Charity profile · Historical source record

Waterfire Providence

EIN 22-2951612Arts, Culture, Humanities Rhode Island Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Transforming place and building community with art

WaterFire Providence is an independent, nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to inspire Providence and its visitors by revitalizing the urban experience, fostering community engagement and creatively transforming the city by presenting WaterFire for all to enjoy.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.47Overall score
out of 100

84.36Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,558,256

Total expenses · USD$2,509,312

Program expenses

$1,789,139.46 recorded amount

71.3%

Fundraising expenses

$358,831.62 recorded amount

14.3%

Administrative expenses

$356,322.30 recorded amount

14.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.09 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: Barnaby Evans
Recorded compensation: $106,161.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 4.23%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Waterfire Providence
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	WaterFire Providence is an independent, nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to inspire Providence and its visitors by revitalizing the urban experience, fostering community engagement and creatively transforming the city by presenting WaterFire for all to enjoy.
`ein` EIN	22-2951612
`tot_exp` Total expenses	2509312.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.142
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.09
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.14300000000000002
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.713
`fscore` Financial score	84.36
`leader` Recorded leader	Barnaby Evans
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	106161.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.042300000000000004
`motto` Tagline	Transforming place and building community with art
`name` Charity name	Waterfire Providence
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2558256.0
`score` Overall score	86.47
`state` State code	RI
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1789139.456
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	358831.61600000004
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	356322.30399999995

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-2951612
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: Rhode Island (RI)
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.