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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Romanza St Augustine Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 270678840
FL · NTEE B99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Albert Syeles, Executive Director / CEO ($4,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 423 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 3rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Albert Syeles — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

423 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 423 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$131 total compensation of comparable organizations → $330,655 $4,000
$15,79810th
$40,92025th
$67,992Median
$94,71075th
$128,04390th
$4,000This org · 3rd
p10$15,798
p25$40,920
p50$67,992
p75$94,710
p90$128,043
$4,000

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 FL 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
Uncw Research Foundation NC$444,105 President $54,419 $56,639 2025
Catch The Next Inc TX$443,997 Ceo $100,223 $106,719 2023
Edina Education Fund MN$448,216 Executive Director $60,008 $59,727 2025
Derry Preschool Inc PA$450,059 Treasurer $55,000 $55,248 2025
Mala'ai HI$442,003 Former Executive Director $73,360 $67,909 2024
The Landing Place Inc IN$441,860 Director $62,500 $68,147 2024
East Side Institute For Group And Short NY$440,618 Executive Director $90,000 $86,571 2023
Business History Conference DE$451,653 Secretary $20,000 $20,248 2024
Empire 8 NY$453,359 Commissioner $181,158 $169,256 2024
Cobalt Community Research MI$438,520 President/ce $140,000 $149,408 2024
Mychild'scancer Inc NJ$454,068 President / Secretary / Executive Director $26,000 $24,711 2023
Duxbury Student Union Association MA$438,132 Executive Director $94,389 $90,289 2023
Pupusas For Education NC$437,399 Executive Dir. $2,760 $2,949 2024
Botanical Bus CA$455,172 Exec Direc/ Board Pres $74,880 $68,828 2023
Partners In Change Inc GA$455,719 Ceo, Vice Board Chair $5,000 $5,352 2023
Usa Homestays Inc IN$436,143 President $88,000 $98,785 2023
Daniel Academy Atlanta GA$435,866 Ceodirector $22,100 $22,976 2024
Colorado Agricultural Leadership CO$435,088 Ceo $48,000 $47,589 2024
Spirit Of Youth AK$457,289 Executive Dir. $88,833 $87,811 2024
Vermont Energy Education Program Inc VT$457,395 Executive Director $74,504 $77,535 2024
House Of Champions OH$434,760 President And Executive Director $35,000 $37,341 2025
Reaching Higher New Hampshire Inc NH$434,231 Executive Director $115,995 $114,012 2023
Abundant Education CA$433,979 Ceo $98,500 $87,942 2024
Science And Entrepreneurship Exchange IL$458,706 Secretary $73,655 $77,081 2023
Global Education Center TN$458,936 Executive Director $44,400 $47,011 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default3rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)3rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted9th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted2nd

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 (Albert Syeles) 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 423 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $4,000 is reasonable (approximately the 3rd 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.