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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.

$5,525,052Total revenue (FY 2025)
$143,345Reported Part VII D + F figure
7 / 29Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 24%)

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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.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + 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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