Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sophia Schultz, Executive Director / CEO ($65,618) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 149 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 56th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Sophia Schultz — reported title “DEPUTY SECRETARY”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable 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 VA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strategies For International Development | DC | $435,795 | Program And Financial Director | $63,360 | $55,932 | 2024 |
| University Of Puerto Rico | PR | $434,121 | Executive Di | $31,675 | $30,766 | 2024 |
| Philippine Development Foundation | CA | $433,006 | Executive Director (Until 07/24) | $51,820 | $45,014 | 2024 |
| Global Medical Relief Fund Inc | NY | $439,505 | President/ed | $126,450 | $118,341 | 2023 |
| Ouelessebougou Alliance | UT | $431,283 | Executive Di | $49,106 | $52,052 | 2023 |
| Siempre Unidos | CA | $442,281 | Executive Di | $33,709 | $30,147 | 2023 |
| Together For Haiti | TX | $428,829 | Vp/dir Of Op | $31,596 | $31,795 | 2024 |
| United States Heartland China Assoc | IL | $443,759 | Chairman | $60,000 | $61,092 | 2023 |
| Outreach For World Hope Inc | WI | $425,919 | President | $30,000 | $31,518 | 2024 |
| Kay Tita | WA | $449,391 | Executive Dir. | $91,619 | $82,517 | 2024 |
| Pacific Island Ministries | CA | $450,230 | President Field | $98,876 | $85,889 | 2024 |
| Fundacion Costa Rica - Estados Unidos De | $450,433 | Executive Director | $162,780 | $158,110 | 2024 | |
| Center For Getting Things Started | HI | $450,454 | Executive Di | $98,393 | $88,618 | 2024 |
| New Covenant World Missions | OH | $450,873 | President Ncwm | $138,042 | $151,425 | 2023 |
| The Womens Institute For Secondary Ed | NC | $451,104 | Executive Dir. | $65,974 | $70,601 | 2023 |
| Rise Beyond The Reef | WA | $414,355 | Founder Exec Director | $62,177 | $56,000 | 2024 |
| Open Arms Worldwide | VA | $457,425 | President/executive Direct | $41,052 | $39,874 | 2024 |
| Vision Health International | CO | $413,232 | Executive Di | $21,180 | $20,430 | 2024 |
| New Frontiers Health Force Inc | FL | $460,266 | Director | $40,080 | $37,877 | 2024 |
| Village Earth | CO | $409,567 | Executive Director | $85,978 | $85,384 | 2023 |
| Amistad International | CA | $463,086 | Executive Direc | $12,000 | $10,424 | 2024 |
| Hands Offering Hope Foundation Inc | CT | $406,415 | President | $19,500 | $18,393 | 2024 |
| God's Littlest Angels Inc | CO | $402,671 | President | $19,387 | $18,701 | 2024 |
| Global Healing | CA | $402,627 | Executive Dir. | $115,200 | $103,025 | 2023 |
| Chispa Project | MO | $400,155 | Executive Director | $52,100 | $55,511 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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 | 56th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 56th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 57th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 55th |
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.