The Cottage School
The Cottage School's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $311,896 for Steve Palmer, Executive Director (FY 2025). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.
After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $311,896. It is higher than the D + F figure for 87 of 99 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (B90), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 88%; median $199,666). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (B90), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Tech Network Inc | CA | $9,549,012 | $261,881 |
| Hillsborough Education Foundation Inc | FL | $9,613,439 | $189,501 |
| Rainier Scholars | WA | $9,518,716 | $225,471 |
| Learning Through An Expanded | NY | $9,626,981 | $194,152 |
| Woodbury Leadership Academy | MN | $9,641,628 | $197,932 |
| Primo Center For Women & Children | IL | $9,469,912 | $214,039 |
| Leading Edge Academy Maricopa | AZ | $9,727,420 | $165,049 |
| School Health Clinics Of Santa Clara | CA | $9,400,342 | $285,609 |
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