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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Arts In Action Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 161664614
WV · NTEE P20
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bridget Rowsey, Executive Director / CEO ($14,167) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 441 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 16th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Bridget Rowsey — 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

441 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 441 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$104 total compensation of comparable organizations → $235,066 $14,167
$10,17010th
$21,24925th
$37,228Median
$56,76875th
$79,97090th
$14,167This org · 16th
p10$10,170
p25$21,249
p50$37,228
p75$56,768
p90$79,970
$14,167

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 WV 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
Hub Homeless Services Inc WI$153,094 Executive Director $44,040 $43,734 2023
Catalyst Center Inc KY$152,772 Excutive Director $30,750 $30,512 2024
Shepherd Place Inc KY$152,670 Executive Director $62,966 $62,479 2024
The River Fund Maine ME$152,458 Executive Director $75,000 $69,361 2024
Mudcastle MN$154,581 President $13,500 $14,261 2021
Mattole Valley Resource Center CA$151,615 Executive Dir. $30,058 $23,354 2025
Power House Recovery Center TX$151,253 Dir Treasurer $29,389 $27,953 2023
Healthy Living Systems Inc CO$155,421 Executive Project Director $29,050 $25,727 2024
Jacob's Well NE$155,773 Executive Di $44,100 $43,807 2024
The Bass Foundation Inc NJ$155,859 Executive Director $58,542 $48,274 2024
Alabama Asset Building Coalition AL$155,889 Executive Director $85,625 $87,958 2023
Henry Fork Service Center VA$156,026 Executive Director $44,000 $40,397 2023
Selah Mountain Ranch CO$156,045 Director $47,911 $42,430 2024
Local 338 Charities Inc NY$156,060 Chairman $51,727 $44,445 2023
Us Institute Against FL$150,378 President $141,890 $126,745 2023
Dallas Kids First TX$150,321 Director, Bo $59,601 $56,689 2023
United Way Of Chester County In SC$150,087 Executive Director $51,656 $49,772 2024
Consortium For Executive Objectives NJ$156,501 Executive Director $36,000 $29,686 2024
Luther Village Iv Of Dover Inc DE$150,000 Executive Director $5,511 $4,855 2025
Interrwellness Retreat Center Inc TX$156,721 President $23,000 $21,249 2024
Strasburg Lions Club ND$156,806 Gaming Manager $24,700 $24,389 2025
Generosity-global Incorporated MD$149,729 Founder / Ceo $18,500 $16,445 2023
Caring And Sharing Inc SC$149,701 Exec. Director $20,139 $19,978 2023
Pine Lake Community Club Inc WA$157,055 Operations Director $36,000 $29,768 2024
Mission Rebirth Inc LA$149,309 Founder Executive Director $39,200 $39,866 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WV 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 WV 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 default16th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)14th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted21st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted15th

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 (Bridget Rowsey) 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 441 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $14,167 is reasonable (approximately the 16th 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.