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Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture

Athenaeum Center For Thought & Culture's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $177,229 for Lawrence John Daufenbach, Executive Director, Treasurer (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 $181,892. It is higher than the D + F figure for 26 of 47 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A20), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 55%; median $175,080). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$6,220,759Total revenue (FY 2024)
$177,229Reported Part VII D + F figure
26 / 47Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 55%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A20), 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)
Objective Standard Institute VA$6,202,937 $104,421
Gray Area Foundation For The Arts CA$6,365,999 $109,265
Community Works West Inc CA$6,409,164 $136,330
Center For Jewish Culture & Creativity CA$6,015,992 $12,647
Texas Advocacy Project TX$5,937,261 $213,664
Rivers Of Steel Heritage Corporation PA$6,553,035 $190,450
Minnesota Masterpiece Hall MN$5,866,860 $96,524
Society For Neuro-oncology TX$5,856,544 $271,658

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