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Arts Council Santa Cruz County

Arts Council Santa Cruz County's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $142,156 for Jim Brown, Executive Director (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 $145,897. It is higher than the D + F figure for 9 of 25 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A26), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 36%; median $160,375). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$2,811,463Total revenue (FY 2024)
$142,156Reported Part VII D + F figure
9 / 25Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 36%)

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Selected peer organizations

Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A26), 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)
The Bronx Council On The Arts NY$2,820,699 $147,128
The Arts Council Inc AL$2,841,181 $164,636
The Durham Arts Council Inc NC$2,719,713 $160,375
The Arts Center Of The Capital Region NY$2,670,457 $156,743
Arts And Culture Alliance TN$2,581,776 $185,440
Coconut Grove Arts & Historical FL$2,504,440 $57,136
Chapman Cultural Center Inc SC$3,134,881 $166,868
Fresno Arts Council Inc CA$2,483,408 $85,184

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