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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

United States Lactation Consultant

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 208264408
DC · NTEE E03
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rachel Kaufman, Executive Director / CEO ($26,442) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 29 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 21st percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Rachel Kaufman — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

29 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 29 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$9,621 total compensation of comparable organizations → $181,428 $26,442
$18,19310th
$29,52025th
$49,401Median
$101,73875th
$144,45690th
$26,442This org · 21st
p10$18,193
p25$29,520
p50$49,401
p75$101,738
p90$144,456
$26,442

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Mercy Hospital Medical Staff Charity Inc FL$259,365 President $18,600 $20,500 2023
Northwest Wi Area Health Education WI$258,931 Executive Director $85,486 $101,738 2024
Hardin Medical & Dental Staff Inc KY$299,947 Chief Direct $25,000 $35,430 2021
Hca Florida Kendall Medical Staff Inc FL$303,200 President $30,000 $32,116 2024
Foundation For Optimal Health Inc NJ$250,000 Treasurer $40,000 $40,698 2024
The Gout Hyperuricemia And Crystal-assoc WA$249,999 Steering Commitee Member $15,709 $16,027 2024
Moral Injury Of Health Care Inc PA$244,288 President $80,000 $93,598 2023
Somali Medical Association Of America MN$311,236 Executive Director $32,436 $36,523 2024
Free Clinic Association Of Pennsylvania PA$241,059 Executive Director $159,650 $181,428 2024
Rapid Science Inc NY$236,153 Board Direct $25,000 $25,743 2024
Lone Star Assoc Charitable Clinics TX$235,001 Ceo $90,000 $105,622 2023
Nalanda Institute For Contemplative Science NY$324,440 Chairperson $9,590 $9,621 2025
Women Chiropractors MI$229,575 Executive Di $57,369 $69,472 2023
Va - Chw Association VA$327,707 Exe Directer $129,676 $139,004 2025
Northeastern Gnathological Society NJ$223,415 Exec. Director $12,000 $12,570 2023
World Association For Sexual Health MN$223,171 Executive Directress $36,653 $41,272 2024
Colorado Association Of Charter School Authorizers CO$221,798 Executive Director $147,793 $166,263 2023
West Virginia Chapter Of American WV$221,421 Exec Director $70,505 $89,563 2023
American Board Of Facial Cosmetic IL$218,169 Exec Director $49,940 $55,949 2024
Medical Staff Of Hollywood CA$337,111 President $30,000 $29,520 2024
Association For The Advancement Of VT$217,327 Exec. Dir./pres $30,000 $34,410 2024
Disart MI$214,758 Co-exec-dire $68,913 $81,057 2024
Our Mental Health Collective MI$204,629 Executive Director $83,800 $98,567 2024
California Pharmacists Association CA$201,201 Executive Director $176,955 $179,270 2023
Arkansas Community Health Worker Associa AR$359,300 Executive Dir. $100,947 $129,306 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC 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 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 default21st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)28th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted21st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted21st

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 (Rachel Kaufman) 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 29 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E03), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,442 is reasonable (approximately the 21st 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.