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The Florida Orchestra

EIN 59-1223691Arts, Culture, Humanities Florida Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Listen to the soundtrack to a life well lived.

The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit. Founded as the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony in 1968, the orchestra was established by representatives of the Tampa Philharmonic and the St. Petersburg Symphony, who merged the two cultural institutions. The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the best orchestras in America.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.92Overall score
out of 100

92.33Financial score
out of 100

88.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,589,675

Total expenses · USD$10,882,617

Program expenses

$9,163,163.51 recorded amount

84.2%

Fundraising expenses

$631,191.79 recorded amount

5.8%

Administrative expenses

$1,077,379.08 recorded amount

9.9%

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: Michael Pastreich
Recorded compensation: $192,500.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.76%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Florida Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	88.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The mission of The Florida Orchestra is to enrich the life of the Tampa Bay area as it inspires, entertains and educates a wide and diverse audience with the unique experience of live symphonic music, ensuring that future generations will continue to enjoy this legacy that so magnificently celebrates the human spirit. Founded as the Florida Gulf Coast Symphony in 1968, the orchestra was established by representatives of the Tampa Philharmonic and the St. Petersburg Symphony, who merged the two cultural institutions. The Florida Orchestra is recognized as Tampa Bay's leading performing arts institution, one of the leading professional symphony orchestras in Florida, and one of the best orchestras in America.
`ein` EIN	59-1223691
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10882617.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.099
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.057999999999999996
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8420000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	92.33
`leader` Recorded leader	Michael Pastreich
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	192500.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0176
`motto` Tagline	Listen to the soundtrack to a life well lived.
`name` Charity name	The Florida Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10589675.0
`score` Overall score	89.92
`state` State code	FL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9163163.514
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	631191.786
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1077379.083

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 59-1223691
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Florida (FL)
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.