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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Friends Of House Of Sweden

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 204326850
DC · NTEE Q21
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Johanna Bergenholtz, Executive Director / CEO ($2,200) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 165 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 2nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

165 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 165 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $278,766 $2,200
$6,68110th
$17,80725th
$41,741Median
$74,29575th
$105,87690th
$2,200This org · 2nd
p10$6,681
p25$17,807
p50$41,741
p75$74,295
p90$105,876
$2,200

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Alternative Gift Markets IncKS $131,282$54,587 990
Overseas Tribal Services Inc OtsCO $131,089$41,741 990
Media Caravan IncNY $130,863$78,766 990
Medical Teams WorldwideTN $130,259$13,579 990
United States-china Exchange CouncilCA $133,887$91,279 990
Yeshua Medical Ministries IncNC $129,809$13,370 990
Union Microfinanza IncMI $129,176$17,128 990
United Nations Assn Of San DiegoCA $135,014$49,962 990
Friends Of BashaOR $128,694$12,335 990
Shoulder To Shoulder Ministries IncFL $135,560$76,157 990
The Caux Round TableMN $128,200$5,469 990
HumanistsinternationalincDC $135,870$15,970 990
Social Inquiry IncNY $135,894$28,020 990
The Tia Foundation IncAZ $136,226$76,041 990
Pace UniversalCA $136,954$56,532 990
Wholehearted Home IncFL $126,449$41,483 990
Burkina Faso Outreach IncMO $126,166$76,203 990
M&g Etomi FoundationNC $138,000$1 990
Panel Group Thought For ActionDC $125,863$72,400 990
Firekeepers InternationalTN $138,327$26,988 990
Mountaintop InternationalDC $138,462$40,999 990
Center For Peace Through Culture IncMA $125,224$127,732 990
Mercy PartnersNC $125,056$30,083 990
Glodev IncFL $124,940$2,764 990
Compass Rose InternationalCO $124,890$35,677 990

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 DC 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 default2nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)2nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted8th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted2nd

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 (Johanna Bergenholtz) 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 165 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (Q), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $2,200 is reasonable (approximately the 2nd 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.