The American Conservative
The American Conservative's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $173,102 for Emile Doak, Executive Director (FY 2023). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.
After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $182,897. It is higher than the D + F figure for 39 of 45 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A33), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 87%; median $92,658). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A33), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Festival Of Books | AZ | $1,182,563 | $59,411 |
| The Philadelphia Citizen | PA | $1,217,521 | $98,462 |
| South Side Weekly Nfp | IL | $1,118,674 | $57,871 |
| Deep Vellum Publishing Inc | TX | $1,115,565 | $92,658 |
| The Texas Democracy Foundation | TX | $1,106,093 | $141,483 |
| Lost Debate Inc | DC | $1,106,000 | $201,459 |
| Obelus Inc | CA | $1,267,723 | $79,426 |
| Michigan Chamber Foundation | MI | $1,092,955 | $41,489 |
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