Charity profile · Historical source record

WBGO

EIN 22-2137728Arts, Culture, Humanities New Jersey Mid-sized

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

The mission

What this organization describes

The world's premiere jazz radio station

WBGO is a publicly-supported, cultural institution that champions jazz and presents news to a worldwide audience through radio, other technologies and events. Organizational values that guide WBGO in accomplishing its mission are: a belief in the vibrancy and continuance of jazz as a cultural art form; educational outreach is an important part of the station's programming; a diverse, open workplace that supports the development and enhancement of the staff's talents and skills; and listeners, members and the general public deserve to be treated with respect, quality service and information.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

85.32Overall score
out of 100

79.63Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$5,209,419

Total expenses · USD$5,107,014

Program expenses

$3,385,950.28 recorded amount

66.3%

Fundraising expenses

$1,057,151.90 recorded amount

20.7%

Administrative expenses

$658,804.81 recorded amount

12.9%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.24 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Amy Gladstein
Recorded compensation: $151,974.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 2.97%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for WBGO
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	WBGO is a publicly-supported, cultural institution that champions jazz and presents news to a worldwide audience through radio, other technologies and events. Organizational values that guide WBGO in accomplishing its mission are: a belief in the vibrancy and continuance of jazz as a cultural art form; educational outreach is an important part of the station's programming; a diverse, open workplace that supports the development and enhancement of the staff's talents and skills; and listeners, members and the general public deserve to be treated with respect, quality service and information.
`ein` EIN	22-2137728
`tot_exp` Total expenses	5107014.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.129
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.24
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.207
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.6629999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	79.63
`leader` Recorded leader	Amy Gladstein
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	151974.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0297
`motto` Tagline	The world's premiere jazz radio station
`name` Charity name	WBGO
`tot_rev` Total revenue	5209419.0
`score` Overall score	85.32
`state` State code	NJ
`subcategory` Subcategory	Public Broadcasting and Media
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	3385950.2819999997
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1057151.898
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	658804.806

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 22-2137728
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Public Broadcasting and Media
Recorded location: New Jersey (NJ)
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.