Lake George Opera Festival
Lake George Opera Festival's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $73,115 for Mary Birnbaum, General And Artistic Director (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 $75,039. It is higher than the D + F figure for 4 of 18 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A6A), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 22%; median $88,825). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A6A), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opera Idaho Inc | ID | $1,144,421 | $101,205 |
| Annapolis Opera Company | MD | $1,137,040 | $91,956 |
| Vero Beach Opera Inc | FL | $1,083,552 | $3,235 |
| Opera Grand Rapids | MI | $1,055,835 | $132,819 |
| Pacific Opera Project | CA | $1,005,402 | $84,030 |
| Opera Memphis Inc | TN | $952,508 | $139,931 |
| Winter Opera St Louis | MO | $1,344,236 | $37,670 |
| Concerts In Motion Inc | NY | $1,376,946 | $215,555 |
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