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The Washington Ballet

The Washington Ballet's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $236,894 for Karen Shepherd, Dir. Of Gov't Affairs/interim Managing 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 $243,127. It is higher than the D + F figure for 94 of 305 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 31%; median $311,051). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$14,155,569Total revenue (FY 2024)
$236,894Reported Part VII D + F figure
94 / 305Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 31%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (A), 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)
Ser-jobs For Progress Inc CA$14,141,029 $815
Goodspeed Opera House Foundation Inc CT$14,131,878 $272,086
Connecticut Humanities Council Inc CT$14,103,373 $257,185
Colorado Ballet CO$14,093,004 $225,004
Playwrights Horizons Inc NY$14,091,222 $244,077
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra TX$14,085,368 $385,413
Discovery Place Inc NC$14,080,976 $638,928
Lyric Foundation Inc MD$14,239,715 $164,803

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