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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Clarkston Development Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 272014061
GA · NTEE P20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Roberta Malavenda, Executive Director / CEO ($22,800) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 31 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

How comparable organizations were selected

31 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 31 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$19,484 total compensation of comparable organizations → $202,511 $22,800
$33,73410th
$57,24525th
$77,215Median
$93,75275th
$119,48390th
$22,800This org · 3rd
p10$33,734
p25$57,245
p50$77,215
p75$93,752
p90$119,483
$22,800

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 GA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Iserve Ministries IncGA $378,727$87,977 990
Freedom Through Recovery-susan FordGA $377,515$66,789 990
Rebuilding Macon IncGA $403,421$80,304 990
Veterans And Family AssistanceGA $374,708$100,000 990
The Adult Disability MedicalGA $373,974$70,720 990
Atlantic Cultural Connections IncGA $373,823$89,990 990
Lift Up Atlanta IncGA $407,865$30,200 990
Jambos IncGA $408,395$84,196 990
The Craddock Center IncGA $414,372$54,687 990
Power Of Peace Initiative IncGA $355,436$179,948 990
Chosen For Life Ministries IncGA $424,671$77,215 990
Weascend CorporationGA $353,251$92,658 990
Saved In The City IncorporatedGA $426,263$57,825 990
Angkor Resource Center IncGA $352,560$99,000 990
Across The Bridge IncGA $351,026$79,183 990
Neighborhood ImprovementGA $349,252$56,664 990
Bible Optics IncGA $348,786$119,483 990
Dress For Success Atlanta IncGA $445,502$152,495 990
Respite Care Atlanta IncGA $446,063$94,846 990
Family Connection Of Warren County IncGA $331,479$76,232 990
North Georgia Programs And ServicesGA $456,747$56,337 990
Learn Foundation IncGA $458,887$28,411 990
Pianos For Peace IncGA $319,147$19,484 990
Next Generation Impact FoundationGA $302,385$68,333 990
3rd Mile IncGA $485,895$35,138 990

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 GA 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), adjusted3rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted3rd

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 (Roberta Malavenda) 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 31 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + GA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $22,800 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). 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.