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Tipitina's Foundation

EIN 56-2343978Arts, Culture, Humanities Louisiana Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Supporting Louisiana and New Orleans musicians, and preserving their unique musical cultures

The Tipitina's Foundation, established in 2003, has worked diligently to uplift the music community of Louisiana. The mission of the Tipitina's Foundation is to support Louisiana and New Orleans' irreplaceable music community and preserve the state's unique musical cultures. The history of the Tipitina's Foundation originates from the Tipitina's music venue, a revered New Orleans cultural icon that continues to be instrumental in the development and promotion of Louisiana music around the world. The Foundation works to support childhood music education, the professional development of adult musicians, and the increased profile and viability of Louisiana music as a cultural, educational, and economic resource.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

59.85Overall score
out of 100

61.81Financial score
out of 100

58.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$910,654

Total expenses · USD$1,002,720

Program expenses

$652,770.72 recorded amount

65.1%

Fundraising expenses

$69,187.68 recorded amount

6.9%

Administrative expenses

$278,756.16 recorded amount

27.8%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: This organization did not report a CEO
Recorded compensation: Not reported in source
Recorded compensation percentage: Not reported in source

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Tipitina's Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	58.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Tipitina's Foundation, established in 2003, has worked diligently to uplift the music community of Louisiana. The mission of the Tipitina's Foundation is to support Louisiana and New Orleans' irreplaceable music community and preserve the state's unique musical cultures. The history of the Tipitina's Foundation originates from the Tipitina's music venue, a revered New Orleans cultural icon that continues to be instrumental in the development and promotion of Louisiana music around the world. The Foundation works to support childhood music education, the professional development of adult musicians, and the increased profile and viability of Louisiana music as a cultural, educational, and economic resource.
`ein` EIN	56-2343978
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1002720.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.278
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.069
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6509999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	61.81
`leader` Recorded leader	This organization did not report a CEO
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	Not reported (blank source field)
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	Not reported (blank source field)
`motto` Tagline	Supporting Louisiana and New Orleans musicians, and preserving their unique musical cultures
`name` Charity name	Tipitina's Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	910654.0
`score` Overall score	59.85
`state` State code	LA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	652770.7199999999
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	69187.68000000001
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	278756.16000000003

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 56-2343978
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Louisiana (LA)
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.