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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Dr Sandor & Berthe Benedek

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 161404691
NY · NTEE B70
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Candy Wilson, Executive Director / CEO ($26,617) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 406 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 46th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Candy Wilson — 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

406 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 406 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$224 total compensation of comparable organizations → $474,325 $26,617
$4,94510th
$12,10325th
$29,197Median
$52,34575th
$84,95290th
$26,617This org · 46th
p10$4,945
p25$12,103
p50$29,197
p75$52,345
p90$84,952
$26,617

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 NY 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
Blackstone Valley Education Foundation Inc MA$84,170 Executive Director $52,400 $49,310 2025
New Vision For Children And Families Services Inc NY$84,688 President $30,500 $30,500 2023
Freeport Area School District PA$83,655 Executive Di $15,000 $16,554 2023
Hamlin Memorial Library PA$83,507 Executive Dir. $30,643 $32,847 2024
The Buck Scholars Association Inc CA$85,060 Executive Director $42,500 $40,613 2023
Uncw Corporation Ii NC$83,356 President $46,916 $50,764 2025
Lavaca Historical Museum TX$83,283 Treasurer $6,133 $6,424 2025
Fca Conferences Llc IL$85,259 Director; Executive Director $64,104 $67,742 2024
Empowerment Media Inc FL$85,286 Ceo $21,996 $22,211 2024
Supporters Of Summit Inc CO$83,050 Ex Officio $43,907 $46,592 2023
Portville Free Library NY$82,993 Manager $46,200 $44,875 2024
Air Traffic Control Scholarship Fund VA$82,848 President And Ceo (Former) $42,750 $44,369 2024
Boston College Law School Publication MA$82,585 Digest Volunteer $45,000 $43,467 2024
Bay Area Financial Educ Foundation CA$86,047 Executive Director $31,350 $29,099 2024
United Association Scholarship Trust MD$86,082 Trustee $154,691 $155,454 2024
Spring Valley Education Foundation SC$82,410 Executive Director $28,403 $32,791 2023
Educational Ministries OR$82,343 Board Member $36,000 $35,936 2024
Denver Center For International Studies Foundation CO$86,353 Executive Director $54,750 $56,431 2024
California Psychology Internship Council CA$82,024 Executive Director $53,750 $51,363 2023
Sartell-st Stephen Education Foundation MN$86,602 Exec Consultant/pres (Beg 2/2024) $10,800 $11,471 2024
Perry Presbyterian Playschool Inc GA$86,608 Director $14,582 $15,761 2024
Maxmath Tutoring Online Maryland Branch Inc MD$86,664 Executive-director $5,205 $5,231 2024
Lake Memorial Library Fund MS$86,722 Trustee $18,489 $22,135 2024
Fcps Foundation CA$86,796 Chair $30,990 $29,614 2023
Maxmath Tutoring Online South Carolina Branch SC$86,937 Ceo $5,205 $5,837 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY 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 NY 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 default46th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)49th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted64th
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 (Candy Wilson) 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 406 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,617 is reasonable (approximately the 46th 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.