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The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $262,357 for Melissa Sciacca, Executive Director (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 $262,357. It is higher than the D + F figure for 28 of 66 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (D), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 42%; median $276,263). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$18,829,679Total revenue (FY 2025)
$262,357Reported Part VII D + F figure
28 / 66Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 42%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (D), 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)
Spca Of Texas TX$18,745,296 $330,727
Operation Kindness TX$18,627,861 $361,527
Alley Cat Allies Inc MD$18,606,458 $234,430
Oregon Coast Aquarium Inc OR$19,096,032 $281,450
Texas State Aquarium Association TX$19,116,039 $472,543
Friends Of The Topeka Zoo Inc KS$18,467,562 $126,149
Brandywine Valley Spca PA$18,358,542 $532,560
Progressive Animal Welfare Society WA$18,325,910 $195,060

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