Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael Damiano, Executive Director / CEO ($25,894) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 107 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 39th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Michael Damiano — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & VP”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Life Foundation Inc | IL | $138,434 | Dir Development | $49,495 | $53,849 | 2024 |
| The Doris And Isaac Moinester Foundation | NY | $136,925 | Trustee | $61,509 | $63,326 | 2023 |
| Leroy Community Foundation | MN | $140,493 | Gambling Manager | $12,750 | $13,942 | 2024 |
| Williamsburg Area Chamber Of Commerce | VA | $135,486 | Ceo | $12,486 | $13,736 | 2023 |
| Alabama Germany Partnership | AL | $142,245 | Executive Director | $96,320 | $118,557 | 2023 |
| United Through Hope Inc | TX | $142,417 | Executive Dir. | $86,730 | $96,010 | 2024 |
| Kessler Family Foundation | CA | $133,280 | Assistant Treasurer | $50,736 | $48,483 | 2024 |
| Pipe Fitters Association Local 597 | IL | $132,072 | Executive Director | $134,713 | $146,563 | 2024 |
| Joann And Thomas Adler Family Foundation | OH | $144,895 | Treasurer Thru 3/6/23 | $40,331 | $48,668 | 2023 |
| Civic Council Foundation | MO | $131,500 | President | $40,765 | $49,192 | 2023 |
| Richmond Region Tourism Foundation | VA | $145,491 | President/ce | $31,555 | $32,848 | 2025 |
| Cape May County Coast Guard | NJ | $145,852 | Executive D | $30,000 | $29,642 | 2024 |
| Foundation For A Greater Greenwood | SC | $130,943 | Executive Di | $52,885 | $62,859 | 2023 |
| Simsbury Community Television Inc Eno Memorial Hall | CT | $130,907 | Station Manager | $51,719 | $53,664 | 2024 |
| Cancer Fashionista Foundation Inc | NJ | $130,536 | President | $85,450 | $86,924 | 2023 |
| The Jennifer Bush-lawson Foundation | VA | $129,828 | Executive Director | $18,750 | $20,035 | 2024 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association Of Austin Inc | TX | $129,816 | Operations Manager | $25,635 | $29,216 | 2023 |
| Carrollton Police Officers Association Charities | TX | $129,728 | President | $2,600 | $2,804 | 2025 |
| Wetherington Foundation Inc | FL | $128,033 | Secretary | $39,021 | $40,567 | 2024 |
| Global Blood Fund | OK | $127,949 | Contract Executive Director | $171,250 | $208,681 | 2024 |
| Project Share Inc | NY | $149,085 | Executive Director | $70,564 | $72,648 | 2023 |
| The Arc Of Mercer County Foundation | PA | $127,084 | Ceo | $13,218 | $15,018 | 2023 |
| Peace Properties Inc | MA | $150,093 | Executive Director | $35,094 | $34,899 | 2024 |
| Friends Of Laguna Atascosa National | TX | $150,199 | Executive Dir. | $12,571 | $13,916 | 2024 |
| Beyond The Fairways Foundation | IA | $151,893 | Executive Director | $113,300 | $141,343 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 39th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 45th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 0th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 73rd |
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.
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
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.