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The Goodman Theatre

EIN 36-2896025Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Producing classic and contemporary works

Since 1925, The Goodman Theatre has been a part of life in Chicago. Chicago's oldest and largest not-for-profit theater, The Goodman is committed to producing both classic and contemporary works, giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions. Central to that mission is the Goodman Artistic Collective, a diverse group of outstanding theater artists whose distinctive visions have given the Goodman an artistic identity of uncommon richness and variety. By dedicating itself to three guiding principles - quality, diversity, and community - Goodman Theatre seeks to be the premier cultural organization in Chicago, providing productions and programs that make an essential contribution to the quality of life in our city.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

84.10Overall score
out of 100

83.25Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$21,826,872

Total expenses · USD$24,992,342

Program expenses

$19,019,172.26 recorded amount

76.1%

Fundraising expenses

$1,999,387.36 recorded amount

8.0%

Administrative expenses

$3,923,797.69 recorded amount

15.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Roche Schulfer
Recorded compensation: $500,960.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Goodman Theatre
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Since 1925, The Goodman Theatre has been a part of life in Chicago. Chicago's oldest and largest not-for-profit theater, The Goodman is committed to producing both classic and contemporary works, giving full voice to a wide range of artists and visions. Central to that mission is the Goodman Artistic Collective, a diverse group of outstanding theater artists whose distinctive visions have given the Goodman an artistic identity of uncommon richness and variety. By dedicating itself to three guiding principles - quality, diversity, and community - Goodman Theatre seeks to be the premier cultural organization in Chicago, providing productions and programs that make an essential contribution to the quality of life in our city.
`ein` EIN	36-2896025
`tot_exp` Total expenses	24992342.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.157
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7609999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	83.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Roche Schulfer
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	500960.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.02
`motto` Tagline	Producing classic and contemporary works
`name` Charity name	The Goodman Theatre
`tot_rev` Total revenue	21826872.0
`score` Overall score	84.1
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	19019172.262
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1999387.36
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3923797.694

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2896025
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.