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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Safe Schools South Florida

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 204993492
FL · NTEE B990
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Harold Marrero, Executive Director / CEO ($71,250) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 442 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 57th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

442 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 442 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$131 total compensation of comparable organizations → $330,655 $71,250
$17,99610th
$37,76225th
$62,486Median
$89,98875th
$119,37790th
$71,250This org · 57th
p10$17,996
p25$37,762
p50$62,486
p75$89,988
p90$119,377
$71,250

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Vermilion Sea InstituteWA $388,248$29,011 990
District Twelve Educators' AssociationCO $386,999$133,808 990
Invasive Species Action NetworkMT $386,496$78,409 990
American Achievement Testing IncDC $386,410$138,752 990
The Public Education Foundation IncIN $389,005$54,744 990
The Upward ProjectMA $386,090$93,738 990
Central Indiana Clubhouse Nfp CorpIN $385,145$59,553 990
Kiilys Kids IncoporatedFL $390,256$106,844 990
Su Casa De Esperanza IncTX $384,544$40,985 990
The Nobelity ProjectTX $392,021$102,580 990
Oakland Digital Arts And Literacy Center IncCA $382,357$87,139 990
Adult Learning CenterSC $394,287$105,563 990
Freedom Center ForDE $394,810$53,860 990
Murray Education FoundationUT $394,832$14,330 990
Stark Education Partnership IncOH $395,046$221,384 990
Cumberland County Bar AssociationPA $395,243$78,430 990
Aamva Region Ii IncVA $395,339$26,936 990
Communities In Schools Of Candler Co IncGA $395,553$37,044 990
Building Equity Aspiration ResilienceCA $378,984$95,595 990
Sunshine Academy Summer SchoolVA $396,640$25,695 990
Kingdom Classical AcademyPA $378,121$24,768 990
Mcminnville Christian AcademyOR $377,691$15,718 990
Women In NeuroscienceTX $376,881$58,953 990
Bethel Enrichment Center IncorporatedNC $376,665$144 990
Arts Media And Entertainment Institute IncCA $399,515$73,548 990

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 FL 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 default57th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)58th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted60th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted51st

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 (Harold Marrero) 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 442 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $71,250 is reasonable (approximately the 57th 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.