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Waco Symphony Association Inc

Waco Symphony Association Inc's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $114,400 for Carolyn Bess, 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 $117,410. It is higher than the D + F figure for 58 of 76 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 76%; median $91,487). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$1,095,915Total revenue (FY 2024)
$114,400Reported Part VII D + F figure
58 / 76Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 76%)

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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)
San Jose Youth Symphony CA$1,096,239 $93,694
Richardson Symphony Inc TX$1,094,798 $101,708
Rockford Symphony Orchestras Inc IL$1,103,580 $88,530
Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra WA$1,072,696 $100,592
Portland Baroque Orchestra OR$1,121,194 $83,158
Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra CO$1,061,031 $85,315
Elemental Music CA$1,060,340 $100,825
Music Center Of South Central Mi MI$1,052,821 $71,134

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