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Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc

Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $1,717,195 for Gail Samuel, Former President And Ceo (FY 2024). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.

After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $1,762,379. It is higher than the D + F figure for 25 of 26 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.8–1.25× revenue (approximately 96%; median $730,859). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$117,090,967Total revenue (FY 2024)
$1,717,195Reported Part VII D + F figure
25 / 26Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 96%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.8–1.25× 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)
Whitney Museum Of American Art NY$116,740,000 $2,930,252
Carnegie Institute PA$115,993,787 $636,885
Field Museum Of Natural History IL$114,814,441 $949,475
The Royal Shakespeare Company $114,613,871 $186,049
The Philharmonic Symphony Society Of Ny NY$113,915,338 $977,148
Internews Network CA$111,303,831 $434,705
Segerstrom Center For The Arts CA$123,405,978 $756,478
Kqed Inc CA$108,945,764 $551,049

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