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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Association Of Hbcu Research Institutions Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 331246301
DC · NTEE B05
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Wayne A I Frederick, Executive Director / CEO ($75,000) against the 2000 closest of 2,458 comparable organizations — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 75th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Wayne A I Frederick — reported title “ACTING PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

2,458 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 2,000 within the band form the benchmarked peer set (closest by budget).

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $608,162 $75,000
$9,22610th
$25,75125th
$49,678Median
$75,49675th
$106,18390th
$75,000This org · 75th
p10$9,226
p25$25,751
p50$49,678
p75$75,496
p90$106,183
$75,000

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 DC 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
Flame Lily Montessori CO$241,009 Director $55,000 $60,099 2024
Career Gear Houston TX$240,960 Executive Director $20,050 $23,530 2023
Ivy Greene Inc MS$241,054 Executive Dir. $20,491 $25,337 2025
Academy31 Inc NC$240,918 President $25,440 $29,955 2024
Faith Services RI$241,105 Director $30,967 $33,838 2024
Minnesota Yucai Chinese School MN$241,151 Chair Principal $38,721 $43,600 2024
Alaska Society For Technology In AK$241,266 Executive Dir. $26,500 $28,127 2025
Potential Endeavors MN$241,289 President And Treasurer $15,000 $16,890 2024
Wings For Learning TX$240,694 Executive Di $54,000 $61,556 2024
Berean Christian Academy Inc ID$241,320 President $52,800 $62,357 2025
Clairton Public Library PA$241,323 Executive Dir. $55,264 $62,803 2024
Ohio School Health Services OH$241,396 Treasurer $17,500 $21,746 2023
State College Area School District PA$240,559 Executive Director $72,159 $82,002 2024
Nebraska Legal Diversity Council NE$241,500 Executive Director $125,000 $153,208 2024
Logos Classical Academy LA$241,518 President $60,585 $74,063 2025
A Childs Heart Inc CA$241,531 Preschool Director $60,000 $59,041 2024
Hack Ny Inc NY$241,537 Director $17,500 $18,020 2024
Coastal Interpretive Center WA$241,549 Executive Dir. $52,519 $55,165 2023
Center For Learn Local MI$240,441 Cio $43,000 $52,071 2023
Mesa Christian Academy Inc AZ$240,338 President / Ceo $23,500 $25,755 2024
Thrive Longview Inc TX$241,667 Director $58,191 $66,333 2024
Elevated Charter School UT$240,325 Executive Director $88,290 $102,974 2024
Salinan Heritage Preservation CA$240,271 President $4,500 $4,428 2024
South Carolina First Steps To SC$240,260 Executive Di $21,173 $25,914 2023
Roman Avery Academy OH$241,765 Secretary $36,250 $42,625 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC 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 DC 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 default75th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)80th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted78th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted66th

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 (Wayne A I Frederick) 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 2000 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $75,000 is reasonable (approximately the 75th 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.