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Symphony Silicon Valley

EIN 32-0083030Arts, Culture, Humanities California Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The greater South Bay's premiere orchestra

Founded in 2002, Symphony Silicon Valley has progressed from daring idea to exciting reality, rapidly becoming the greater South Bay's premiere orchestra and a notable community success story. The Symphony subscription season includes seven program sets of two or three concerts each, plus other programs such as December's Carols in the California, and additional concerts by the Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale. In addition to its regular subscription concerts, the Symphony produces free outreach programs for thousands of our community's children each season. It accompanies many Ballet San Jose performances, and performs for other community events that range from San Jose State University's recent 150th Anniversary Gala Concert to concerts of music and visuals from popular video games.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

83.56Overall score
out of 100

85.29Financial score
out of 100

82.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$3,675,772

Total expenses · USD$3,744,844

Program expenses

$3,434,021.95 recorded amount

91.7%

Fundraising expenses

$123,579.85 recorded amount

3.3%

Administrative expenses

$183,497.36 recorded amount

4.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Andrew Bales
Recorded compensation: $142,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.79%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Symphony Silicon Valley
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	82.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 2002, Symphony Silicon Valley has progressed from daring idea to exciting reality, rapidly becoming the greater South Bay's premiere orchestra and a notable community success story. The Symphony subscription season includes seven program sets of two or three concerts each, plus other programs such as December's Carols in the California, and additional concerts by the Symphony Silicon Valley Chorale. In addition to its regular subscription concerts, the Symphony produces free outreach programs for thousands of our community's children each season. It accompanies many Ballet San Jose performances, and performs for other community events that range from San Jose State University's recent 150th Anniversary Gala Concert to concerts of music and visuals from popular video games.
`ein` EIN	32-0083030
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3744844.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.049
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.033
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.917
`fscore` Financial score	85.29
`leader` Recorded leader	Andrew Bales
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	142000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0379
`motto` Tagline	The greater South Bay's premiere orchestra
`name` Charity name	Symphony Silicon Valley
`tot_rev` Total revenue	3675772.0
`score` Overall score	83.56
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3434021.9480000003
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	123579.852
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	183497.356

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 32-0083030
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.