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Virginia Opera

EIN 54-0985006Arts, Culture, Humanities Virginia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The official opera company of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Virginia Opera, the official opera company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is one of the finest regional opera companies in the nation and is the only company to perform regularly in three separate main stage venues: the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk, Carpenter Theatre in Richmond, and GMU Center for the Arts in Fairfax. Organized in 1974, Virginia Opera is respected nationwide for the identification and presentation of the finest young artists, for the musical and dramatic integrity of its productions, and for the ingenuity and variety of its education and outreach programs. The company has 32 main stage performances in three markets reaching nearly 50,000 attendees. In addition, Virginia Opera reaches more than 200,000 students and community members each year through its impressive variety of innovative education and community outreach programs.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

70.53Overall score
out of 100

65.26Financial score
out of 100

77.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,503,383

Total expenses · USD$5,542,726

Program expenses

$3,658,199.16 recorded amount

66.0%

Fundraising expenses

$526,558.97 recorded amount

9.5%

Administrative expenses

$1,346,882.42 recorded amount

24.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.15 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Russell P. Allen
Recorded compensation: $173,428.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.12%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Virginia Opera
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	77.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Virginia Opera, the official opera company of the Commonwealth of Virginia, is one of the finest regional opera companies in the nation and is the only company to perform regularly in three separate main stage venues: the Harrison Opera House in Norfolk, Carpenter Theatre in Richmond, and GMU Center for the Arts in Fairfax. Organized in 1974, Virginia Opera is respected nationwide for the identification and presentation of the finest young artists, for the musical and dramatic integrity of its productions, and for the ingenuity and variety of its education and outreach programs. The company has 32 main stage performances in three markets reaching nearly 50,000 attendees. In addition, Virginia Opera reaches more than 200,000 students and community members each year through its impressive variety of innovative education and community outreach programs.
`ein` EIN	54-0985006
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5542726.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.243
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.15
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.095
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.66
`fscore` Financial score	65.26
`leader` Recorded leader	Russell P. Allen
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	173428.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.031200000000000002
`motto` Tagline	The official opera company of the Commonwealth of Virginia
`name` Charity name	Virginia Opera
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5503383.0
`score` Overall score	70.53
`state` State code	VA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3658199.16
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	526558.97
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1346882.418

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 54-0985006
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Virginia (VA)
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.