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.
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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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + 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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