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West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

EIN 55-0339426Arts, Culture, Humanities West Virginia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Providing symphonic concerts throughout West Virginia

Beginning in 1939, the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) provides symphonic concerts throughout West Virginia at a minimal cost to attendees, reaching audiences that would not otherwise have the opportunity to hear live classical music. The WVSO maintains a significant commitment to music education by supporting education programs in Kanawha County Schools, bringing Young People's Concerts to thousands of West Virginia elementary school students annually, and providing support to the West Virginia Youth Symphony. With the assistance of the Segal & Davis Family Foundation, the WVSO has also issued a series of educational CD-ROMs, designed to integrate the Young People's Concert experience into the regular school curriculum.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

79.23Overall score
out of 100

77.60Financial score
out of 100

81.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$2,773,135

Total expenses · USD$3,126,824

Program expenses

$2,332,610.70 recorded amount

74.6%

Fundraising expenses

$400,233.47 recorded amount

12.8%

Administrative expenses

$387,726.18 recorded amount

12.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.16 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Joe Tackett
Recorded compensation: $114,744.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 3.66%

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All 23 original fields for West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	81.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	Beginning in 1939, the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) provides symphonic concerts throughout West Virginia at a minimal cost to attendees, reaching audiences that would not otherwise have the opportunity to hear live classical music. The WVSO maintains a significant commitment to music education by supporting education programs in Kanawha County Schools, bringing Young People's Concerts to thousands of West Virginia elementary school students annually, and providing support to the West Virginia Youth Symphony. With the assistance of the Segal & Davis Family Foundation, the WVSO has also issued a series of educational CD-ROMs, designed to integrate the Young People's Concert experience into the regular school curriculum.
`ein` EIN	55-0339426
`tot_exp` Total expenses	3126824.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.124
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.16
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.128
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.746
`fscore` Financial score	77.6
`leader` Recorded leader	Joe Tackett
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	114744.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0366
`motto` Tagline	Providing symphonic concerts throughout West Virginia
`name` Charity name	West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
`tot_rev` Total revenue	2773135.0
`score` Overall score	79.23
`state` State code	WV
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	2332610.704
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	400233.472
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	387726.176

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 55-0339426
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: West Virginia (WV)
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.