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Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History

Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $259,987 for Luke Swetland, President & 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 $266,828. It is higher than the D + F figure for 182 of 358 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 51%; median $261,317). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$10,479,143Total revenue (FY 2024)
$259,987Reported Part VII D + F figure
182 / 358Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 51%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× 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)
Music Center Foundation CA$10,480,339 $421,265
The Epc Museum Dba La Nube TX$10,488,250 $88,868
Worcester Natural History Society Inc MA$10,466,059 $243,460
Phoenix Symphony Association AZ$10,497,618 $270,080
Oregon Ballet Theatre OR$10,508,720 $189,086
Cincinnati Public Radio Inc OH$10,443,688 $329,853
Discovery Center Great Lakes MI$10,527,666 $18,240
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Society MN$10,541,586 $366,799

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