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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Farm Labor Organizing Committee

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 341044086
OH · NTEE J99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Baldemar Velasquez, Executive Director / CEO ($75,600) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 21 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 71st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Baldemar Velasquez — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

21 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 21 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$455 total compensation of comparable organizations → $152,864 $75,600
$12,74110th
$30,04125th
$58,279Median
$77,40775th
$113,62490th
$75,600This org · 71st
p10$12,741
p25$30,041
p50$58,279
p75$77,407
p90$113,624
$75,600

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 OH 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
Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Assc L04 IL$462,848 President $2,781 $2,507 2024
Mentoring Partnership Of Minnesota MN$476,254 Executive Director $105,000 $95,147 2024
Working Today Inc NY$460,826 Exec. Director $24,152 $20,014 2024
National Skilled Trades Network OH$482,057 Co-executive Director $60,000 $58,279 2024
Suits For Seniors Inc FL$449,120 Executive Director $84,950 $73,185 2024
Quality Support Solutions Inc UT$443,211 President $74,883 $72,361 2023
Birmingham Corps AL$502,786 Executive Director $117,721 $113,624 2025
American Golf Foundation CA$538,330 Exec Dir & Secr $16,090 $12,741 2024
Nevada Association Of Public Safety Officers NV$538,777 Executive Director $140,966 $129,582 2024
Pockets Full Of Sunshine SC$539,988 Board Member $57,600 $55,107 2024
Synergies Work Inc GA$386,485 Ceo $75,000 $69,157 2024
American Federations Of Government Employees TX$550,850 President $77,987 $73,654 2023
Westchester County Department Of NY$569,158 President $36,252 $30,041 2024
We Grow Dreams Inc IL$366,585 Executive Director $30,000 $27,047 2024
Tri-isle Personal Care Inc HI$363,365 Frm Executive Director $51,808 $42,537 2024
National Insurance Crime Training IL$575,733 Chief Executive Officer $33,432 $30,142 2024
Selfhelp Foundation IL$353,464 Executive Director - Until 11/23 $504 $455 2024
Southeast Keller Corporation TX$348,053 Ceo $98,616 $90,466 2024
Beautyunited CA$315,000 Executive Dir. $187,500 $152,864 2023
Bender Leadership Academy PA$686,358 President/director $34,000 $32,012 2023
Justice At Work Inc MA$700,651 Executive Director $91,236 $77,407 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default71st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)62nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted71st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted52nd

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 (Baldemar Velasquez) 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 21 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $75,600 is reasonable (approximately the 71st 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.