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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Project Sweet Peas

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 273679594
RI · NTEE P99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Corin Nava, Executive Director / CEO ($35,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 192 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 20th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

192 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 192 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$789 total compensation of comparable organizations → $576,432 $35,000
$21,45610th
$42,09825th
$69,747Median
$90,14375th
$122,44390th
$35,000This org · 20th
p10$21,456
p25$42,098
p50$69,747
p75$90,143
p90$122,443
$35,000

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 RI 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
Revive & Thrive Project MI$471,002 Executive Director $78,000 $83,962 2024
Hope Diamond Services Inc GA$472,606 Director $15,060 $16,259 2023
Homeless Angels MI$472,709 Director $22,432 $24,147 2024
The Dawson Community Empowerment Corporation GA$466,722 President $18,000 $19,433 2023
John Hobson Ministries Inc KY$473,480 President $88,200 $98,823 2024
Lend A Hand Foundation CA$473,847 Executive Dir. $62,330 $56,130 2024
Ignis Community Inc - Sunyang Hana TX$464,774 Us Operations Manager & Secretary $23,671 $24,694 2024
Kings Daughters Ministry NC$464,639 President Founder $12,000 $13,312 2023
Compassionate Sharing Inc OK$464,459 Director $31,500 $37,241 2023
City Lights Ministry NC$476,444 President $39,520 $43,843 2023
A Touch Of Understanding CA$461,630 Executive Dire $63,407 $58,787 2023
Children's Advocacy Center Of Erie PA$461,530 Executive Di $71,813 $74,686 2024
Lawrence Ltd MA$461,183 Vp $96,600 $93,203 2023
The River Center Family & Community NH$479,096 Executive Director $59,710 $57,499 2024
Order Our Steps CA$479,696 Owner $80,000 $74,171 2023
Stand In Peace International CA$459,834 Ceo $93,000 $86,223 2023
Pennsylvania Head Start Association PA$480,077 Executive Di $97,728 $101,637 2024
Payee Services Inc WI$457,007 President $2,463 $2,683 2024
Micronesia Climate Change Alliance Inc GU$456,651 Director Of Adminitrative Affairs $28,000 $28,827 2023
The Wisdom Dojo Inc DE$484,046 Executive Di $67,250 $68,672 2024
Benefits Management Inc NC$485,974 Director $96,715 $107,297 2023
United Steelworkers Union Local 13-12 LA$453,386 Business Manager $79,897 $91,750 2024
The Unforgettables Foundation CA$452,164 President & Ceo $84,072 $75,710 2024
Ally S Wish Inc TX$450,435 President $112,000 $116,840 2024
Penfield Hope Inc NY$449,331 Secretary $41,310 $40,079 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to RI 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 RI 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 default20th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)20th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted23rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted18th

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 (Corin Nava) 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 192 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $35,000 is reasonable (approximately the 20th 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.