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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hedwig Dances Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 363367585
IL · NTEE A62Z
FY ending 2024-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jan Bartoszek, Executive Director / CEO ($65,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 121 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 88th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

121 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 121 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$287 total compensation of comparable organizations → $143,763 $65,000
$9,30010th
$17,93325th
$32,895Median
$51,39275th
$75,70490th
$65,000This org · 88th
p10$9,300
p25$17,933
p50$32,895
p75$51,392
p90$75,704
$65,000

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 IL cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Ginger Brown's Academy Of Performing ArtGA $258,284$5,995 990
Brockus Project Dance CompanyCA $255,450$45,695 990
Lydia Johnson Dance IncNJ $254,743$62,677 990
Heather Wayne Dance CompanyGA $254,178$17,356 990
Alexander Academy PerformingHI $253,930$18,400 990
Circo ZeroCA $253,415$40,491 990
Arena Dances IncMN $263,987$29,180 990
Boston Dance TheaterMA $265,217$53,082 990
Jones-haywood Dance School IncDC $250,155$43,479 990
The Flame FoundationTX $249,626$30,913 990
Cohesion Dance ProjectMT $249,359$32,894 990
Chicago Dance History ProjectIL $249,068$75,000 990
Chicago Korean Dance CompanyIL $270,390$30,886 990
Focus Dance CorporationFL $271,128$5,631 990
Indiana Dance Coaches Association IIN $271,531$5,522 990
Contact ArtsCA $244,950$16,988 990
West Florida Dance Company Booster Club IncFL $244,948$287 990
Lubovitch Dance Foundation IncNY $271,782$106,395 990
Dynamic Forms IncNY $271,786$143,763 990
The Mahea Uchiyama Center ForCA $272,731$57,497 990
Spotlight Productions & Co IncMA $241,520$77,769 990
South Carolina Summer Dance ConservatorySC $275,580$35,036 990
Bare Bait DanceMT $275,622$32,895 990
Dalton Dance CompanyGA $240,550$14,216 990
Soul To Sole ChoreographyCA $276,490$23,114 990

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 IL 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 default88th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)86th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted88th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted88th

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 (Jan Bartoszek) 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 121 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A62), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $65,000 is reasonable (approximately the 88th 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). 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.