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Indianapolis Opera Company

Indianapolis Opera Company's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $98,404 for David Starkey, General Director (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 $100,993. It is higher than the D + F figure for 9 of 18 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A6A), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 50%; median $103,151). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$1,619,715Total revenue (FY 2024)
$98,404Reported Part VII D + F figure
9 / 18Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 50%)

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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)
North Carolina Opera NC$1,579,573 $144,629
Pittsburgh Festival Opera PA$1,663,953 $124,755
Opera Southwest NM$1,679,305 $54,098
New York City Opera NY$1,686,729 $8,533
Opera Naples Inc FL$1,692,959 $94,458
Palm Springs Opera Guild Of The Desert CA$1,541,378 $71,517
Kentucky Opera Association Inc KY$1,704,440 $162,800
St Petersburg Opera Co Inc FL$1,498,873 $117,568

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