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Bright Lights Theatre

Bright Lights Theatre's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $17,750 for Lauren Hensarling, President And Exec Dir (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 $17,750. It is higher than the D + F figure for 71 of 218 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A65), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 33%; median $28,979). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$205,508Total revenue (FY 2025)
$17,750Reported Part VII D + F figure
71 / 218Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 33%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A65), 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)
Dandylyon Drama WA$205,579 $29,778
Black Repertory Theatre Of Kansas City MO$204,948 $56,430
St John Community Theatre LA$204,923 $16,323
St Marys Childrens Theatre Inc GA$204,728 $9,917
Saltworks Theatre Company PA$206,405 $73,260
Exposed Brick Theatre MN$204,391 $58,494
Matheatre Corporation WY$203,072 $19,490
Stages On The Sound Inc NY$208,496 $47,979

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