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Palm Springs Opera Guild Of The Desert

Palm Springs Opera Guild Of The Desert's latest filing in the PeerBasis snapshot reports a Part VII D + F figure of $84,855 for Laurie Baldwin, Executive Dir. (FY 2025). Column F can include amounts from the filing and related organizations.

After indexing supported filing years to 2025 comparison dollars, the subject figure is $84,855. It is higher than the D + F figure for 5 of 20 peer organizations selected under the disclosed tier Same NTEE sector (A6A), nationwide + size band 0.71–1.4× revenue (approximately 25%; median $114,188). This is descriptive, not a reasonableness conclusion.

$1,541,378Total revenue (FY 2025)
$84,855Reported Part VII D + F figure
5 / 20Selected peers with a strictly lower 2025-dollar figure (approximately 25%)

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Actual selection tier: Same NTEE sector (A6A), 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.

OrganizationStateRevenueD + F (2025 dollars)
North Carolina Opera NC$1,579,573 $171,601
St Petersburg Opera Co Inc FL$1,498,873 $139,494
The Opera Association OH$1,470,540 $176,081
Indianapolis Opera Company IN$1,619,715 $119,828
Lamplighters Music Theatre CA$1,445,099 $87,918
Pittsburgh Festival Opera PA$1,663,953 $148,021
Washington Concert Opera DC$1,413,216 $116,301
Opera Southwest NM$1,679,305 $64,187

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