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Arts Benicia

Arts Benicia's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $68,880 for Celeste Smeland, 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 $70,692. It is higher than the D + F figure for 20 of 42 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A90), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 48%; median $74,100). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$365,359Total revenue (FY 2024)
$68,880Reported Part VII D + F figure
20 / 42Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 48%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A90), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× 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)
Creative Girls Rock TN$376,473 $116,918
Lubbock Experience Inc TX$378,172 $201,187
Elite Music Competition Corp NJ$385,466 $65,724
Loose Ends Project WA$344,763 $95,562
Heal The Hood Foundation Of Memphis TN$328,777 $35,295
Cymaspace OR$405,320 $72,306
Chicago Artists Coalition IL$407,223 $86,258
The Foundation For The Spiritual Practic CA$407,835 $87,924

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