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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Stanwich School Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 061506795
CT · NTEE B11
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Adam Rohdie, Executive Director / CEO ($319,367) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 46 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 98th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

46 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 46 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$137 total compensation of comparable organizations → $346,112 $319,367
$7,36810th
$15,38125th
$46,791Median
$84,37375th
$213,24890th
$319,367This org · 98th
p10$7,368
p25$15,381
p50$46,791
p75$84,373
p90$213,248
$319,367

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 CT cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Texas State University - San MarcosTX $0$29,674 990
Marion Motley Memorial Scholarship Foundation IncOH $0$137 990
International Schools Consortium IncGA $0$24,650 990
Independence Avenue Development Company CoMO $0$82,994 990
Mostyn Community And EducationMI $0$8,435 990
Uiw International IncTX $0$62,341 990
Chattanooga Christian School FoundationTN $0$46,403 990
Smu Golf FoundationTX $0$273,973 990
Melmark New England IncMA $0$37,137 990
Phase 3 Training CorporationMD $0$47,178 990
Association Of Fraternal Leadership AndIN $0$123,872 990
Get College FundingincAZ $0$101,290 990
The Tiny Scholars Foundation IncNY $0$10,391 990
Brown Christian AcademyMS $0$102,054 990
Common Sense Kids Action IncCA $0$49,173 990
Dixie State University Innovation FoundationUT $0$84,832 990
Msnjh Administrative Services LlcNY $0$224,526 990
Rivertree Re Holdings Iii IncTX $0$3,668 990
Flora & Fauna ProjectNY $0$18,659 990
Shady Grove AcademyVA $0$895 990
Super Y Academy IncFL $0$44,586 990
Marist Real Property Services IncNY $0$74,426 990
Toras Emes Development Company IncFL $0$66,208 990
Cumberland Wellness Properties IncKY $0$52,208 990
Tls Building CompanyMN $0$15,267 990

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 CT 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 default98th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)100th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted89th

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 (Adam Rohdie) 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 46 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $319,367 is reasonable (approximately the 98th 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). 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.