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Des Moines Metro Opera Inc

Des Moines Metro Opera Inc's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $137,207 for Michael Egel, General And Artistic Direc (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 $140,817. It is higher than the D + F figure for 3 of 16 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A6A), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 19%; median $183,836). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$6,436,714Total revenue (FY 2024)
$137,207Reported Part VII D + F figure
3 / 16Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 19%)

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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.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + F (2025 dollars)
Arizona Opera Company AZ$6,650,102 $275,934
San Diego Opera Association CA$6,659,097 $269,010
Springer Opera House Arts GA$6,111,508 $103,181
Opera Colorado CO$5,952,354 $163,498
Opera San Jose Incorporated CA$5,849,294 $192,652
Portland Opera Association Inc OR$5,434,546 $147,338
Pittsburgh Opera Inc PA$7,466,598 $300,109
Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Inc MO$7,548,067 $242,995

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