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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Globalfest Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 273612523
NY · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Isabel Soffer, Executive Director / CEO ($13,440) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 215 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 13th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

215 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 215 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4 total compensation of comparable organizations → $273,579 $13,440
$9,90610th
$23,52525th
$40,700Median
$63,13675th
$90,04590th
$13,440This org · 13th
p10$9,906
p25$23,525
p50$40,700
p75$63,136
p90$90,045
$13,440

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Central Avenue Center Of Hope IncKS $111,517$42,024 990
This Star Won't Go Out IncMA $111,130$23,182 990
Bayouclinic IncAL $111,673$126,973 990
Rural Housing PartnershipVA $111,091$7,463 990
Virtues Matter IncMD $112,221$65,525 990
Jackson In Action 83 Foundation IncFL $110,156$54,529 990
Its Time A Houghton Family GlobalUT $112,621$36,965 990
Helping Hands MinistryTN $109,695$10,551 990
La Voz Del ConsoladorTX $113,301$33,210 990
Mcsy Qalicb Ymca (6859-so1)WA $109,368$41,340 990
Greater Louisville Intergroup IncKY $109,188$41,228 990
Avenues FoundationPA $113,617$30,880 990
Our Sisters Closet IncAL $114,120$44,293 990
Wnyhoo-now IncMO $114,482$101,150 990
Seasons Village IncNC $107,869$59,460 990
Virtuemedia IncGA $107,745$92,575 990
The Roadie Clinic IncMI $115,316$19,971 990
Women In Revenue IncCA $106,627$133,783 990
Less Leg More HeartNH $116,429$16,196 990
Fraternal Order Of EaglesMI $116,467$3,243 990
Helping Hands Of Middle & West TennesseeTN $116,475$90,261 990
Arts Foundation For Seniors IncFL $106,144$67,656 990
Gems Development FoundationVA $105,693$23,507 990
Refugio Ministries IncGA $117,819$72,099 990
Open Source Hardware AssociationCO $104,790$82,442 990

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 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 default13th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)14th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted24th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted12th

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 (Isabel Soffer) 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 215 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $13,440 is reasonable (approximately the 13th 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.