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The Delaware Symphony Orchestra

EIN 51-6017449Arts, Culture, Humanities Delaware Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Enriching the quality of life through live orchestral music

The Delaware Symphony Orchestra seeks to enrich the quality of life through live orchestral music. The Orchestra is devoted to bringing music to Delaware's children. Each year more than 11,000 students are treated to in-school ensembles, youth concerts, soloist competitions, family concerts and discounted concert tickets.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

87.75Overall score
out of 100

83.15Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,710,801

Total expenses · USD$1,645,578

Program expenses

$1,148,613.44 recorded amount

69.8%

Fundraising expenses

$80,633.32 recorded amount

4.9%

Administrative expenses

$414,685.66 recorded amount

25.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 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: Alan Jordan
Recorded compensation: $102,849.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.25%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Delaware Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Delaware Symphony Orchestra seeks to enrich the quality of life through live orchestral music. The Orchestra is devoted to bringing music to Delaware's children. Each year more than 11,000 students are treated to in-school ensembles, youth concerts, soloist competitions, family concerts and discounted concert tickets.
`ein` EIN	51-6017449
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1645578.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.252
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.049
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.698
`fscore` Financial score	83.15
`leader` Recorded leader	Alan Jordan
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	102849.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0625
`motto` Tagline	Enriching the quality of life through live orchestral music
`name` Charity name	The Delaware Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1710801.0
`score` Overall score	87.75
`state` State code	DE
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1148613.444
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	80633.322
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	414685.656

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 51-6017449
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Delaware (DE)
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.