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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Unifying Meditation Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 208037137
CO · NTEE P50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Robert Tarantino, Executive Director / CEO ($31,200) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 349 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 63rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

349 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 349 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2 total compensation of comparable organizations → $222,179 $31,200
$5,34010th
$12,11625th
$23,965Median
$42,41075th
$61,61690th
$31,200This org · 63rd
p10$5,340
p25$12,116
p50$23,965
p75$42,410
p90$61,616
$31,200

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Nigerian Center IncDC $63,152$4,347 990
Passavant Memorial Homes HousingPA $63,242$36,873 990
Four Seasons Community Housing IncMN $63,260$19,495 990
Global Emergency Response And AssistanceNJ $63,499$10,708 990
Npx Charitable IncCA $63,502$9,005 990
Hope 4 Mobility IncFL $62,847$17,635 990
Southwest Asylum & Migration InstNM $62,792$24,252 990
Pandemic PatientsSC $62,724$27,476 990
Addiction Research FoundationAL $63,662$67,600 990
1542 Constance Street IncLA $62,500$17,498 990
Mosaic Housing Corp Xvi - FarmingtonNE $62,467$29,303 990
Noah Project FoundationTX $62,462$8,996 990
The Dunmore Senior Citizens Center IncPA $63,912$13,020 990
A Step Ahead Foundation West TennesseeTN $62,302$80,494 990
First There Foundation IncTX $64,114$5,216 990
Ten Thousand VillagesTN $62,192$16,227 990
Five Rivers Homes IncMD $62,184$5,885 990
Harmarville Outreach Programs AndPA $62,172$59,468 990
American Canyon Family Resource CenterCA $64,230$20,801 990
Source Studio IncNC $62,108$86,691 990
Mind Power Enterprise Ii IncVA $64,286$41,960 990
Lights 4 Hope IncFL $62,011$4,837 990
Military Families United - MichiganMI $64,420$20,911 990
Hesston Area Seniors IncKS $64,476$37,161 990
United States International Council OnVA $61,884$80,974 990

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 CO 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 default63rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)62nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted76th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted43rd

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 (Robert Tarantino) 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 349 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (P), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $31,200 is reasonable (approximately the 63rd 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.