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Cato Institute

Cato Institute's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $765,878 for Peter Goettler, President And Ceo (FY 2025). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.

After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $765,878. It is higher than the D + F figure for 30 of 37 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (W), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 81%; median $459,278). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$62,821,387Total revenue (FY 2025)
$765,878Reported Part VII D + F figure
30 / 37Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 81%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (W), 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)
Vibrant Credit Union IL$62,580,005 $642,072
Dutrac Community Credit Union IA$62,472,471 $850,542
Peninsula Generation Cooperative MI$62,385,362 $175,437
Edisto Electric Cooperative Inc SC$61,524,641 $591,620
South Carolina Student Loan Corp SC$65,003,840 $197,571
Safe 1 Credit Union CA$58,951,487 $661,811
Rushshelby Energy Rural Electric IN$58,821,331 $393,351
District Energy St Paul Inc MN$67,001,355 $765,865

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