Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael Jackson, Executive Director / CEO ($21,956) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 425 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: Michael Jackson — reported title “Executive Director & President”, 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 AL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Oaks Inc | PA | $487,074 | Administrator | $81,728 | $73,277 | 2024 |
| The Consortium For Independent Journalism Inc | VA | $488,861 | Editor In Chief | $90,004 | $78,133 | 2024 |
| Willow Oak Montessori Childrens House | NC | $485,931 | Head Of School | $26,888 | $24,979 | 2024 |
| Biblical Counseling Ministries Worldwide Inc | CA | $489,062 | President | $57,676 | $44,777 | 2024 |
| Action Mile High Foundation | CO | $489,906 | Coo | $118,454 | $105,137 | 2023 |
| Thousand Waves Foundation Nfp | IL | $484,789 | Executive Di | $76,573 | $67,683 | 2024 |
| International Alliance For Christian Education Nfp | TX | $483,589 | President | $100,000 | $92,593 | 2023 |
| Creative Education Foundation Inc | MA | $491,552 | Executive Director | $132,029 | $106,670 | 2024 |
| International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 95 Training Fund | PA | $492,222 | Chairman/director | $63,423 | $58,544 | 2023 |
| The City Club | WA | $482,574 | Executive Director | $135,000 | $108,669 | 2024 |
| National Women Business Owners | FL | $493,194 | Cfo | $21,150 | $17,863 | 2024 |
| Partners In Education Of Toledo | OH | $493,212 | Executive Dir. | $84,408 | $80,378 | 2024 |
| Acpa Research & Education Foundation | TX | $480,585 | Acpa President | $33,724 | $30,330 | 2024 |
| Prairie Stem | NE | $480,488 | Executive Director | $53,846 | $52,070 | 2024 |
| The Blessed Child | IL | $494,874 | President | $11,992 | $10,600 | 2024 |
| Utah Clean Cities Coalition | UT | $495,452 | Executive Director | $140,145 | $132,769 | 2023 |
| The Musical Theater Project Inc | OH | $495,700 | Managing Director | $65,877 | $64,585 | 2023 |
| The Laboratory Safety Institute Inc | MA | $495,754 | President | $96,390 | $77,877 | 2024 |
| Bluebonnet Home Scholars Collaborative | TX | $496,564 | Chair Of Board Of Directors | $12,060 | $10,567 | 2025 |
| New Orleans Education League Of The Construction Industry | LA | $497,014 | Executive Director | $10,000 | $10,193 | 2023 |
| African American Officers Development Network | GA | $477,826 | Ceo | $105,310 | $95,202 | 2024 |
| Vocation Ministry | TX | $477,577 | President | $84,167 | $77,932 | 2023 |
| Ace Mentor Program Of Illinois Inc | IL | $498,311 | Executive Director | $66,425 | $60,447 | 2023 |
| Lancaster County Academy | PA | $475,803 | Program Director | $97,586 | $90,079 | 2023 |
| Georgia Healthy Family Alliance Inc | GA | $499,512 | Executive Director | $996 | $900 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AL cost of living and 2023 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 AL 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 | 16th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 13th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 20th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 13th |
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.