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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

EIN 53-0245017Arts, Culture, Humanities District of Columbia Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Producing and presenting an unmatched variety of performing arts

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is America's living memorial to President Kennedy as well as the nation's cultural center, presenting more than 2,000 performances each year. The Center continues its efforts to fulfill President Kennedy's vision by producing and presenting an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages. Every year, the institution that bears President Kennedy's name brings his dream to fruition, touching the lives of millions of people through thousands of performances by the greatest artists from across America and around the world.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

90.46Overall score
out of 100

92.19Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$239,993,763

Total expenses · USD$227,384,468

Program expenses

$207,602,019.28 recorded amount

91.3%

Fundraising expenses

$10,914,454.46 recorded amount

4.8%

Administrative expenses

$8,640,609.78 recorded amount

3.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.07 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Deborah F. Rutter
Recorded compensation: $947,425.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.41%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is America's living memorial to President Kennedy as well as the nation's cultural center, presenting more than 2,000 performances each year. The Center continues its efforts to fulfill President Kennedy's vision by producing and presenting an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages. Every year, the institution that bears President Kennedy's name brings his dream to fruition, touching the lives of millions of people through thousands of performances by the greatest artists from across America and around the world.
`ein` EIN	53-0245017
`tot_exp` Total expenses	227384468.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.038
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.048
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9129999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	92.19
`leader` Recorded leader	Deborah F. Rutter
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	947425.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0040999999999999995
`motto` Tagline	Producing and presenting an unmatched variety of performing arts
`name` Charity name	The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
`tot_rev` Total revenue	239993763.0
`score` Overall score	90.46
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	207602019.28399998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	10914454.464
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	8640609.784

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 53-0245017
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.