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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Maryland Bar Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237052856
MD · NTEE B990
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Anna Sholl, Executive Director / CEO ($15,561) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 69 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 32nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Anna Sholl — 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

69 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 69 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$807 total compensation of comparable organizations → $108,022 $15,561
$5,18210th
$14,70025th
$32,302Median
$51,63575th
$75,74290th
$15,561This org · 32nd
p10$5,182
p25$14,700
p50$32,302
p75$51,635
p90$75,742
$15,561

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 MD 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
Children And Teachers Foundation Of The IL$103,771 President $41,706 $43,857 2023
Bangor Area School District PA$101,453 Ex Director $11,528 $11,943 2024
Project Implicit Inc MA$104,552 Executive Director $111,038 $100,993 2025
Duranno Father School Usa WA$100,508 President $12,000 $11,162 2024
North Dakota Farm Bureau Foundation ND$105,298 Sec-treas/executive Vp/ceo $69,187 $78,883 2024
Sskc Educational Support Inc MO$100,000 Ceo & President/secretary $66,164 $74,957 2023
The Education Policy And Leadership Center PA$105,933 Executive Director $15,000 $15,541 2024
Greater Madison Chamber Of Commerce WI$107,750 President $26,461 $28,711 2024
The Learning And Achievement Foundation Inc CA$108,350 President Director $900 $807 2024
Slate Of Mind NC$95,180 Executive Director $78,836 $84,630 2024
Hearts At Home Inc KY$110,679 President $94,000 $108,022 2023
Cleveland Jobs With Justice OH$111,199 Director $53,000 $58,320 2024
Contemporary Chinese School Of Az AZ$94,063 Director $4,187 $4,307 2023
The My Hero Project Inc CA$93,087 President & Executive Dire $36,000 $32,296 2024
Institute For Postmodern Development Of China CA$112,874 Treasurer $6,900 $6,373 2023
Fawcett Memorial Hospital Medical Staff Fund Inc FL$112,922 President $1,260 $1,230 2024
Longview Isd Foundation Inc TX$113,059 Executive Dir. $24,000 $24,942 2024
Allentown Patriots Athletic Association PA$113,216 Athletic Director $14,311 $15,265 2023
California Association Of Realtors CA$91,525 Treasurer $56,565 $50,746 2024
American University Of Sovereign Nations Inc AZ$91,158 President $54,600 $56,166 2023
Midwest Institute For International MI$91,018 Director $35,970 $37,578 2025
Hoover City Schools Foundation AL$114,734 Executive Director $22,663 $26,188 2023
Russian School Of Austin TX$90,867 President $1,804 $1,930 2023
Aliveo Learning Center Inc MN$114,928 Asst Gmg Mgr/director $33,390 $35,290 2023
Kipp Dc Supporting Corp DC$115,564 President, Kipp Dc Pcs (Eff 8/2022) $5,754 $5,401 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD 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 MD 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 default32nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)33rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted91st

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 (Anna Sholl) 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 69 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $15,561 is reasonable (approximately the 32nd 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.