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Washington Performing Arts Society

EIN 52-6062439Arts, Culture, Humanities District of Columbia Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Experience the best

Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) is one of the nation's leading nonprofit, multidisciplinary, performing arts presenting organizations. It's three-part mission is "to provide the Washington community with performing arts presentations of the highest quality and of varied content and tradition; support and nurture performing artists and their art forms, and provide lifelong learning opportunities through arts education, youth involvement, and community partnerships."

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

81.71Overall score
out of 100

76.59Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$7,138,496

Total expenses · USD$7,236,213

Program expenses

$5,492,285.67 recorded amount

75.9%

Fundraising expenses

$1,063,723.31 recorded amount

14.7%

Administrative expenses

$665,731.60 recorded amount

9.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.25 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: Jennifer Bilfield
Recorded compensation: $296,248.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.09%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Washington Performing Arts Society
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) is one of the nation's leading nonprofit, multidisciplinary, performing arts presenting organizations. It's three-part mission is "to provide the Washington community with performing arts presentations of the highest quality and of varied content and tradition; support and nurture performing artists and their art forms, and provide lifelong learning opportunities through arts education, youth involvement, and community partnerships."
`ein` EIN	52-6062439
`tot_exp` Total expenses	7236213.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.092
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.25
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.147
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.759
`fscore` Financial score	76.59
`leader` Recorded leader	Jennifer Bilfield
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	296248.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0409
`motto` Tagline	Experience the best
`name` Charity name	Washington Performing Arts Society
`tot_rev` Total revenue	7138496.0
`score` Overall score	81.71
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	5492285.667
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1063723.311
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	665731.596

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-6062439
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.