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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Xilin North Shore Chinese School

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 300332045
IL · NTEE B20
FY ending 2024-07-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jiong Han, Executive Director / CEO ($10,046) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 51 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 14th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

51 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 51 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,147 total compensation of comparable organizations → $104,523 $10,046
$7,62210th
$16,22025th
$31,655Median
$43,41375th
$63,68090th
$10,046This org · 14th
p10$7,622
p25$16,220
p50$31,655
p75$43,413
p90$63,680
$10,046

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 IL cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Literacy For Kids IncMI $143,306$70,259 990
King's Christian Academy IncVA $141,633$30,795 990
Martin County Education AssociationFL $140,809$83,416 990
California Teachers AssociationsCA $155,506$8,256 990
Northwest Ohio EducationalOH $156,939$40,934 990
Frederick East Classical IncMD $137,570$15,093 990
Oak Trails School IncMI $159,435$49,718 990
Friendship Christian School IncKY $132,251$13,315 990
Virginia Association Of ScienceVA $164,234$39,285 990
Trinity Learning CenterMO $164,589$23,755 990
Living Way Academy IncGA $128,253$11,455 990
Family Learning InstituteMI $126,662$56,023 990
Asa Christian AcademyFL $170,116$41,319 990
Abbie S New School IncPR $124,643$7,306 990
Hope Academy For DyslexiaTX $123,120$24,634 990
The Greenhouse SchoolincMA $173,484$7,622 990
Trinity Classical Christian AcademyWA $116,920$29,002 990
Long Island Traditions IncNY $179,816$41,291 990
Stonebridge Academy InstituteOK $113,838$13,734 990
Scientiae IncFL $182,457$1,147 990
Bluestem Montessori ElementaryNE $183,841$47,816 990
Clearview Sudbury SchoolTX $184,001$12,021 990
Growing In Grace Preparatory School IncFL $184,084$27,575 990
Mount Hope Christian Academy IncVA $186,637$31,655 990
East Central Illinois Christian SchoolIL $108,457$14,621 990

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 IL 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 default14th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)14th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted16th
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 (Jiong Han) 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 51 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $10,046 is reasonable (approximately the 14th 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.