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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Grand Valley Research Corporation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 202190660
MI · NTEE B11
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Fatma Mili, Executive Director / CEO ($48,301) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 54 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 78th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

54 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 54 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$202 total compensation of comparable organizations → $221,477 $48,301
$2,25010th
$8,35925th
$16,068Median
$38,88775th
$83,63690th
$48,301This org · 78th
p10$2,250
p25$8,359
p50$16,068
p75$38,887
p90$83,636
$48,301

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
American Schools Association IncNV $16,138$39,736 990
Southern Association Of CollegesGA $16,218$72,223 990
Edward J Robson Family FoundationAZ $15,882$27,589 990
Reformation SeminaryAZ $16,407$13,976 990
Univ Of South Alabama FoundationAL $15,718$65,879 990
West Hills Christian School FoundationOR $16,427$6,466 990
Detroit Musicians FundMI $16,522$1,131 990
Read Aloud America IncHI $15,520$8,327 990
The Collaborative Charter ServicesCA $15,428$8,455 990
Fred And Gertrude England HospitalityNY $15,358$6,274 990
Global Ou IncOK $15,315$56,703 990
Huntington Beach City School DistrictCA $16,902$14,342 990
Mabel K Toops Scholarship TrusIN $17,308$255 990
Energetics EducationCO $14,775$95,644 990
Wise Earth School Of AyurvedaNC $17,477$22,023 990
Green Street Academy Foundation IncMD $14,490$5,801 990
Act For Women And GirlsCA $14,279$69,721 990
Sherburne Area Local DevelopmentNY $14,098$36,338 990
Brown Hudner Navy Scholarship FoundationVA $13,974$16,471 990
Tlbu Foundation IncNJ $18,289$25,282 990
Bpi FoundationDC $13,731$54,887 990
The Ernest Becker FoundationWA $18,459$13,306 990
Believers Achieve DreamsOH $13,607$513 990
Building Industry Association OfOH $18,843$17,543 990
Dr J E Green Educational TrustAL $18,849$12,904 990

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 MI 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 default78th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)78th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted93rd

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 (Fatma Mili) 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 54 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $48,301 is reasonable (approximately the 78th 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.