Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra
Portland Maine Symphony Orchestra's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $143,345 for Carolyn Nishon Thru 73125, Executive Di (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 $143,345. It is higher than the D + F figure for 7 of 29 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 24%; median $163,598). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× 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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Society Inc | AR | $5,463,456 | $179,072 |
| Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras Inc | MA | $5,592,093 | $236,909 |
| Hartford Symphony Orchestra Inc | CT | $5,645,927 | $153,199 |
| Santa Rosa Symphony Association | CA | $5,400,189 | $178,138 |
| Oklahoma Philharmonic Society Inc | OK | $5,389,137 | $187,676 |
| Memphis Symphony Orchestra Inc | TN | $5,679,056 | $141,833 |
| Knoxville Symphony Society | TN | $5,301,138 | $155,787 |
| Arizona Musicfest Inc | AZ | $5,235,819 | $202,196 |
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