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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Institute For Asian Democracy

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 223112740
DC · NTEE Q053
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michele Bohana, Executive Director / CEO ($86,596) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 105 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 87th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Michele Bohana — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

105 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 105 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $172,996 $86,596
$4,86410th
$13,37025th
$40,999Median
$65,89275th
$102,70090th
$86,596This org · 87th
p10$4,864
p25$13,370
p50$40,999
p75$65,892
p90$102,700
$86,596

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
Friends Of Tilonia Inc NY$105,527 President/ Exec Director $1,000 $974 2025
International Assistance Ministries TX$105,175 Director $37,500 $42,747 2023
Elba Fire Department Inc NY$105,856 President $100 $100 2024
San Antonio Council For International Visitors TX$106,023 Executive Director $42,731 $47,312 2024
Worldhope Corps Inc CA$104,857 Exec Director $24,000 $23,616 2023
Viethope Inc CA$104,808 Vn Executive Director $33,034 $32,506 2023
Destined For Grace Children's Relief CA$104,521 Ceo $119,710 $111,467 2025
Chabad Lubavitch Of Moscow Inc NY$104,366 Director $12,500 $12,872 2023
Funds For The Missions Inc TX$103,696 Chief Executive Officer $6,470 $7,375 2023
A Bridge For Africa Foundation CO$107,359 Co-exec Dir. $32,254 $33,350 2025
Alaska Universal Service AK$103,489 Agent $52,864 $55,941 2024
Puresa Humanitarian Corp FL$102,287 President $46,378 $48,224 2024
Friends Of Hue CA$109,563 Program Manager $3,500 $3,444 2023
World Share Usa CA$100,888 President $43,000 $41,098 2024
Principe Productions Inc NY$100,781 Executive Director $168,000 $172,996 2023
Ukraine Childrens Aid Fund Inc MD$100,435 Managing Dir. $99,000 $102,447 2024
Mercys Action Mission Inc FL$111,914 President $15,000 $15,598 2024
United States-asia Foundation DC$98,808 President $142,000 $142,000 2023
International Friends Of Khm NY$112,780 Treasurer & Director $13,205 $13,207 2024
Los Alamos Study Group NM$97,422 Executive Director $3,333 $4,085 2023
Solar Village Project Inc MD$113,596 President $36,928 $37,229 2025
Institute For International MI$113,629 Exec. Direct $8,000 $9,139 2024
Foundation For Restoring Womens TN$114,273 Medical Dir. $43,814 $52,482 2023
Deon Policy Institute MA$115,379 Vice President And Exec Dire $82,440 $84,421 2023
Texas Water Mission Inc TX$116,927 Executive Director $30,000 $33,216 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 2023 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 default87th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)90th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted87th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted85th

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 (Michele Bohana) 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 105 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (Q), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $86,596 is reasonable (approximately the 87th 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.