Chicago Historical Society
Chicago Historical Society's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $304,302 for Donald Lassere, President And Ceo (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 $312,309. It is higher than the D + F figure for 12 of 20 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A54), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 60%; median $283,827). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A54), 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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Museums And Gardens Inc | MA | $13,431,260 | $252,236 |
| Eaa Aviation Foundation Inc | WI | $13,503,529 | $360,632 |
| Anchorage Museum Association | AK | $13,198,026 | $403,259 |
| Eleutherian Mills-hagley Foundation Inc | DE | $13,792,052 | $253,277 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | NY | $13,803,826 | $299,619 |
| Museum Of The City Of New York | NY | $12,657,745 | $157,650 |
| Holocaust Memorial Foundation Of Illinois Inc | IL | $12,544,688 | $469,207 |
| Society For The Preservation | MA | $12,097,803 | $519,131 |
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