Discovery Children's Museum
Discovery Children's Museum's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $241,988 for Melissa Kaiser, Ceo (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 $248,355. It is higher than the D + F figure for 13 of 23 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A52), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 57%; median $237,264). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A52), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Center For Creative Learning | OR | $9,073,557 | $136,696 |
| Explora Science Center & Children's | NM | $8,517,401 | $208,351 |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum | CA | $8,507,450 | $264,917 |
| Austin Children's Museum | TX | $8,498,768 | $237,264 |
| Madison Children's Museum Inc | WI | $9,579,088 | $163,583 |
| Minnesota Children's Museum | MN | $9,746,635 | $275,507 |
| Chicago Children's Museum | IL | $10,025,660 | $241,230 |
| Mcwane Science Center | AL | $7,596,452 | $19,421 |
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