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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Northwest Islamic Center Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 043653166
MO · NTEE X40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Muhammad Hamirani, Executive Director / CEO ($37,317) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 27 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

27 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 27 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,804 total compensation of comparable organizations → $126,385 $37,317
$12,73410th
$34,30525th
$45,802Median
$67,91575th
$90,05590th
$37,317This org · 37th
p10$12,734
p25$34,305
p50$45,802
p75$67,915
p90$90,055
$37,317

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 MO 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
Ahlulbait Foundation GA$472,076 Director $55,135 $53,888 2023
Al-kawthar Institute Inc NY$500,762 President $15,000 $12,797 2024
Islamic Education Center Inc MD$503,571 Resident Alim-compensation $124,247 $112,911 2023
Dar Al Qalam Cultural Center MN$504,078 Executive Director $36,000 $34,577 2023
Mihraab Foundation WA$518,339 Executive Director $44,736 $37,816 2024
American Muslim Advisory Counc TN$449,969 Exe Director $80,100 $79,494 2024
The Majlis CA$525,148 President $78,000 $63,591 2024
Drug Free Dickson Coalition TN$537,763 Executive Di $81,670 $81,052 2024
Saleema Foundation TX$541,336 Director $12,099 $11,764 2023
Society Of Bosnian And Herzegovinians IL$545,667 Agic $37,000 $35,358 2023
Darulquran Foundation MO$546,434 President $72,200 $72,200 2024
Noori Qudsi Academy Of Islam CA$423,219 Imam - Leader $28,000 $23,502 2023
Burmes Islamic Association Of Colorado CO$402,889 Ullah $7,300 $6,804 2023
Insight Foundation Inc NJ$394,383 Executive Dir. $100,678 $84,869 2024
Darul Wahi MI$392,636 Treasurer $45,000 $43,854 2024
Ilmoasis Nfp IL$382,308 President $20,000 $18,564 2024
Lehigh Dialogue Center PA$381,113 Executive Director $59,234 $55,771 2024
Icm Learning Academy OH$601,248 Treasurer $36,000 $37,063 2023
Mufid Academic Seminary VA$364,008 President $69,798 $63,629 2024
Center Dc DC$353,954 Executive Director $45,449 $37,655 2024
American Islamic Outreach NC$348,352 Ceo $55,000 $53,656 2024
Ihya Foundation TX$347,795 Director $35,000 $34,032 2023
Markaz Tawheed Wa Sunnah NC$341,396 Vice Chairman $56,400 $55,021 2024
Muslims For Progressive Values CA$639,280 President $120,000 $97,833 2024
Open Path Resources MN$641,783 Founder / Director $135,471 $126,385 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO cost of living and 2024 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 MO 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)37th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted41st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted37th

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 (Muhammad Hamirani) 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 27 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $37,317 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.