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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Huaxia Chinese School At Montgomery Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 203680518
NJ · NTEE B24
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Wang-fischer Yanlin, Executive Director / CEO ($1,280) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 40 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Wang-fischer Yanlin — reported title “BOARD MEMBER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

40 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 40 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,374 total compensation of comparable organizations → $89,435 $1,280
$3,98810th
$5,95925th
$21,581Median
$50,79875th
$65,83590th
$1,280This org · 0th
p10$3,988
p25$5,959
p50$21,581
p75$50,798
p90$65,835
$1,280

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
Open Fields Inc VT$158,919 Director/head Of School $4,320 $4,870 2024
Community Christian School Of IN$161,955 Director $63,600 $77,339 2023
Firefly Education LA$162,356 Director $51,500 $65,391 2023
Alabama Association Of Elementary AL$163,487 Aaesa Ast Ex Director $23,500 $29,275 2023
Oakville Community Christian OR$143,240 President $18,088 $18,329 2025
Oklahoma School Of Innovation And Experiential Learning Inc OK$141,809 President $55,000 $69,835 2023
Solon Academy Inc OH$166,891 Board Member $1,125 $1,374 2023
Boulder Sudbury School CO$176,598 Secretary And Teacher $6,516 $6,818 2025
Oyate Hope Academy SD$127,747 Executive Director $50,163 $63,838 2023
Ohr Zahava TX$179,842 Vice President $47,630 $54,940 2023
Huaxia Chinese School At Bridgewate NJ$184,351 Principal $8,480 $8,480 2024
Acton Pittsburgh Inc PA$122,587 Sec $5,498 $6,322 2023
St Catherine Of Siena Academy NY$186,368 Chair & Trea $4,090 $4,139 2024
Marietta Johnson School Of Organic AL$115,900 Board Member $10,900 $13,189 2024
The Morgan Oliver School For Anti-racism Inc GA$192,109 Ceo $14,583 $16,908 2023
Bnos Sarah Inc NJ$194,438 Trustee $6,000 $6,000 2024
Wca Foundation Inc KS$111,773 President $2,113 $2,632 2023
Grace Christian Academy NC$196,126 Teacher $26,667 $30,066 2025
Albert Lea Wrestling Boosters MN$196,683 Trustee $33,900 $37,517 2024
Kardia Classical School WA$196,814 Head Of School $29,358 $28,680 2025
Westlake Academy Inc OH$109,797 Board Member $1,125 $1,374 2023
Vermillion Bend Academy LA$106,432 Director $7,608 $9,383 2024
Faith Alive Christian Academy VI$201,389 Teacher $27,288 $28,094 2023
Southern Connecticut Chinese School Inc CT$104,753 Principal $4,800 $5,041 2024
Mercy Christian Academy LA$204,384 Board Member $32,296 $41,007 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 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 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)5th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted5th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Wang-fischer Yanlin) 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 40 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B24), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,280 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.