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Chamber Music Charleston

Chamber Music Charleston's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $101,109 for Sandra Nikolajevs, President And Artistic 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 $101,109. It is higher than the D + F figure for 52 of 55 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A6B), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 95%; median $60,864). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$435,776Total revenue (FY 2025)
$101,109Reported Part VII D + F figure
52 / 55Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 95%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A6B), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× 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)
Giving Voice Initiative MN$434,172 $76,806
Minnesota Chorale MN$439,800 $61,967
Girls Choral Academy MI$428,431 $85,470
Vox Femina Los Angeles CA$447,588 $84,264
American Festival Chorus UT$448,629 $29,171
The Hymn Society In The United States DC$418,622 $96,078
Miami Childrens Chorus Inc FL$415,299 $39,382
Society For The Preservation Of MO$412,643 $31,243

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