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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cleveland Kashruth Organization Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 341874133
OH · NTEE X30
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Steven Rivkin, Executive Director / CEO ($2,847) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 70 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 4th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Steven Rivkin — reported title “Treasurer”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

70 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 70 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$45 total compensation of comparable organizations → $145,951 $2,847
$15,19210th
$30,34325th
$57,396Median
$91,19475th
$113,96990th
$2,847This org · 4th
p10$15,192
p25$30,343
p50$57,396
p75$91,194
p90$113,969
$2,847

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 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
Limmud Na CA$315,105 Ceo $184,309 $145,951 2024
Aleph Learning Center NY$311,573 Director $22,154 $18,358 2024
Congregation Beit Simcha AZ$323,025 Rabbi $98,253 $86,655 2024
Jewish Community Legacy Project Inc GA$323,849 Sr. Vice Pre $130,000 $123,413 2023
Community Mikveh Ltd NY$324,980 Secretary $36,500 $30,247 2024
Kollel Of Young Israel OH$325,000 Rosh Kollel $65,000 $63,135 2024
Jewish Heritage Connection PA$325,963 Pres/exec Dir $81,990 $73,049 2025
Asher Lshlomo Inc NY$300,335 President $6,250 $5,180 2024
Menorah Arts Culture And CO$329,430 President $29,823 $27,000 2023
Lev Hachnasat Orchim Inc CA$329,720 Ceo $37,569 $30,629 2023
Tifereth Raphael Inc MA$296,235 Pres,treas,d $12,000 $9,889 2024
Institute For Jewish Ideas & Ideals Inc NY$336,162 Vice Pres./director $134,600 $111,540 2024
The Southern-tier Torah Advancement & Revitization NY$340,608 Director $118,764 $101,325 2023
Jewish Farmer Network NC$286,312 Executive Director $64,731 $63,149 2023
Nefesh Hachaim Mentoring Inc NJ$343,380 President $21,332 $17,982 2023
Awakened Heart Project NY$284,511 Vice President $55,167 $45,716 2024
Mitzvah Matters CA$344,861 President $68,000 $55,439 2023
Project Genesis Inc MD$282,560 Director $79,500 $68,161 2024
Sababa Entertainment Inc PA$280,253 President $2,800 $2,561 2024
The Women's Rabbinic Network Ltd NY$354,036 Executive Director $109,763 $88,614 2025
The Shalem School CA$354,806 Vice President & Treasurer $86,154 $70,239 2023
Jewish Education Worldwide Inc FL$272,722 Director $49,000 $42,214 2024
Or Azion Inc NY$270,050 President $36,500 $31,140 2023
Community Kashrus Of Greater Philadelphia PA$269,562 Administrator $77,000 $72,498 2023
Jcrafts By Chabad Inc MD$269,166 President $104,369 $92,126 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 default4th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)4th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted10th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted4th

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 (Steven Rivkin) 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 70 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $2,847 is reasonable (approximately the 4th 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.