Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michelle Hedlund, Executive Director / CEO ($35,604) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 270 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 34th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Michelle Hedlund — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 MN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition For Public Safety Training In | MD | $194,929 | Executive Director | $42,017 | $39,755 | 2023 |
| Children Of Promise Stable Inc | NY | $196,459 | Program Director | $62,149 | $55,205 | 2024 |
| Revive The Roots | RI | $196,824 | Executive Director | $34,285 | $31,483 | 2025 |
| Caledonia Education Foundation | MI | $192,835 | Executive Di | $19,582 | $19,868 | 2024 |
| Empowering Garden Inc | IL | $192,373 | President | $19,500 | $19,401 | 2023 |
| The Black Fives Foundation | CT | $191,995 | President, E | $50,000 | $47,445 | 2023 |
| Uhuburg Institute Limited | GA | $198,463 | Secretary And General Manager | $104,000 | $105,828 | 2023 |
| Antiquarian Book School Foundation | CO | $190,850 | Executive Director | $12,083 | $11,389 | 2024 |
| Next Generation Choices Foundation | VA | $199,125 | President | $80,000 | $78,173 | 2023 |
| Architectural Foundation Of | CA | $189,680 | Executive Dir. | $150,646 | $127,871 | 2024 |
| Beth Israel Dermatology Foundation Inc | MA | $189,638 | Director (Dermatologist, Hmfp) | $100,462 | $88,742 | 2024 |
| Ukrainian School Of Knowledge | OR | $200,613 | President | $32,400 | $29,576 | 2024 |
| Alaska Prehospital Education Consortium Inc | AK | $202,369 | Program Director | $23,150 | $21,756 | 2024 |
| High Way Education Inc | NY | $202,698 | Executive Director | $46,176 | $41,016 | 2024 |
| Cbee Foundation | CA | $187,131 | Ceo | $182,431 | $154,851 | 2024 |
| Women Leading Kentucky Inc | KY | $203,065 | Executive Director | $47,712 | $50,388 | 2024 |
| Newport-mesa High School | CA | $185,868 | Secretary/treasurer | $1,200 | $1,019 | 2024 |
| Kid Kare Project Inc | IN | $185,552 | Office Manager | $7,737 | $8,020 | 2024 |
| Lite House Partners Inc | GA | $185,332 | Executive Director | $183 | $186 | 2023 |
| Boosted Diplomas | NV | $204,559 | Executive Di | $69,692 | $68,670 | 2024 |
| Annunciation Austin | TX | $205,036 | Director Of Education | $48,105 | $47,302 | 2024 |
| Triangle Bikeworks Inc | NC | $205,262 | Executive Di | $34,000 | $34,534 | 2024 |
| Cardio-facio-cutaneous International | NY | $184,530 | Former Executive Director | $67,516 | $61,743 | 2023 |
| We Are Moving The Needle Inc | CT | $206,034 | Executive Dir. | $59,856 | $56,797 | 2023 |
| E3 Educate Empower Elevate | SC | $206,364 | Executive Director | $49,359 | $50,618 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 MN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 34th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 32nd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 36th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 31st |
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.
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
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.