Howard County Arts Council
Howard County Arts Council's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $184,029 for Coleen West, 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 $188,871. It is higher than the D + F figure for 35 of 40 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A26), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 88%; median $121,332). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A26), 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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexarts Inc | KY | $1,920,036 | $106,160 |
| Artpace Inc | TX | $1,933,761 | $153,199 |
| Shreveport Regional Arts Council | LA | $1,935,027 | $228,559 |
| United Arts Council Of Raleigh | NC | $1,905,497 | $135,750 |
| The Union For Contemporary Art Inc | NE | $1,946,509 | $170,970 |
| The Arts Council Of Kern | CA | $1,889,208 | $102,214 |
| Dance Service New York City Inc | NY | $1,967,162 | $115,849 |
| Rockport Art Association Inc | TX | $1,876,468 | $144,276 |
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