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Boston Foundation Inc

Boston Foundation Inc's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $875,816 for M Lee Pelton, President & 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 $898,861. It is higher than the D + F figure for 26 of 29 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (T), nationwide + size band 0.8–1.25× revenue (approximately 90%; median $570,085). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$210,389,550Total revenue (FY 2024)
$875,816Reported Part VII D + F figure
26 / 29Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 90%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (T), 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)
Community Foundation Of New Jersey NJ$211,932,280 $675,895
The Denver Foundation CO$208,259,786 $562,926
Hopewell Fund DC$208,022,501 $405,970
Sanford Health Foundation SD$214,434,250 $717,243
Giveclear Foundation NC$214,891,040 $10,125
Community Foundation Of Tampa Bay Inc FL$203,636,714 $464,994
The San Diego Foundation CA$218,410,559 $676,058
Jewish Federation Of Metropolitan IL$219,098,638 $570,085

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