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Fairfax Symphony Orchestra

Fairfax Symphony Orchestra's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $120,488 for Jonathan Kerr, Dir/ex-officio & Exec 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 $123,658. It is higher than the D + F figure for 56 of 71 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 79%; median $95,935). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$1,186,802Total revenue (FY 2024)
$120,488Reported Part VII D + F figure
56 / 71Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 79%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A69), 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)
Brevard Symphony Orchestra Inc FL$1,183,007 $87,805
York Symphony Orchestra PA$1,175,516 $95,711
Yakima Symphony Orchestra WA$1,202,038 $82,446
Cleveland Pops Orchestra OH$1,164,725 $102,642
Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra IL$1,209,523 $93,858
San Luis Obispo Symphony Inc CA$1,218,444 $77,849
The Boston Landmarks Orchestra Inc MA$1,218,829 $63,911
Duluth-superior Symphony MN$1,222,296 $97,282

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