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The Phoenix Symphony

EIN 86-6000134Arts, Culture, Humanities Arizona Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The Phoenix Symphony, performing live symphonic music of excellence, beauty and vitality at a consistently high level.

The vision of The Phoenix Symphony is to be the arts leader in the revitalization of a thriving Arizona. In ten years, The Phoenix Symphony will be a cultural icon and a reason people will like to live in Arizona whether they attend concerts or not. And, the Symphony will be one of the many compelling reasons people will want to move to Arizona. This will happen because our community will recognize that the Symphony provides unparalleled civic value. Our mission is to provide the joy of music as a catalyst in helping Arizona to become the best place in America to work and live. We accomplish this mission by creating high quality music experiences to feed the souls of our residents, to bolster the cultural economy and to educate and strengthen our next generation resulting in a creative workforce.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

68.53Overall score
out of 100

58.10Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$12,854,273

Total expenses · USD$11,951,816

Program expenses

$8,151,138.51 recorded amount

68.2%

Fundraising expenses

$717,108.96 recorded amount

6.0%

Administrative expenses

$3,071,616.71 recorded amount

25.7%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.12 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: James Ward
Recorded compensation: $308,573.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.58%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for The Phoenix Symphony
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The vision of The Phoenix Symphony is to be the arts leader in the revitalization of a thriving Arizona. In ten years, The Phoenix Symphony will be a cultural icon and a reason people will like to live in Arizona whether they attend concerts or not. And, the Symphony will be one of the many compelling reasons people will want to move to Arizona. This will happen because our community will recognize that the Symphony provides unparalleled civic value. Our mission is to provide the joy of music as a catalyst in helping Arizona to become the best place in America to work and live. We accomplish this mission by creating high quality music experiences to feed the souls of our residents, to bolster the cultural economy and to educate and strengthen our next generation resulting in a creative workforce.
`ein` EIN	86-6000134
`tot_exp` Total expenses	11951816.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.257
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.12
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.06
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.682
`fscore` Financial score	58.1
`leader` Recorded leader	James Ward
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	308573.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0258
`motto` Tagline	The Phoenix Symphony, performing live symphonic music of excellence, beauty and vitality at a consistently high level.
`name` Charity name	The Phoenix Symphony
`tot_rev` Total revenue	12854273.0
`score` Overall score	68.53
`state` State code	AZ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	8151138.512000001
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	717108.96
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3071616.7120000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 86-6000134
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Arizona (AZ)
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.