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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Ireland Institute Of Pittsburgh

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 251626106
PA · NTEE Q400
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of James Lamb, Executive Director / CEO ($50,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 586 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 55th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: James Lamb — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

586 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 586 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$652 total compensation of comparable organizations → $247,278 $50,000
$9,97810th
$23,09525th
$45,660Median
$72,05575th
$98,61290th
$50,000This org · 55th
p10$9,978
p25$23,095
p50$45,660
p75$72,055
p90$98,612
$50,000

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 PA 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
Inhr MI$273,808 Mr $9,555 $9,890 2023
The Baobab Home NJ$272,610 Founding Director Ceo $55,020 $47,847 2024
Upright Africa Inc TX$272,522 Officer/founder $34,046 $34,151 2023
Chalice Of Mercy Inc WI$272,231 President $55,836 $56,797 2024
Innovative Education International Inc IN$274,955 Executive Director $21,000 $22,207 2023
Macgillivray Freeman Films Educational CA$275,528 Co-executive Director $16,500 $13,878 2024
Onmission Partners CA$275,568 Ceo & Secret $30,000 $25,977 2023
Educational Resources And Referrals China CA$270,999 Founding President $26,942 $22,660 2024
Christian Hands In Action TX$275,812 Executive Di $98,212 $98,515 2023
Hope And Grace International WA$275,831 President $2,132 $1,914 2023
Isaacs Dream Inc MO$270,534 President $2,000 $2,064 2024
Universal Promise RI$276,299 Director $83,600 $80,385 2023
Institute For Food And Development Policy Inc CA$269,887 Executive Director - Until 05/22/2023 $146,731 $127,054 2023
Africa School Assistance Project CO$276,789 Executive Director $90,600 $84,616 2024
Village Cooperative Inc IN$276,973 Executive Di $25,000 $26,437 2023
Summit Initiative WA$277,114 Executive Director $120,000 $104,644 2024
Global Learning Exchange Initiative MO$269,255 Executive Director $60,000 $63,725 2023
Project Suma Inc GA$277,482 Intl Director $36,996 $36,232 2024
Education For Peace In Iraq Center DC$277,514 Executive Director $85,094 $72,732 2024
Face Africa International Inc MA$269,111 Founder Ceo $37,000 $33,341 2023
Amrita-seattle WA$277,588 President $62,679 $56,273 2023
Peacemaker Ministries CA$268,752 Ceo $66,480 $55,914 2024
Violet Organization NJ$268,628 President $35,500 $30,872 2024
Casa De La Esperanza Homes Of Hope AZ$278,274 Executive Dir. $90,186 $84,480 2024
Identify Inc GA$268,339 Director $78,000 $78,645 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 default55th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)52nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted57th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted52nd

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 (James Lamb) 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 586 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (Q), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $50,000 is reasonable (approximately the 55th 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.