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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Welsh North American Association Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237304017
NY · NTEE A230
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Megan Williams, Executive Director / CEO ($50,575) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 25 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

25 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 25 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,384 total compensation of comparable organizations → $140,675 $50,575
$11,27010th
$28,89325th
$60,000Median
$77,21675th
$107,93390th
$50,575This org · 44th
p10$11,270
p25$28,893
p50$60,000
p75$77,216
p90$107,933
$50,575

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Arteeast IncNY $347,495$70,000 990
Mexico Beyond Mariachi IncNY $330,935$19,248 990
ExtendNY $328,827$85,533 990
Exhibit J IncNY $366,615$104,833 990
Kyoungs Pacific Beat IncNY $324,992$41,181 990
Greek America Cultural AndNY $367,037$45,300 990
Alliance Francaise Of WestchesterNY $372,319$64,104 990
Yaffa Cultural Arts IncNY $379,572$28,893 990
Global Alliance Of Indigenous Peoples Gender JustiNY $312,058$59,713 990
Dance Parade IncNY $394,841$24,112 990
Bundled Arrows IncNY $398,839$7,416 990
Aspiring Leaders Enrichment Center IncNY $411,858$17,050 990
Descendants Of Holocaust SurvivorsNY $279,204$74,946 990
Caribbeing IncNY $414,535$37,758 990
New York Society Of Eye Physicians And Surgeons IncNY $415,660$140,675 990
Blackspace Urbanist Collective IncNY $432,714$110,000 990
Harambee Kingston NyNY $249,748$75,824 990
Koreanamericanstoryorg IncNY $442,460$77,216 990
Menddigap IncNY $247,501$5,384 990
African American Cultural CenterNY $244,009$6,177 990
Hbcu First IncNY $457,238$120,000 990
100 People Foundation IncNY $466,693$74,525 990
Subject Matter IncNY $487,822$60,000 990
New York Chinese Cultural Center IncNY $493,915$85,500 990
Brooklyn Japanese American FamilyNY $514,591$35,803 990

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 NY 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), adjusted28th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted44th

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 (Megan Williams) 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 25 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A23) + NY + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $50,575 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.