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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.

$1,922,536Total revenue (FY 2024)
$184,029Reported Part VII D + F figure
35 / 40Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 88%)

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Selected peer organizations

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + 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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