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Des Moines Childrens Museum

Des Moines Childrens Museum's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $48,687 for Julie Burtnette, Executive Dir. (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 $49,968. It is higher than the D + F figure for 11 of 34 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A52), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 32%; median $55,376). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$415,978Total revenue (FY 2024)
$48,687Reported Part VII D + F figure
11 / 34Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 32%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A52), 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)
Flip Museum Inc OR$405,336 $56,609
Children's Museum Of Findlay OH$394,125 $52,726
Children's Museum Of Jacksonville NC$444,436 $62,627
San Luis Obispo Children's Museum CA$444,808 $84,758
Children's Discovery Museum Of Cape Cod Inc MA$447,408 $74,125
Upper Peninsula Children's Museum MI$452,246 $65,569
Playzeum Yuba-sutter CA$377,489 $79,281
Amelia Park Childrens Museum Inc MA$364,546 $30,287

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