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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Gerald S And Miriam M Friedkin

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 030527948
CA · NTEE T22
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lisa Tabak, Executive Director / CEO ($21,207) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 26 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 38th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lisa Tabak — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

26 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 26 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,095 total compensation of comparable organizations → $146,930 $21,207
$3,97410th
$10,57225th
$57,998Median
$88,23675th
$102,25890th
$21,207This org · 38th
p10$3,974
p25$10,572
p50$57,998
p75$88,236
p90$102,258
$21,207

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 CA 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
St Stephens Episcopal School FL$261,420 Ex-officio $9,349 $10,171 2023
Walter & Avis Jacobs Foundation Inc KY$256,115 President $10,000 $11,774 2025
Blue Heron Foundation CA$253,752 Director Of Communications $2,637 $2,561 2024
Anna's Celebration Of Life IN$275,464 Director $51,688 $61,313 2024
Sauganash Foundation NY$280,083 Trustee $29,400 $30,766 2023
Southeastern Pa Intergroup PA$286,727 Office Manager $62,720 $70,356 2024
Cassie Hines Shoes Cancer Foundation Inc MI$294,164 Vice President - Executive Director $13,350 $15,958 2023
Bonny Lea Charitable Foundation $294,876 Executive Director $98,872 $96,035 2024
Delaware Preservation Fund Inc DE$304,850 Program Director $4,890 $5,386 2024
Daniel Foundation Inc FL$219,163 President/ceo $1,500 $1,632 2023
Grantmakers Of Oregon And Sw Washington OR$310,685 President/ceo $136,621 $146,930 2023
Msda Charitable And Educational MD$322,375 Executive Director $5,360 $5,636 2024
Terrebonne Foundation For Academic LA$326,465 Executive Director $56,000 $69,362 2024
Blackacre Conservancy Inc KY$326,500 Executive Director $70,000 $87,094 2023
Igrb Foundation IL$197,858 Vice President & Secretary $80,133 $88,616 2024
Norman A & Susan L Pappas Family MI$330,349 Secretary $26,189 $30,407 2024
Leadership Perimeter Inc GA$339,391 Executive Di $90,600 $102,471 2024
Hand Up For Women TN$351,607 Executive Director $68,870 $83,835 2023
Zarlengo Foundation CO$362,095 Executive Dir. $95,000 $102,466 2024
Worcester Public Library Foundation MA$370,266 Executive Director/clerk $100,957 $102,049 2024
Parson Of The Hills Foundation Inc NC$373,789 Ceo Director $52,008 $62,233 2023
Abny Foundation Inc NY$382,348 Ceo & Secretary $8,750 $9,157 2023
Ironworkers Local 782 Joint KY$382,411 Trustee $906 $1,095 2024
Ridgecrest Foundation Inc IA$383,077 Ceo $45,574 $54,683 2025
Jimmie Johnson Foundation NC$383,978 Executive Director $81,953 $95,252 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default38th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)38th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted81st

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 (Lisa Tabak) 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 26 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T22), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,207 is reasonable (approximately the 38th 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.