Arizona Opera Company
Arizona Opera Company's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $308,362 for Joeph Specter, President & General 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 $316,476. It is higher than the D + F figure for 16 of 17 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A6A), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 94%; median $200,735). 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Opera Association | CA | $6,659,097 | $308,535 |
| Des Moines Metro Opera Inc | IA | $6,436,714 | $161,507 |
| Springer Opera House Arts | GA | $6,111,508 | $118,341 |
| Opera Colorado | CO | $5,952,354 | $187,520 |
| Opera San Jose Incorporated | CA | $5,849,294 | $220,957 |
| Pittsburgh Opera Inc | PA | $7,466,598 | $344,202 |
| Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Inc | MO | $7,548,067 | $278,697 |
| Austin Lyric Opera | TX | $7,718,762 | $261,550 |
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