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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Friends Of Akim Usa Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 112499314
NJ · NTEE Z99Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lawrence Rein, Executive Director / CEO ($47,444) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 74 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 55th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lawrence Rein — 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

74 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 74 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$21 total compensation of comparable organizations → $152,592 $47,444
$5,21810th
$15,73725th
$38,813Median
$66,19475th
$84,25890th
$47,444This org · 55th
p10$5,218
p25$15,737
p50$38,813
p75$66,194
p90$84,258
$47,444

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 NJ 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
Nbaa Charities DC$129,101 Chairman & President $93,876 $89,619 2024
Humanity Rising Inc IL$127,269 President $62,500 $68,820 2023
Parenting After Divorce CO$130,171 Executive Di $54,425 $56,774 2024
Louisiana Center For Law And Civic LA$126,547 Executive Dir. $68,722 $84,755 2023
Pathfinder Development Corporation AR$125,459 Executive Director $21,642 $27,246 2023
Sheet Metal Workers Local 100 MD$131,971 Trustee $81,704 $83,099 2024
St James Hospital Foundation Inc NY$132,629 Chief Executive Officer $8,280 $8,139 2024
Deer River Volunteer Firemen's Relief Association MN$124,086 President $300 $332 2023
We Are Coaches Inc CA$133,667 Ceo $39,167 $36,793 2024
The Foundation Of The Greater New Haven CT$134,105 President $11,932 $11,857 2025
American Credit Counseling MA$122,150 President $31,200 $30,501 2024
Atlantic Highlands Fire Department Inc NJ$120,454 President $900 $874 2024
Renting Partnerships OH$120,110 Community Manager $18,585 $21,415 2024
Trauma Intervention Programs CA$137,145 Executive Dir. $92,651 $87,036 2024
Los Angeles Sports Council Foundation CA$119,966 President & Ceo $162,436 $152,592 2024
Hbhci Hud 6 Inc FL$137,477 Vice President $68,495 $68,197 2025
A & M Sports Academy Inc NY$118,721 Director $23,000 $23,278 2023
Axys TN$138,561 Executive Dir. $25,514 $29,176 2024
Zumwalt Courts Inc AR$141,069 Executive Director $21,642 $27,246 2023
Storyline Inc NY$115,579 Executive Di $85,000 $86,027 2023
Los Gatos Lions Charities Inc CA$114,953 Secretary/treas $3,000 $2,818 2024
Shdc No 1 Inc HI$114,788 Exec. Director/asst. Secretary $12,721 $12,756 2023
Twin Falls School District 411 ID$113,885 Executive Di $40,000 $46,291 2024
The Edward C Smith Civic Center Of NC$113,465 Executive Director $70,000 $76,657 2025
District 2-a2 Sight & Tissue Foundation TX$146,120 President $49,500 $55,458 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ 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 NJ 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 default55th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)59th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted64th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted35th

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 (Lawrence Rein) 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 74 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Z99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $47,444 is reasonable (approximately the 55th 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.