestra Augusta
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	70.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1954, the mission of Symphony Orchestra Augusta (SOA) is to share the joy of great musical performance with our audience. Since then, SOA has expanded from a small community symphony orchestra into a regional symphony orchestra, offering services in two states and 17 counties throughout Georgia and South Carolina. SOA shares its love through a variety of concert series, including its Symphony Series, Pops! at the Bell, and Pops! Under the Stars.
`ein` EIN	58-1806334
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1329082.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.215
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.22699999999999998
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.556
`fscore` Financial score	72.67
`leader` Recorded leader	Anne Murray
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	87518.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0658
`motto` Tagline	Together, we are music.
`name` Charity name	Symphony Orchestra Augusta
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4222560.0
`score` Overall score	71.3
`state` State code	GA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	738969.5920000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	301701.614
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	285752.63

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 58-1806334
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Georgia (GA)
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.