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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

National Queer Asian Pacific Islander

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 272114866
NY · NTEE R26
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rachel Figurasmith, Executive Director / CEO ($145,750) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 30 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 93rd percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Rachel Figurasmith — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

30 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 30 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,919 total compensation of comparable organizations → $195,318 $145,750
$21,77910th
$34,09725th
$63,329Median
$78,64175th
$102,44090th
$145,750This org · 93rd
p10$21,779
p25$34,097
p50$63,329
p75$78,641
p90$102,440
$145,750

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 NY 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
Boston Lesbigay Urban Foundation MA$321,060 President $101,580 $101,017 2024
Equality Nc NC$320,180 Executive Director $16,202 $18,526 2024
Sgm Alliance Inc FL$316,936 Treasurer $4,940 $5,287 2023
Lesbian & Gay Law Association NY$342,724 Executive Dir. $115,250 $115,250 2024
Alliance For Full Acceptance SC$342,993 Key Employee $49,583 $58,935 2023
Colorado Civic Engagement CO$350,411 Executive Di $178,783 $195,318 2023
Unhushed TX$295,125 Executive Director $20,000 $22,140 2024
Witness Change Inc GA$288,030 President $57,990 $66,433 2023
Prism Fl Inc FL$281,311 Executive Director $54,615 $56,778 2024
Bare Chest Calendar Inc CA$277,420 President $26,700 $25,514 2024
Black Queer Town Hall CA$372,204 Chair $5,000 $4,919 2023
Modern Military Association Of America DC$372,502 Executive Dir. $168,747 $163,873 2024
Montana Two Spirit Society MT$373,292 Executive Director $24,820 $29,608 2024
The Equality Alliance TX$375,216 Executive Director $65,414 $74,552 2023
Fort Wayne Pride Incorporated IN$271,572 President $20,000 $24,030 2023
Gay And Lesbian Community Center MO$255,262 Executive Di $27,692 $32,458 2024
Fair Wisconsin Education Fund Inc WI$253,859 Executive Director (Thru February) $59,299 $68,535 2024
Naples Pride Inc FL$253,687 President $64,583 $67,141 2024
Northwest Arkansas Equality Inc AR$398,471 Executive Director $48,415 $60,225 2024
Asian And Pacific Islanders For Lgbtq Equality-la CA$250,327 Executive Director $76,976 $75,731 2023
Great Lakes Bay Pride MI$247,373 Executive Di $71,487 $81,656 2024
Fairness West Virginia Inc WV$236,045 Executive Di $70,369 $84,317 2024
Casper Pride WY$227,305 Executive Director $32,921 $39,012 2024
Unity Coalition Coalicion Unida Inc FL$425,800 Director $50,000 $51,981 2024
The Frederick Center Inc MD$426,086 Executive Director $56,406 $58,359 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY 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 NY 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 default93rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)93rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted93rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted90th

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 (Rachel Figurasmith) 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 30 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (R26), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $145,750 is reasonable (approximately the 93rd 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.