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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Boston Preservation Alliance Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 042748390
MA · NTEE B90
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Alison Frazee, Executive Director / CEO ($120,149) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 16 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 94th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Alison Frazee — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

16 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 16 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$54,393 total compensation of comparable organizations → $148,438 $120,149
$58,27910th
$61,25225th
$72,676Median
$101,86575th
$106,04390th
$120,149This org · 94th
p10$58,279
p25$61,252
p50$72,676
p75$101,865
p90$106,043
$120,149

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 MA 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
Fun Learning Place Corporation MA$434,572 Treasurer Vice President $106,096 $106,096 2023
Devotion After School Enrichment Program MA$367,300 Asst Clerk $60,191 $60,191 2023
Ukraine Global Scholars Foundation MA$454,091 Officer President $68,269 $66,310 2024
Homework House Inc MA$454,620 Executive Dir. $66,590 $66,590 2023
The Commonwealth Coast Conference Inc MA$352,498 Commissioner $103,000 $103,000 2023
The Midas Collaborative Inc MA$477,798 Executive Di $101,487 $101,487 2023
Accelerated College Experiences Inc MA$319,060 President/ceo $99,000 $96,160 2024
Newburyport Education Foundation Inc MA$307,426 Executive Director $61,606 $61,606 2023
Creative Learning For Children Inc MA$507,125 Co-director $60,000 $58,279 2024
Great Northeast Athletic Conference Inc MA$512,705 President $109,120 $105,989 2024
Pre-scientist Inc MA$288,539 Ceo & President $76,875 $76,875 2023
Csforma Inc MA$521,803 President And Executive Director $60,000 $58,279 2024
Calculus Project Inc MA$532,161 Chief Program Officer $152,822 $148,438 2024
Tumblehome Inc MA$561,465 Secretary $100,870 $100,870 2023
Hope Floats Healing & Wellness Center MA$576,774 Executive Director $70,500 $68,477 2024
Forum For The Future Of Higher Education MA$596,697 Executive Officer $54,393 $54,393 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 default94th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)94th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted94th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted88th

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 (Alison Frazee) 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 16 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B90) + MA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $120,149 is reasonable (approximately the 94th 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.