Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rose Maruru, Executive Director / CEO ($49,699) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 418 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 23rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Rose Maruru — reported title “Co-Founder/CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO 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 DE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Forward Fund Inc | MA | $495,036 | President And Director | $24,780 | $22,089 | 2024 |
| Election Watch Inc | WI | $494,049 | President | $120,000 | $127,991 | 2023 |
| Somos Familia Valle | CA | $493,984 | President | $44,000 | $38,803 | 2023 |
| Disability Advocacy Center | NC | $496,577 | Exec Director | $75,000 | $74,892 | 2025 |
| Institute For Sound Public Policy | DC | $493,480 | Executive Di | $129,480 | $112,712 | 2024 |
| Skylight Engagement Inc | NY | $497,627 | Executive Dir. | $82,225 | $73,705 | 2024 |
| Corazon Az | AZ | $497,996 | Executive Director | $111,024 | $109,047 | 2023 |
| Casa Of The Continental Divide | CO | $499,289 | Co-ex Direct | $78,188 | $74,372 | 2024 |
| The Philonise And Keeta | TX | $500,000 | Executive Dir. | $98,000 | $97,245 | 2024 |
| Clean Slate Now Inc | FL | $500,000 | Director & Ceo | $33,995 | $31,680 | 2024 |
| Show Me Integrity Education Fund | MO | $500,140 | Chief Executive Officer | $92,908 | $100,499 | 2023 |
| Future Perfect Project Inc | NY | $489,860 | President | $58,650 | $52,573 | 2024 |
| American Freedom Alliance | CA | $500,318 | President | $74,100 | $63,473 | 2024 |
| Youth Outright Wnc Inc | NC | $489,293 | Coexecutive | $58,293 | $59,750 | 2024 |
| Greater Hartford Legal Aid Foundation | CT | $501,777 | Ex Officio - Ghla Ed | $45,028 | $41,880 | 2024 |
| Let's Grow Kids Action Network | VT | $501,907 | Chair | $5,682 | $5,673 | 2024 |
| League Of Women Voters Of New Jersey | NJ | $502,550 | Executive Director | $12,066 | $10,687 | 2024 |
| National Youth Justice Network | DC | $486,091 | Executive Director | $100,321 | $89,909 | 2023 |
| Missouri Right To Life Education Fund | MO | $504,922 | Executive Director | $12,874 | $13,527 | 2024 |
| Human & Civil Rights Organizations | MA | $505,816 | Executive Di | $84,750 | $75,548 | 2024 |
| Casa Of Southeast Mississippi Inc | MS | $506,199 | Executive Director | $72,500 | $82,466 | 2023 |
| Spread The Vote Inc | CA | $506,259 | Executive Dir. | $141,935 | $121,579 | 2024 |
| True Texas Project Inc | TX | $506,308 | Ceo | $37,500 | $37,211 | 2024 |
| Omowale Project Inc | NY | $482,938 | Executive Dir. | $104,000 | $95,978 | 2023 |
| Wyoming Civic Engagement Network | WY | $507,735 | Exec Dir (Fo | $54,933 | $58,352 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DE 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 DE 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 | 23rd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 21st |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 24th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 15th |
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.