Columbia Gorge Defenders
Columbia Gorge Defenders's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $154,000 for Richard H Balsley, Executive Di (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 $158,052. It is higher than the D + F figure for 52 of 80 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (I80), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 65%; median $141,836). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (I80), 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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Poverty Law Project | CO | $2,265,421 | $148,153 |
| Collective Legal Services | CA | $2,249,592 | $137,991 |
| The Georgia Heirs Property Law | GA | $2,249,163 | $174,466 |
| Legal Services Vermont Inc | VT | $2,248,362 | $158,370 |
| Greater Chicago Legal Clinic | IL | $2,233,967 | $145,380 |
| Elkhorn Public Defender | OR | $2,323,980 | $67,028 |
| Sullivan Legal Aid Panel Inc | NY | $2,344,668 | $287,173 |
| Worker Justice Center Of New York Inc | NY | $2,347,195 | $59,379 |
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