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Seattle Athenaeum

Seattle Athenaeum's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $97,461 for Caroline Cumming, Executive Director (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 $100,025. It is higher than the D + F figure for 54 of 67 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (B70), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 81%; median $67,316). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$449,851Total revenue (FY 2024)
$97,461Reported Part VII D + F figure
54 / 67Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 81%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (B70), 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)
Proprietors Of The Salem Athenaeum MA$451,137 $59,882
Jefferson Hills Library PA$455,422 $60,658
Lyons Public Library NY$457,821 $46,019
Greater Applegate Community Development OR$460,505 $60,961
Early Manuscripts Electronic Library CA$436,224 $58,330
Atlanta-fulton Public Library GA$432,689 $136,842
Sykesville Public Library PA$422,953 $25,372
Switzerland County Public Library IN$477,095 $70,177

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