Charity profile · Historical source record

The Cleveland Orchestra

EIN 34-0714468Arts, Culture, Humanities Ohio Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Celebrate great music in a great hall

Founded in 1918, The Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. In concerts at its winter home at Severance Hall and at each summer's Blossom Festival, in residencies from Miami to Vienna, and on tour around the world, The Cleveland Orchestra sets standards of artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. The Cleveland Orchestra's commitment to education and community service began when the Orchestra was founded, and has remained a top priority ever since. Today, more than 70,000 area schoolchildren, teachers, families, young musicians and adult learners participate in the Orchestra's educational programs at Severance Hall and in schools, libraries and community locations throughout the region - all designed to nurture a lifelong love of music.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.92Overall score
out of 100

88.86Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

These are the dataset’s historical numeric fields, not a current rating or a new DonorAPI.com assessment. Read the score context ↗

Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$54,562,417

Total expenses · USD$55,320,592

Program expenses

$46,801,220.83 recorded amount

84.6%

Fundraising expenses

$2,655,388.42 recorded amount

4.8%

Administrative expenses

$5,753,341.57 recorded amount

10.4%

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: Andre Gremillet
Recorded compensation: $453,712.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.82%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Cleveland Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1918, The Cleveland Orchestra has become one of the most sought-after performing ensembles in the world. In concerts at its winter home at Severance Hall and at each summer's Blossom Festival, in residencies from Miami to Vienna, and on tour around the world, The Cleveland Orchestra sets standards of artistic excellence, creative programming, and community engagement. The Cleveland Orchestra's commitment to education and community service began when the Orchestra was founded, and has remained a top priority ever since. Today, more than 70,000 area schoolchildren, teachers, families, young musicians and adult learners participate in the Orchestra's educational programs at Severance Hall and in schools, libraries and community locations throughout the region - all designed to nurture a lifelong love of music.
`ein` EIN	34-0714468
`tot_exp` Total expenses	55320592.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.10400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.048
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.846
`fscore` Financial score	88.86
`leader` Recorded leader	Andre Gremillet
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	453712.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.008199999999999999
`motto` Tagline	Celebrate great music in a great hall
`name` Charity name	The Cleveland Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	54562417.0
`score` Overall score	81.92
`state` State code	OH
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	46801220.832
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2655388.416
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5753341.568000001

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.