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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Chinese Historical Society Of New England Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 043163017
MA · NTEE A23
FY ending 2022-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Brianna Allen, Executive Director / CEO ($36,427) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 33 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 79th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Brianna Allen — reported title “MANAGING DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

33 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 33 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$613 total compensation of comparable organizations → $84,519 $36,427
$2,06010th
$3,31525th
$15,312Median
$34,27675th
$54,03390th
$36,427This org · 79th
p10$2,060
p25$3,315
p50$15,312
p75$34,276
p90$54,033
$36,427

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
Fannie Lou Hamer Institute Of Advocacy & Social Action NC$90,500 President $45,000 $48,280 2024
Filitalia International PA$93,170 Executive Director $31,650 $33,741 2023
Focus On Children United For Success Inc MD$96,901 Chairman $11,217 $10,889 2024
Brenham Maifest Association TX$97,786 Director- Marketing $3,000 $3,116 2024
Wei-hwa Chinese School VA$98,248 Principal $2,376 $2,452 2023
Scandinavian Heritage Association Inc ND$83,315 Office Manager $12,347 $14,485 2023
The Japanese Asociation Of Greater MA$101,073 Secretary $41,000 $38,255 2024
Huda Community Center CA$101,790 Executive Dir $38,400 $35,447 2023
Slovenian Cultural Center IL$103,151 Director $15,000 $15,312 2024
Noble Tree Publishing Inc NY$79,584 President/director $22,500 $21,111 2024
Austin Celtic Association TX$104,482 At-large $33,000 $34,276 2024
Swedish Historical Society Of Rockford IL$104,529 Executive Director $55,978 $58,830 2023
French World Ministries Inc TX$77,569 President $3,100 $3,315 2023
Indian Horizon Of Florida Inc FL$73,681 President $25,000 $25,106 2023
Emerald Hills Institute UT$109,609 Director $3,000 $3,188 2024
Native American Guardians Association ND$73,458 President $3,200 $3,647 2024
Lc Windmill Inc WI$71,740 Principal Employee $1,800 $1,952 2024
East Austin Creative Coalition Inc TX$69,524 Executive Director $17,545 $18,761 2023
Henryk Sienkiewicz Educational Society Inc NY$113,770 Secretary $2,970 $2,786 2024
Asian American Unity Coalition Inc MN$114,560 Officer $1,890 $1,939 2024
Surfrider Spirit Sessions HI$116,087 Executive Director $60,039 $57,462 2023
Mexican Institute Of Greater Houston Inc TX$117,406 President $4,375 $4,679 2023
Persian Cultural Center Inc VA$117,428 President $42,480 $43,846 2023
Korean Cultural Center Alaska AK$64,956 President $5,050 $5,013 2024
Swiss Center Of North America Inc WI$122,276 President/ceo (As Of April 2024) $51,154 $55,471 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA cost of living and 2022 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 default79th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)76th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted76th

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 (Brianna Allen) 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 33 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A23), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,427 is reasonable (approximately the 79th 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.