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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Croatian Relief Services Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 223203653
NJ · NTEE Q330
FY ending 2023-09-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Fr Giordano Belanich, Executive Director / CEO ($30,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 245 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 28th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Fr Giordano Belanich — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

245 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 245 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,233 total compensation of comparable organizations → $211,437 $30,000
$11,34410th
$27,20625th
$50,312Median
$73,01975th
$105,24190th
$30,000This org · 28th
p10$11,344
p25$27,206
p50$50,312
p75$73,019
p90$105,241
$30,000

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 NJ 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
Mobility Worldwide MO$426,417 Executive Di $13,292 $15,316 2024
Bridging The Gap Africa Inc OH$427,996 President $10,000 $11,522 2024
The World Our Parish Inc KY$428,779 President $114,564 $133,901 2024
Maranatha Childrens Ministries Inc ID$431,429 President $45,200 $52,309 2024
Gate Of Hope Ministries Intl Inc KY$433,251 Director $57,910 $67,685 2024
International Center For Advocates Against Discrimination Inc NY$420,329 Co-founder & Legal Innovator $60,000 $60,725 2023
Community Empowerment Nfp IL$433,601 Executive Director (Thru 5/3/2024) $51,360 $54,930 2024
Addis Jemari Inc NC$434,018 Executive Di $35,769 $41,395 2023
Carha Inc FL$435,040 Director $30,000 $30,659 2024
Living Hope International MI$435,851 Child Welfare & Education $144,000 $166,471 2023
Giving To Extremes VA$417,228 President $50,000 $52,521 2024
Hands Of Mercy Ministries CO$416,864 Founder $42,000 $43,812 2024
Project Lucas Inc VA$416,713 Executive Di $60,000 $64,886 2023
Equalhealth Inc MA$415,758 Director $45,600 $44,579 2024
Hearts Of Joy International Corp NJ$414,996 Executive Dir. $81,500 $79,162 2024
White Hawk Foundation CO$439,145 Executive Di $6,000 $6,259 2024
Kgsa Foundation CO$440,920 Executive Director $68,455 $73,518 2023
Phyllis Sortor Schools For Afr WA$411,482 Director $6,497 $6,328 2024
Dignity Period MO$410,818 Executive Director $140,675 $162,091 2024
Arm In Arm In Africa MN$410,393 Executive Di $22,167 $23,829 2024
The Christina Noble Foundation Of FL$443,477 Board Member $57,000 $58,254 2024
Christ Sanctuary International CA$409,988 President $12,000 $11,273 2024
Belief In Motion Inc GA$409,915 President/missionary $36,750 $40,200 2024
The Chijnaya Foundation Inc CA$408,488 Operations M $69,625 $65,405 2024
Serving Paraguay Inc OK$405,236 President $33,500 $40,130 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ 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 NJ 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 default28th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)28th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted31st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted26th

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 (Fr Giordano Belanich) 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 245 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q33), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $30,000 is reasonable (approximately the 28th 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.