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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Fiesta Thrift Store Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 260286669
AZ · NTEE P40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Laura Cervi, Executive Director / CEO ($30,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 187 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 19th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Laura Cervi — reported title “STORE MANAGER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

187 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 187 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,074 total compensation of comparable organizations → $138,659 $30,000
$19,52310th
$35,13825th
$52,140Median
$69,07575th
$87,29890th
$30,000This org · 19th
p10$19,523
p25$35,138
p50$52,140
p75$69,075
p90$87,298
$30,000

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 AZ 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
Southern Sudan Mission Inc TX$297,124 President $43,402 $46,477 2023
Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Cente LA$294,825 Executive Di $71,750 $82,151 2024
Pregnancy Support Center Of Carroll MD$293,769 Executive Dir. $57,000 $55,411 2024
Ethaar Inc GA$300,589 Executive Director $49,039 $51,270 2024
Mariposa Child Success Programs Inc MD$293,020 President, Cheif Academic $99,996 $100,079 2023
Stepping Stone Charlottesville VA$292,252 Exec. Direct $29,998 $30,117 2024
Family Mentor Foundation OH$290,839 Executive Director $65,000 $71,585 2024
Katie Teets Bradshaw Comfort House Inc VA$290,655 Community Coordinator $50,000 $51,681 2023
The Forward Foundation TX$290,161 President $128,807 $133,975 2024
Neighborlink Porter County IN$288,351 Executive Dir. $38,610 $42,337 2024
Yes 2 Kollege Educational CA$306,956 President & Ceo $14,500 $13,403 2023
Hustle Mommies IL$287,016 President $61,029 $64,230 2023
Hope Unexpected MI$308,671 Executive Director $49,816 $55,044 2023
Carsons Village TX$309,758 Coo $61,610 $64,082 2024
Beltway 8 South Crisis Pregnancy TX$284,207 Executive Di $56,224 $58,480 2024
Raregivers Inc CA$284,045 President $90,585 $81,333 2024
Vermont Kin As Parents Inc VT$283,791 Executive Director $51,249 $53,636 2024
Valley Hope Counseling Center VA$282,697 Executive Di $73,591 $76,066 2023
Agape Hands CA$282,113 Executive Dir. $54,608 $49,031 2024
Healing House WV$282,095 President $46,550 $51,057 2025
Alpha Womens Center Of Barry County MI$281,304 Executive Director $10,640 $11,756 2023
Hires Family Resources Inc WA$281,281 Co-administrator $64,355 $59,911 2024
Ritchie County Family Resource Network Inc WV$313,240 Director $35,224 $40,827 2023
Rockwall Grace Center For Family & TX$278,985 Executive Di $100,000 $107,085 2023
In The City For Good TX$316,769 President/ceo/director $52,000 $54,086 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AZ 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 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 default19th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)21st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted20th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted17th

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 (Laura Cervi) 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 187 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $30,000 is reasonable (approximately the 19th 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.