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The San Diego Symphony Orchestra

The San Diego Symphony Orchestra's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $505,007 for Martha A Gilmer, C.e.o (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 $518,295. It is higher than the D + F figure for 10 of 44 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + size band 0.77–1.3× revenue (approximately 23%; median $802,477). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$96,468,765Total revenue (FY 2024)
$505,007Reported Part VII D + F figure
10 / 44Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 23%)

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Selected peer organizations

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)
Minnesota Historical Society MN$96,755,531 $364,860
Kimmel Center Inc PA$95,738,481 $179,337
The Edison Institute Inc MI$98,212,448 $1,029,923
National September 11 Memorial And NY$93,280,595 $901,549
Superior Credit Union Inc OH$99,841,761 $1,514,900
The National World War Ii Museum Inc LA$100,185,677 $1,065,813
The Detroit Institute Of Arts MI$100,752,992 $778,156
The Carnegie Hall Corporation NY$90,483,367 $2,842,089

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