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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Vermont Green-up Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 030274312
VT · NTEE C500
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kate Alberghini, Executive Director / CEO ($104,230) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 44 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 84th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Kate Alberghini — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

44 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 44 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,375 total compensation of comparable organizations → $161,395 $104,230
$14,78610th
$37,60925th
$60,289Median
$92,42575th
$109,23990th
$104,230This org · 84th
p10$14,786
p25$37,609
p50$60,289
p75$92,425
p90$109,239
$104,230

Comparable organizations

Each figure is Form 990 Part VII columns D + F (reportable pay plus other compensation and benefits; column F may include amounts from related organizations), normalized to VT cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Keep Prince William Beautiful Inc VA$305,840 Executive Dir. $61,365 $58,867 2023
San Francisco Beautiful CA$306,005 Executive Dir. $48,449 $40,372 2024
Greater Eastover Neighborhood Foundation MS$308,187 Executive Director $63,700 $70,486 2023
Keep Lee County Beautiful Inc FL$294,141 Executive Director $60,160 $56,149 2023
Carlsbad Mainstreet Project NM$288,535 Executive Director $57,750 $61,711 2023
Accounting For Sustainability CA$319,429 Executive Dir. $176,867 $147,382 2024
Scenic Walton Inc FL$322,166 Executive Director $120,705 $109,426 2024
Keep Toledolucas County OH$279,879 Exec Directo $92,648 $97,492 2023
Greenscape Of Jacksonville Inc FL$325,928 Executive Di $85,000 $77,057 2024
Keep Nebraska Beautiful NE$278,359 President $92,600 $98,951 2023
Citizens Caring For Clearlake CA$268,914 President & Ceo $4,050 $3,375 2024
Saratoga County Foundation Inc NY$342,857 Chamber President $35,004 $30,524 2024
Scenic Houston Inc TX$347,997 Executive Director $167,194 $161,395 2024
Proud Louisiana Llc LA$348,338 Executive Di $32,667 $34,713 2024
Keep Alabama Beautiful AL$256,170 Executive Director $41,000 $42,744 2024
Keep Midland Beautiful Inc TX$351,019 Executive Dir. $28,413 $27,428 2024
Keep Virginia Beautiful VA$245,919 Executive Director $80,000 $74,541 2024
Keep North Fulton Beautiful Inc GA$360,232 Former Executive Director $85,800 $89,226 2022
Keep Evansville Beautiful Inc IN$242,493 Past Executive Director $62,047 $63,143 2024
Wyoming Pathways WY$241,814 Executive Director $90,000 $95,749 2023
Scenic Pittsburgh PA$240,966 Executive Director $71,500 $70,840 2023
Keep Jackson Beautiful MS$238,983 Executive Dir $3,200 $3,541 2023
Chandler Park Conservancy MI$235,449 Ceo $118,533 $118,065 2024
Keep The Midlands Beautiful SC$233,516 Executive Di $55,867 $56,244 2024
Cuenca Los Ojos AZ$375,552 Executive Director $35,337 $32,795 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VT cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.

Methodology

Comparable organizations were drawn from electronically filed IRS Form 990 returns and matched on sector (NTEE code), budget (a size-adaptive revenue band that tightens as the organization grows), and geography (same-state first, broadening only when too few peers qualify); every organization within the band forms the peer set. To compare fairly across regions and years, peer compensation is normalized to VT cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023) and to the subject's filing year (CPI-U). The figure benchmarked is Form 990 Part VII, Section A, columns D + F — reportable pay plus other compensation, benefits, and deferred amounts (column F may include amounts from related organizations) — with the chief executive matched by role. Related-organization amounts (column E) and institutional trustees are excluded. Full methodology: peerbasis.org/methodology.

Sample, role match & sensitivity

Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:

BasisSubject percentile
Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default84th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)84th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted75th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted77th

If the percentile moves materially across these definitions, the result is sensitive to methodology choices, and the board should weigh which basis best fits its facts.

Rebuttable presumption of reasonableness · 26 CFR 53.4958-6

Compensation paid by a tax-exempt organization is presumed reasonable — shifting the burden to the IRS — when three requirements are met. This report supplies the comparability data for the second. The board should record the following in its minutes concurrently with its decision:

Draft board minutes — executive compensation

  1. The compensation of the Executive Director / CEO (Kate Alberghini) was approved in advance by [the Board / Compensation Committee], composed of members with no conflict of interest with respect to the arrangement.
  2. Prior to its determination, the authorized body obtained and relied upon appropriate comparability data, namely the PeerBasis Compensation Comparability Determination dated June 9, 2026, comparing compensation against 44 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (C50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $104,230 is reasonable (approximately the 84th percentile of comparable organizations) and documented the basis for this determination concurrently, on [date], by a vote of [__ for / __ against].

Sources: IRS Form 990 e-file data (apps.irs.gov); IRS Business Master File (NTEE classification). Every figure traces to an original public filing — click any organization above to verify it on ProPublica. PeerBasis is a service of Prismind Analytics; its methodology is published, was commissioned for independent adversarial review, and discloses its own limitations. This report is comparability data to support a board's good-faith determination under IRC 4958; it is not legal or tax advice. Generated by PeerBasis on June 9, 2026.