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American Opinion Foundation Inc

American Opinion Foundation Inc's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $122,670 for James Pesta, Executive Director And Board Member (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 $125,898. It is higher than the D + F figure for 11 of 34 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A80), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 32%; median $170,619). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$4,625,476Total revenue (FY 2024)
$122,670Reported Part VII D + F figure
11 / 34Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 32%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A80), 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)
Logan County Historical Society OK$4,636,923 $113,875
United States Foundation For The DC$4,521,137 $74,695
Colored Musicians Club Of Buffalo NY$4,307,138 $716
Emmett Till & Mamie Till-mobley IL$5,006,390 $8,851
Thomas Edison & Henry Ford Winter FL$5,008,876 $167,266
Maryland Historical Society Inc MD$5,060,115 $126,683
Hudson Library & Historical Society OH$5,079,570 $214,848
Longyear Foundation MA$5,141,276 $169,574

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