The Music Education Initiative
The Music Education Initiative's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $135,195 for Orson Weems, Founder (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 $138,752. It is higher than the D + F figure for 37 of 37 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A25), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 100%; median $36,985). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A25), 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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulse Arts Inc | CA | $136,003 | $63,325 |
| Dstl Arts | CA | $137,332 | $11,541 |
| Livingston Center For Arts & | MT | $128,265 | $26,918 |
| Xyayx The Movement Inc | NY | $139,000 | $10,496 |
| Great River Taoist Center Inc | VA | $142,450 | $31,758 |
| Childrens Arts Guild | NY | $122,742 | $82,657 |
| Working Artists And The Greater Economy Inc | NY | $120,266 | $41,182 |
| Illustration Institute | ME | $147,443 | $34,620 |
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