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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cherryville High School Education

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 274027430
NC · NTEE B90
FY ending 2025-05-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nan Davis, Executive Director / CEO ($3,600) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 461 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 2nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Nan Davis — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

461 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 461 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$745 total compensation of comparable organizations → $446,533 $3,600
$15,65810th
$38,85825th
$62,935Median
$89,58175th
$113,76590th
$3,600This org · 2nd
p10$15,658
p25$38,858
p50$62,935
p75$89,581
p90$113,765
$3,600

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 NC 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
Homeownership Oc CA$398,009 Executive Director $94,060 $80,686 2024
Caps Network Inc KS$397,483 Treasurer $9,150 $10,111 2023
Create A Loop MO$396,759 Executive Director $84,000 $88,383 2024
Caha AR$396,729 Executive Director $52,000 $56,569 2025
La Biotech Center CA$400,879 Executive Director $66,667 $57,188 2024
Start The Adventure In Reading (Stair) - Annapolis Inc MD$401,022 Executive Director $105,500 $97,983 2024
Young Musicians Of Virginia VA$395,934 Executive Director $14,477 $13,528 2025
Steam Engine Inc OK$395,604 Executive Director $71,197 $80,181 2023
Christ Together Greater Austin TX$395,587 Executive Di $51,083 $49,454 2025
Southwest Transplant Alliance Foundation TX$402,247 Director $59,666 $59,292 2024
Launch Leadership Inc NE$402,383 Executive Di $78,706 $86,579 2023
Fred T Korematsu Institute CA$402,608 Executive Director $92,083 $78,990 2024
Thrive Today MI$394,385 Vice Chair $96,000 $101,343 2023
Tuscarawas County Child Advocacy OH$393,999 Executive Di $68,745 $74,468 2023
Emmaus Academy Inc IL$393,287 Secretary $17,152 $17,246 2023
The K-12 Alliance Of Michigan MI$404,224 Executive Director $180,000 $179,809 2025
True North Parent Partnership TX$392,816 Executive Director $37,470 $38,334 2023
Southern Athletic Association GA$404,958 Commissioner $107,358 $104,471 2025
Boston Preservation Alliance Inc MA$404,978 Executive Director $120,149 $110,425 2023
Mentor Tutor Connection CA$392,348 Executive Director $39,568 $33,942 2024
California Foundation For History CA$405,028 Director $60,851 $52,199 2024
Education Francaise Greater Seattle WA$405,135 Executive Director Until Sept 30 $61,667 $54,847 2024
Domi Education Inc FL$406,413 Ceo $52,308 $50,258 2023
Rideshare 2 Vote Aware TX$406,430 Executive Director $79,692 $79,192 2024
Bay Area Teacher Training Institute CA$390,714 Executive Director $7,899 $6,776 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC cost of living and 2025 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 NC 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 default2nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)3rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted7th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted2nd

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 (Nan Davis) 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 461 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B90), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $3,600 is reasonable (approximately the 2nd 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.