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Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra Inc

Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra Inc's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $105,628 for Holly Arnold, Executive Dir. (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 $108,407. It is higher than the D + F figure for 54 of 80 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× revenue (approximately 68%; median $97,137). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$897,558Total revenue (FY 2024)
$105,628Reported Part VII D + F figure
54 / 80Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 68%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A69), nationwide + size band 0.67–1.5× 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)
American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras VA$905,210 $141,852
Charlottesville Symphony Society VA$885,879 $132,682
Jupiter Symphony Of New York Inc NY$884,325 $6,156
Fort Smith Symphony Association AR$881,196 $179,113
Wild Up CA$914,296 $126,000
Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra TX$876,446 $79,091
Binghamton Philharmonic Inc NY$918,968 $77,016
Youth Orchestra Of Greater Fort Worth TX$873,007 $104,359

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