Charity profile · Historical source record

VocalEssence

EIN 41-1363849Arts, Culture, Humanities Minnesota Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Champions choral music of all genres

VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative concerts, commissions, and community engagement programs. Based in Minnesota, VocalEssence presents choral music concerts in the Twin Cities area, featuring the VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers. Beyond its work in performances and recordings of choral music, VocalEssence reaches into the community with programs that impact thousands of students, singers and composers every year

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

89.76Overall score
out of 100

86.09Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,660,220

Total expenses · USD$1,940,641

Program expenses

$1,401,142.80 recorded amount

72.2%

Fundraising expenses

$293,036.79 recorded amount

15.1%

Administrative expenses

$244,520.77 recorded amount

12.6%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 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: Mary Ann Aufderheide
Recorded compensation: $129,048.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.64%

These fields do not establish the current officeholder or current compensation. The metadata does not specify the denominator of the leader compensation percentage. Read with context ↗

Inspect all 23 original source fields

Exact source strings are retained below, including numeric precision. A blank value is marked as not reported; zero remains zero.

All 23 original fields for VocalEssence
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	VocalEssence champions choral music of all genres, celebrating the vocal experience through innovative concerts, commissions, and community engagement programs. Based in Minnesota, VocalEssence presents choral music concerts in the Twin Cities area, featuring the VocalEssence Chorus and Ensemble Singers. Beyond its work in performances and recordings of choral music, VocalEssence reaches into the community with programs that impact thousands of students, singers and composers every year
`ein` EIN	41-1363849
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1940641.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.126
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.151
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.722
`fscore` Financial score	86.09
`leader` Recorded leader	Mary Ann Aufderheide
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	129048.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0664
`motto` Tagline	Champions choral music of all genres
`name` Charity name	VocalEssence
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2660220.0
`score` Overall score	89.76
`state` State code	MN
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1401142.802
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	293036.79099999997
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	244520.766

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.