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Detroit Zoological Society

Detroit Zoological Society's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $584,762 for Hayley Murphy, Executive Director/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 $600,149. It is higher than the D + F figure for 18 of 23 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (D), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 78%; median $463,479). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$64,149,877Total revenue (FY 2024)
$584,762Reported Part VII D + F figure
18 / 23Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 78%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (D), 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.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + F (2025 dollars)
Governors Island Corporation NY$66,092,062 $305,130
Audubon Nature Institute Inc LA$61,293,521 $2,338,270
San Antonio Zoological Society TX$61,090,159 $515,519
Denver Zoological Foundation CO$60,103,137 $596,261
Aquarium Of The Pacific Corporation CA$59,309,760 $463,479
Zoological Society Of Cincinnati OH$69,378,528 $762,542
The Saint Louis Zoo Association MO$58,536,119 $88,356
Indianapolis Zoological Society Inc IN$57,679,714 $462,036

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