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Grand Rapids Symphony Society

Grand Rapids Symphony Society's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $113,749 for Keith Elder, 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 $116,742. It is higher than the D + F figure for 76 of 527 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 14%; median $222,398). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$9,886,659Total revenue (FY 2024)
$113,749Reported Part VII D + F figure
76 / 527Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 14%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (A), 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)
Ballet Metropolitan Inc OH$9,860,862 $171,684
Esplanade Association Inc MA$9,929,669 $191,695
Telfair Museum Of Art Inc GA$9,841,959 $162,371
Arts United Of Greater Fort Wayne IN$9,835,230 $150,221
Friends Of Oeta Inc OK$9,832,980 $16,767
Pioneer Works Art Foundation NY$9,963,860 $279,209
Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Assoc HI$9,802,795 $249,821
Northlight Theatre Inc IL$9,794,572 $154,926

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