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The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation

EIN 95-4604927Education California Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Giving youngsters the many benefits of music education

Founded in 1996, The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation (MHOF) donates musical instruments to underserved schools nationwide, in an effort to give youngsters the many benefits of music education, help them to be better students and inspire creativity and expression through playing music. MHOF was inspired by the acclaimed motion picture Mr. Holland's Opus, the story of the profound effect a dedicated music teacher had on generations of students. The film's composer, Michael Kamen, founded MHOF in 1996 as his commitment to the future of music education.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

95.80Overall score
out of 100

94.07Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,322,223

Total expenses · USD$1,895,014

Program expenses

$1,586,126.72 recorded amount

83.7%

Fundraising expenses

$138,336.02 recorded amount

7.3%

Administrative expenses

$166,761.23 recorded amount

8.8%

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: Felice Mancini
Recorded compensation: $120,000.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.33%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1996, The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation (MHOF) donates musical instruments to underserved schools nationwide, in an effort to give youngsters the many benefits of music education, help them to be better students and inspire creativity and expression through playing music. MHOF was inspired by the acclaimed motion picture Mr. Holland's Opus, the story of the profound effect a dedicated music teacher had on generations of students. The film's composer, Michael Kamen, founded MHOF in 1996 as his commitment to the future of music education.
`ein` EIN	95-4604927
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1895014.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08800000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.073
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.8370000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	94.07
`leader` Recorded leader	Felice Mancini
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	120000.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0633
`motto` Tagline	Giving youngsters the many benefits of music education
`name` Charity name	The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1322223.0
`score` Overall score	95.8
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1586126.718
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	138336.022
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	166761.23200000002

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-4604927
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: California (CA)
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.