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The Santa Fe Opera

EIN 85-0131810Arts, Culture, Humanities New Mexico Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Fostering and enriching an understanding and appreciation of the operatic art

The Santa Fe Opera's mission is to present productions meeting the highest artistic standards in a repertory of new, rarely performed, and standard works. Founded in 1957, the Opera has taken its place among the world's leading opera festivals and has become one of New Mexico's cultural and economic leaders. More than half the audience of 85,000 comes from outside New Mexico representing every state in the union as well as 25 to 30 foreign countries. More than 1,600 performances of nearly 140 different operas have been given at the Opera, including nine world premieres and more than 40 American premieres. The Santa Fe Opera has a wide array of education and community outreach programs to make opera accessible and appealing to a broad spectrum of the New Mexico population.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.72Overall score
out of 100

88.70Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$22,894,592

Total expenses · USD$26,057,135

Program expenses

$18,865,365.74 recorded amount

72.4%

Fundraising expenses

$2,084,570.80 recorded amount

8.0%

Administrative expenses

$5,081,141.33 recorded amount

19.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Charles Mackay
Recorded compensation: $655,573.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.51%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Santa Fe Opera
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Santa Fe Opera's mission is to present productions meeting the highest artistic standards in a repertory of new, rarely performed, and standard works. Founded in 1957, the Opera has taken its place among the world's leading opera festivals and has become one of New Mexico's cultural and economic leaders. More than half the audience of 85,000 comes from outside New Mexico representing every state in the union as well as 25 to 30 foreign countries. More than 1,600 performances of nearly 140 different operas have been given at the Opera, including nine world premieres and more than 40 American premieres. The Santa Fe Opera has a wide array of education and community outreach programs to make opera accessible and appealing to a broad spectrum of the New Mexico population.
`ein` EIN	85-0131810
`tot_exp` Total expenses	26057135.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.195
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7240000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	88.7
`leader` Recorded leader	Charles Mackay
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	655573.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.025099999999999997
`motto` Tagline	Fostering and enriching an understanding and appreciation of the operatic art
`name` Charity name	The Santa Fe Opera
`tot_rev` Total revenue	22894592.0
`score` Overall score	86.72
`state` State code	NM
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	18865365.740000002
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	2084570.8
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	5081141.325

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 85-0131810
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: New Mexico (NM)
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.