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Youth Orchestra of the Americas

EIN 52-2309214Arts, Culture, Humanities District of Columbia Small

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Music transforming lives

The Youth Orchestra of the Americas (YOA) is a world-class symphony orchestra of 100 musical leaders, ages 18 to 30, representing more than 25 countries in the Western Hemisphere. YOA'S mission is to bring together energetic, talented musicians to pursue excellence and celebrate cultural diversity as a catalyst for social change. In ten years, YOA has become an international brand by bringing renowned artists from Yo-Yo Ma to Valery Gergiev, from Plácido Domingo to Philip Glass into the lives of underserved communities, young musicians, and diverse audiences.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.84Overall score
out of 100

85.00Financial score
out of 100

89.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$1,709,586

Total expenses · USD$1,732,284

Program expenses

$1,484,567.39 recorded amount

85.7%

Fundraising expenses

$140,315.00 recorded amount

8.1%

Administrative expenses

$103,937.04 recorded amount

6.0%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.08 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Katarina Weir
Recorded compensation: $114,619.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 6.61%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Youth Orchestra of the Americas
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	89.0
`category` Category	Arts, Culture, Humanities
`description` Mission & description	The Youth Orchestra of the Americas (YOA) is a world-class symphony orchestra of 100 musical leaders, ages 18 to 30, representing more than 25 countries in the Western Hemisphere. YOA'S mission is to bring together energetic, talented musicians to pursue excellence and celebrate cultural diversity as a catalyst for social change. In ten years, YOA has become an international brand by bringing renowned artists from Yo-Yo Ma to Valery Gergiev, from Plácido Domingo to Philip Glass into the lives of underserved communities, young musicians, and diverse audiences.
`ein` EIN	52-2309214
`tot_exp` Total expenses	1732284.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.06
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.08
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.081
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.857
`fscore` Financial score	85.0
`leader` Recorded leader	Katarina Weir
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	114619.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0661
`motto` Tagline	Music transforming lives
`name` Charity name	Youth Orchestra of the Americas
`tot_rev` Total revenue	1709586.0
`score` Overall score	86.84
`state` State code	DC
`subcategory` Subcategory	Performing Arts
`size` Source size label	small
`program_exp` Program expenses	1484567.388
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	140315.00400000002
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	103937.04

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 52-2309214
Source category: Arts, Culture, Humanities
Source subcategory: Performing Arts
Recorded location: District of Columbia (DC)
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.