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Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Inc

Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Inc's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $251,298 for Deborah Sandler, General Director & Ceo (FY 2025). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.

After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $251,298. It is higher than the D + F figure for 10 of 16 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A6A), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 63%; median $198,694). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$7,548,067Total revenue (FY 2025)
$251,298Reported Part VII D + F figure
10 / 16Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 63%)

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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)
Pittsburgh Opera Inc PA$7,466,598 $310,363
Austin Lyric Opera TX$7,718,762 $235,837
Merola Opera Program CA$7,832,495 $155,433
Cincinnati Opera Association Inc OH$7,856,139 $261,674
Glimmerglass Opera Theatre Inc NY$8,414,271 $110,842
San Diego Opera Association CA$6,659,097 $278,202
Arizona Opera Company AZ$6,650,102 $285,363
Des Moines Metro Opera Inc IA$6,436,714 $145,629

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