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Black Hills Symphony Orchestra Society

Black Hills Symphony Orchestra Society's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $33,099 for Kirsten Hollenbeck, Executive Director (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 $33,099. It is higher than the D + F figure for 37 of 68 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 54%; median $31,133). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$246,108Total revenue (FY 2025)
$33,099Reported Part VII D + F figure
37 / 68Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 54%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× 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)
Douglas County Youth Orchestra Inc CO$246,704 $37,929
Oregon East Symphony OR$248,785 $791
Portland Chamber Music Festival ME$249,155 $39,815
Socal Symphony Society CA$249,495 $7,187
Bemidji Symphony Orchestra MN$249,976 $39,293
Catskill Symphony Orchestra NY$239,726 $10,264
Chamber Music Oc CA$252,682 $14,892
Tertulia Inc NY$238,331 $40,736

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