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Victory Garden Theater

EIN 36-2807341Arts, Culture, Humanities Illinois Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Nurturing and producing dynamic and inspiring new plays

Victory Gardens is dedicated to artistic excellence while creating a vital, contemporary American Theater that is accessible and relevant to all people through quality productions of challenging new plays and musicals. Victory Gardens Theater is a leader in developing and producing new theatre work and cultivating an inclusive theater community. Victory Gardens' core strengths are nurturing and producing dynamic and inspiring new plays, reflecting the diversity of our city's and nation's culture through engaging diverse communities, and in partnership with Chicago Public Schools, bringing art and culture to our city's active student population.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.14Overall score
out of 100

98.45Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,317,014

Total expenses · USD$3,046,041

Program expenses

$2,424,648.64 recorded amount

79.6%

Fundraising expenses

$228,453.07 recorded amount

7.5%

Administrative expenses

$386,847.21 recorded amount

12.7%

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: Erica Daniels
Recorded compensation: $520.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.01%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Victory Garden Theater
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Victory Gardens is dedicated to artistic excellence while creating a vital, contemporary American Theater that is accessible and relevant to all people through quality productions of challenging new plays and musicals. Victory Gardens Theater is a leader in developing and producing new theatre work and cultivating an inclusive theater community. Victory Gardens' core strengths are nurturing and producing dynamic and inspiring new plays, reflecting the diversity of our city's and nation's culture through engaging diverse communities, and in partnership with Chicago Public Schools, bringing art and culture to our city's active student population.
`ein` EIN	36-2807341
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3046041.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.127
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.075
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.7959999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	98.45
`leader` Recorded leader	Erica Daniels
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	520.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0001
`motto` Tagline	Nurturing and producing dynamic and inspiring new plays
`name` Charity name	Victory Garden Theater
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2317014.0
`score` Overall score	92.14
`state` State code	IL
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2424648.636
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	228453.07499999998
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	386847.207

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 36-2807341
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Illinois (IL)
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.