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American Composers Orchestra Inc

American Composers Orchestra Inc's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $210,840 for Melissa Ngan, 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 $216,388. It is higher than the D + F figure for 39 of 46 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 85%; median $151,049). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$3,403,926Total revenue (FY 2024)
$210,840Reported Part VII D + F figure
39 / 46Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 85%)

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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)
Amarillo Symphony Inc TX$3,455,170 $126,734
Boston Philharmonic Orchestra Corporation MA$3,478,740 $112,923
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra Inc IN$3,484,896 $92,566
New York Pops Inc NY$3,303,348 $204,806
Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra Association CA$3,250,001 $220,272
Harrisburg Symphony Association Inc PA$3,245,970 $174,809
Des Moines Symphony Association IA$3,572,179 $231,350
Long Beach Symphony Association CA$3,582,640 $211,816

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