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Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Orchestra's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $953,469 for Jeff Alexander, President (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 $978,557. It is higher than the D + F figure for 22 of 26 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.8–1.25× revenue (approximately 85%; median $690,793). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$125,469,447Total revenue (FY 2024)
$953,469Reported Part VII D + F figure
22 / 26Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 85%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.8–1.25× 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)
The Epoch Times Association Inc NY$125,770,097 $21,071
Segerstrom Center For The Arts CA$123,405,978 $715,007
Cleveland Museum Of Art OH$129,112,072 $1,127,228
The Colburn School CA$130,692,009 $763,562
Crystal Bridges-museum Of American Art Inc AR$131,160,398 $678,644
Robert W Woodruff Arts Center Inc GA$131,512,265 $585,050
Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc MA$117,090,967 $1,665,765
Whitney Museum Of American Art NY$116,740,000 $2,769,615

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