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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

George Mason University Alumni

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237394978
VA · NTEE B84Z
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jennifer Robinson, Executive Director / CEO ($48,888) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 24 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 46th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jennifer Robinson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

24 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 24 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$956 total compensation of comparable organizations → $244,679 $48,888
$6,81710th
$15,21225th
$60,853Median
$80,36375th
$90,53590th
$48,888This org · 46th
p10$6,817
p25$15,212
p50$60,853
p75$80,363
p90$90,535
$48,888

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 VA 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
Peoria High School Alumni Association IL$368,427 Office Administrator $8,161 $8,310 2024
Bowling Green State University Alumni OH$378,013 President, Bgsu Foundation $71,033 $80,221 2023
206 Universal Dba 206 Zulu WA$383,172 Co-director $64,350 $61,432 2023
Alumni Association Of Emporia State KS$393,316 Alumni Relations $70,133 $80,789 2023
District Alpha Of The Clemson SC$318,633 Executive Director $9,284 $10,327 2023
University Of Nebraska At Omaha Alumni NE$397,884 Exec. Dir. (Non-voting) $14,057 $15,659 2024
Harvard Business School Association Of CA$315,252 Executive Dir. $77,911 $69,677 2024
Lauder Institute Alumni Association Inc NY$405,660 Executive Director $48,000 $44,922 2024
Hunter College High School NY$415,681 Executive Di $64,404 $60,274 2024
Steven's High School Alumni Association NH$296,726 Secretary $1,000 $956 2024
Slippery Rock University Alumni PA$290,650 Director Of Alumni Engagem $38,518 $38,757 2025
Salem Education Foundation VA$287,998 Director & Secretary $6,000 $6,177 2023
Leo Foundation AZ$287,149 Ceo $76,000 $77,935 2023
Fontainebleau Associations NJ$285,721 Secretary $15,000 $13,871 2024
University Of Arkansas Pine Bluff Ark Am&n Alumni Association AR$441,419 Executive Director $13,615 $15,850 2024
University Of Virginia Law School Alumni VA$274,517 Assistant Secretary-treasu $35,320 $36,363 2023
Oswego Alumni Association Inc NY$272,535 Executive Director/ex Offi $96,414 $92,897 2023
Girard College Alumni Association PA$267,792 Director $57,966 $61,637 2023
Alumni Association Of The State NY$257,682 Interim Dir., Alumni Operations $1,363 $1,313 2023
Alpha Sigma Nu Inc WI$463,441 Executive Director $75,134 $81,267 2024
Swapa Scholarship Fund TX$252,688 Executive Director $82,069 $85,024 2024
University Of Toledo Alumni Association OH$479,751 Executive Director $216,655 $244,679 2023
Project Simeon 2000 IL$489,862 Ceo $160,000 $162,912 2024
The German Club Alumni Foundation Inc VA$501,727 Executive Director $66,125 $68,078 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA cost of living and 2024 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 VA 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 default46th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)46th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted88th

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 (Jennifer Robinson) 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 24 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B84), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $48,888 is reasonable (approximately the 46th 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.