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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Fne International Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 271792140
MA · NTEE Q33
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael Cipoletti, Executive Director / CEO ($31,200) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 239 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 31st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

239 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 239 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,225 total compensation of comparable organizations → $210,078 $31,200
$11,43410th
$25,38925th
$48,656Median
$71,30975th
$101,23990th
$31,200This org · 31st
p10$11,434
p25$25,389
p50$48,656
p75$71,309
p90$101,239
$31,200

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 MA 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
Embracing Hope Ethiopia Inc PA$397,418 Managing Dir $35,880 $38,676 2024
Americas Hand In Hand MT$394,922 Secretary $2,400 $2,879 2023
Global Care Alliance Inc CA$394,195 President $40,000 $37,334 2024
Water4life Mozambique Inc FL$394,039 President $70,000 $71,080 2024
Together Ministry Inc GA$399,401 Founder $15,750 $17,623 2023
Mriya Report Inc CA$399,430 Secretary $7,940 $7,630 2023
Caleb Corps Inc OR$393,365 Director $126,500 $130,729 2023
Come Go With Us Inc SC$399,686 Treasurer $64,167 $72,357 2024
Impact Ministries With The Michalski WA$392,818 President & Ceo $16,231 $15,707 2024
City Of Refuge Inc SD$400,655 Co-director $48,000 $57,260 2024
Wellspringkaritas Foundation PA$402,071 President $86,957 $93,731 2024
Business For Social Good CA$390,472 President & Ceo $70,000 $65,335 2024
Himalayan Childrens Fund CA$390,400 Director $36,000 $34,593 2023
Global Assistance Inc OR$390,374 Ex President $11,333 $11,376 2024
Acts 4 Rwanda Inc AR$402,991 Executive Dir. $37,926 $47,440 2023
Develop Africa TN$404,644 President/executive Director $25,000 $28,405 2024
Adm Capital Foundation Inc MA$404,766 Clerk $12,300 $11,947 2024
Building Everyones Success Together In West Africa TX$387,914 Executive Director $53,648 $58,006 2024
Serving Paraguay Inc OK$405,236 President $33,500 $39,872 2024
Freedom Firm Usa VA$385,379 President/treasurer $41,394 $42,087 2025
Life Connection Mission Inc MD$384,578 Treasurer/se $10,000 $9,845 2025
The Chijnaya Foundation Inc CA$408,488 Operations M $69,625 $64,984 2024
Refugees United Foundation Usa CA$384,439 Treasurer $64,702 $60,390 2024
Hasten International Inc NC$384,351 Executive Director $115,792 $129,323 2024
Thirst Relief International Inc FL$384,069 Secretary $100,376 $101,923 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 default31st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)33rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted28th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted29th

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 (Michael Cipoletti) 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 239 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q33), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $31,200 is reasonable (approximately the 31st 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.