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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $342,234 for Gabriel Van Aalst, 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 $351,239. It is higher than the D + F figure for 164 of 268 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 61%; median $326,108). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$16,279,533Total revenue (FY 2024)
$342,234Reported Part VII D + F figure
164 / 268Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 61%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× 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)
North Carolina Museum Of Life & NC$16,298,294 $296,584
Sarasota Opera Association Inc FL$16,304,896 $353,344
The Children's Theatre Of Cincinnati OH$16,253,344 $234,829
Arizona-sonora Desert Museum AZ$16,249,415 $236,192
Artsfund WA$16,178,758 $347,936
Saratoga Performing Arts Center Inc NY$16,403,544 $679,264
The State Theatre Regional Arts NJ$16,151,179 $258,984
The Virginia Arts Festival Inc VA$16,411,609 $361,559

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