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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

World Affairs Council Of Arizona Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237003229
AZ · NTEE Q050
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kristin Allen, Executive Director / CEO ($81,003) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 18 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 44th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

18 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 18 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$10,771 total compensation of comparable organizations → $254,361 $81,003
$11,72110th
$32,86425th
$88,212Median
$122,53175th
$144,73590th
$81,003This org · 44th
p10$11,721
p25$32,864
p50$88,212
p75$122,531
p90$144,735
$81,003

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Policy And Economic ResearchNC $230,371$71,850 990
Nautilus Of America IncCA $250,590$119,423 990
Armenian National Institute IncDC $255,188$28,918 990
Institute For Food And Development Policy IncCA $269,887$131,745 990
Integrative Strategies Forum IncMD $196,907$89,103 990
Carey Institute For Global Good IncNY $193,593$10,868 990
Global Development Network IncVA $285,999$10,771 990
Middle East Policy CouncilDC $286,336$145,993 990
Americans For A Safe Israel IncNY $189,141$87,321 990
Intelligence And National SecurityVA $184,109$44,703 990
Lumen IncVA $177,837$19,216 990
Coalition For Integrity IncDC $172,861$254,361 990
Amazon Center For EnvironmentalPA $304,861$12,086 990
Alaska World Affairs CouncilAK $167,258$78,965 990
Fp21DC $164,398$123,567 990
World Affairs Council Of New HampshireNH $321,406$93,189 990
Reinventing Bretton Woods FoundationNY $322,194$144,196 990
The World Affairs Council Of San AntonioTX $330,189$115,151 990

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 AZ 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 default44th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)44th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted44th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted28th

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 (Kristin Allen) 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 18 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q05), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $81,003 is reasonable (approximately the 44th 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.