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VH1 Save The Music Foundation

EIN 13-6089816Education New York Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Every kid deserves music

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in public schools, and raising awareness of the importance of childhood music education. Founded in 1997 as the first organization of its kind, VH1 Save The Music has donated $54 million in new musical instruments to more than 2,000 public schools in 257 school districts around the country - positively impacting the lives of millions of students. Learn more about us and our efforts at vh1savethemusic.org

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

77.90Overall score
out of 100

69.01Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$4,035,487

Total expenses · USD$4,156,917

Program expenses

$3,026,235.58 recorded amount

72.8%

Fundraising expenses

$860,481.82 recorded amount

20.7%

Administrative expenses

$266,042.69 recorded amount

6.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.20 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Henry Donahue
Recorded compensation: $0.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.00%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for VH1 Save The Music Foundation
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Education
`description` Mission & description	The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in public schools, and raising awareness of the importance of childhood music education. Founded in 1997 as the first organization of its kind, VH1 Save The Music has donated $54 million in new musical instruments to more than 2,000 public schools in 257 school districts around the country - positively impacting the lives of millions of students. Learn more about us and our efforts at vh1savethemusic.org
`ein` EIN	13-6089816
`tot_exp` Total expenses	4156917.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.064
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.2
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.207
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.728
`fscore` Financial score	69.01
`leader` Recorded leader	Henry Donahue
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	0.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0
`motto` Tagline	Every kid deserves music
`name` Charity name	VH1 Save The Music Foundation
`tot_rev` Total revenue	4035487.0
`score` Overall score	77.9
`state` State code	NY
`subcategory` Subcategory	Youth Education Programs and Services
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3026235.576
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	860481.8189999999
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	266042.688

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 13-6089816
Source category: Education
Source subcategory: Youth Education Programs and Services
Recorded location: New York (NY)
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.