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Arts, Culture & Humanities · OH

Stuarts Opera House

Stuarts Opera House reported paying Melissa Wales, Exec Director, $80,000 in total compensation (FY 2024).

That places Melissa Wales at approximately the 29th percentile among 45 similarly sized arts, culture & humanities nonprofits (median $103,152).

$2,122,431Total revenue (FY 2024)
$80,000Total executive compensation
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Comparable arts, culture & humanities nonprofits

Compensation is normalized to OH cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities); each organization's reported figure is on its linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Hill-stead Museum CT$2,168,161 $140,080
Detroit Sound Conservancy MI$2,171,872 $63,044
Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum NY$2,024,967 $1,845
Worcester Historical Museum MA$2,022,289 $122,617
Historical Society Of Delaware DE$2,229,988 $104,683
National Wasp Wwii Museum Inc TX$2,253,052 $76,594
History San Jose CA$1,986,526 $97,375
Greenwood Rising Inc OK$2,262,944 $128,647

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