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The Athenaeum Of Philadelphia

The Athenaeum Of Philadelphia's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $191,204 for Beth Hessel, Executive 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 $196,235. It is higher than the D + F figure for 39 of 43 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (B70), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 91%; median $118,197). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$2,297,850Total revenue (FY 2024)
$191,204Reported Part VII D + F figure
39 / 43Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 91%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (B70), 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)
Library Association Of La Jolla CA$2,289,072 $82,906
Sedona Public Library Inc AZ$2,308,339 $110,687
Elizabethtown Public Library PA$2,265,116 $83,449
Tenn-share TN$2,261,444 $75,949
Mid Mississippi Regional Library MS$2,234,090 $86,550
Infolink The New Jersey Regional Library Cooperative Inc NJ$2,185,978 $121,248
Owwl Library System NY$2,410,641 $121,725
Mercer County District Library OH$2,179,873 $161,578

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