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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Annie E Woodman Institute Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 320586434
NH · NTEE A50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jonathan Nichols, Executive Director / CEO ($55,847) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 83 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 64th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jonathan Nichols — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

83 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 83 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$696 total compensation of comparable organizations → $155,090 $55,847
$13,78210th
$26,53025th
$42,523Median
$64,72775th
$90,59990th
$55,847This org · 64th
p10$13,782
p25$26,530
p50$42,523
p75$64,727
p90$90,599
$55,847

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 NH 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
Ilwaco Heritage Foundation WA$211,656 Executive Director $43,655 $41,115 2024
Lawndale Pop-up Spot IL$216,211 Treasurer $26,000 $26,888 2024
Spencer-penn School Preservation Organization Inc VA$216,337 Executive Director $46,700 $48,833 2023
Rpm Foundation WA$220,604 Exec Director, Rpm $115,940 $109,192 2024
Texas Agricultural Education & TX$203,776 Director $27,192 $28,613 2024
International Towing & Recovery TN$202,073 Executive Director $13,846 $15,310 2024
Illinois Rock & Roll Museum On IL$199,486 President $30,200 $32,154 2023
Harriet Tubman Museum Of Cape May NJ$226,855 Executive Di $26,000 $26,171 2022
Laurens County Museum Association SC$228,620 Museum Direc $10,000 $11,298 2023
Hale Puna HI$196,791 Treasurer $21,224 $19,989 2024
National Museum Of Gospel Music IL$196,675 President And Executive Director $68,750 $71,099 2024
Sappington House Foundation MO$195,939 Resident Manager And Promoter $2,600 $2,896 2024
Three Oaks Spokes Bicycle Club MI$232,222 President & Executive Director $48,000 $52,117 2024
Tennessee History For Kids TN$232,658 Executive Director $143,973 $155,090 2025
Museum Association Of East OH$192,109 President $2,615 $2,914 2024
The Newberry Museum SC$234,063 Museum Executive Director $42,708 $48,253 2023
Foundation Advancing Creation Truth MT$235,119 President $48,406 $54,888 2024
Cincinnati Fire Museum OH$235,503 Executive Director $78,000 $89,471 2023
The National Voice Of America Museum OH$189,869 Executive Dir. $60,000 $68,824 2023
San Antonio Fire Museum Society Inc TX$189,832 President/ceo $13,000 $13,679 2024
Steamboat Era Museum Inc VA$188,985 Executive Di $36,224 $36,792 2024
Modern And Contemporary Art Support Corp NY$187,869 Secretary $43,041 $42,121 2023
Denver Museum Of Miniatures Dolls & Toys CO$187,017 Museum Director $58,320 $60,563 2023
Wornall-majors House Museums Inc MO$240,200 Acting Executive Director $49,780 $57,101 2023
Museum Of Art And Digital Entertainment CA$240,306 Fmr Ex Dir $42,031 $38,178 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NH cost of living and 2023 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 NH 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 default64th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)69th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted55th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted59th

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 (Jonathan Nichols) 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 83 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $55,847 is reasonable (approximately the 64th 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.