Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $277,833 for Steven Windhager, 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 $285,144. It is higher than the D + F figure for 89 of 133 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (C), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 67%; median $243,637). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.
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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE major group (C), 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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | D + F (2025 dollars) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese Garden Society Of Oregon | OR | $13,121,084 | $477,921 |
| Empire Discovery Institute Inc | NY | $13,220,638 | $428,486 |
| The Horticultural Society Of New York | NY | $12,924,873 | $347,472 |
| Society For The Protection Of New | NH | $13,274,033 | $200,816 |
| Oregon Climate Trust | OR | $12,879,885 | $288,429 |
| Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Inc | VA | $12,838,471 | $250,649 |
| Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden | FL | $13,317,110 | $177,474 |
| Calcef Innovations | CA | $13,317,609 | $29,077 |
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