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The Sphinx Organization

EIN 38-3283759Arts, Culture, Humanities Michigan Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts

The Sphinx Organization was founded in 1996 to help overcome the cultural stereotype of classical music, and to encourage the participation of blacks and Latinos in the field. Our mission is to transform lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Since our founding, Sphinx has reached over 100,000 students with educational sessions and more than two million individuals through national broadcasts; provided over $300,000 in instruments to young musicians; awarded over $2 million to competition semi-finalists; and facilitated over 260 orchestral appearances.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.61Overall score
out of 100

86.25Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$6,998,492

Total expenses · USD$5,008,617

Program expenses

$3,651,281.79 recorded amount

72.9%

Fundraising expenses

$445,766.91 recorded amount

8.9%

Administrative expenses

$906,559.68 recorded amount

18.1%

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: Afa S. Dworkin
Recorded compensation: $344,609.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.88%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for The Sphinx Organization
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Sphinx Organization was founded in 1996 to help overcome the cultural stereotype of classical music, and to encourage the participation of blacks and Latinos in the field. Our mission is to transform lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Since our founding, Sphinx has reached over 100,000 students with educational sessions and more than two million individuals through national broadcasts; provided over $300,000 in instruments to young musicians; awarded over $2 million to competition semi-finalists; and facilitated over 260 orchestral appearances.
`ein` EIN	38-3283759
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5008617.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.18100000000000002
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.08900000000000001
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7290000000000001
`fscore` Financial score	86.25
`leader` Recorded leader	Afa S. Dworkin
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	344609.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0688
`motto` Tagline	Transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts
`name` Charity name	The Sphinx Organization
`tot_rev` Total revenue	6998492.0
`score` Overall score	85.61
`state` State code	MI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3651281.7930000005
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	445766.91300000006
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	906559.6770000001

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 38-3283759
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Michigan (MI)
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.