Charity profile · Historical source record

United Performing Arts Fund

EIN 39-6100399Arts, Culture, Humanities Wisconsin Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Be a vital part of the performance

Founded in 1967, United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) is essential to sustaining a thriving and vibrant performing arts scene in Southeastern Wisconsin. The mission of UPAF is to secure community resources, promote the performing arts as a regional asset, and improve the quality of life in our community through responsible investment in and financial support of the performing arts in Southeastern Wisconsin. UPAF raises funds to provide financial support for diverse, world-class performing arts. Each year more than 21,000 individuals, corporations and foundations in Southeastern Wisconsin support the UPAF Annual Campaign, making it one of the nation's largest united arts funds. In addition to raising and allocating operating funds, UPAF serves as a community-wide resource by promoting the excellence, reputation and impact of our performing arts.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.92Overall score
out of 100

90.00Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$10,069,832

Total expenses · USD$10,687,448

Program expenses

$9,511,828.72 recorded amount

89.0%

Fundraising expenses

$780,183.70 recorded amount

7.3%

Administrative expenses

$374,060.68 recorded amount

3.5%

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: Deanna Tillisch
Recorded compensation: $229,685.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.14%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for United Performing Arts Fund
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1967, United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) is essential to sustaining a thriving and vibrant performing arts scene in Southeastern Wisconsin. The mission of UPAF is to secure community resources, promote the performing arts as a regional asset, and improve the quality of life in our community through responsible investment in and financial support of the performing arts in Southeastern Wisconsin. UPAF raises funds to provide financial support for diverse, world-class performing arts. Each year more than 21,000 individuals, corporations and foundations in Southeastern Wisconsin support the UPAF Annual Campaign, making it one of the nation's largest united arts funds. In addition to raising and allocating operating funds, UPAF serves as a community-wide resource by promoting the excellence, reputation and impact of our performing arts.
`ein` EIN	39-6100399
`tot_exp` Total expenses	10687448.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.035
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.07
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.073
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.89
`fscore` Financial score	90.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Deanna Tillisch
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	229685.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.021400000000000002
`motto` Tagline	Be a vital part of the performance
`name` Charity name	United Performing Arts Fund
`tot_rev` Total revenue	10069832.0
`score` Overall score	92.92
`state` State code	WI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	9511828.72
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	780183.7039999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	374060.68000000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 39-6100399
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Wisconsin (WI)
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.