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Portland Museum Of Art

Portland Museum Of Art's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $420,894 for Mark Bessire, Executive Director (FY 2025). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.

After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $420,894. It is higher than the D + F figure for 13 of 21 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A51), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 62%; median $407,441). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$14,577,792Total revenue (FY 2025)
$420,894Reported Part VII D + F figure
13 / 21Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 62%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A51), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue. Displayed D + F figures from supported filing years are indexed to 2025 comparison dollars with BLS CPI-U; a nationwide tier also uses 2024 BEA RPP as a consumer price-level proxy when both the subject and peer have supported state codes. Unsupported state codes receive no interstate adjustment. Comparison values can differ from the raw filing. Column F may include related-organization amounts.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + F (2025 dollars)
The Parrish Art Museum Inc NY$14,728,028 $320,822
Storm King Art Center NY$14,742,581 $342,480
Institute Of Contemporary Art Miami Inc FL$14,762,138 $408,342
The Nasher Sculpture Center TX$15,170,846 $1,253,417
Museum Of Contemporary Art San Diego CA$15,331,814 $412,593
The Phillips Collection DC$13,695,996 $322,031
Norton Simon Museum Of Art At Pasadena CA$12,912,703 $572,274
Phoenix Art Museum AZ$12,500,631 $376,539

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