Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ambassador Dr Margaret Dureke, Executive Director / CEO ($89,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 25 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 92nd percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended
Benchmarked executive: Ambassador Dr Margaret Dureke — reported title “Founder, President, CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 MD cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stellas Girls Inc | MD | $358,729 | Ceo | $80,695 | $80,695 | 2024 |
| Children In Need Inc | MD | $341,231 | Executive Director | $55,000 | $55,000 | 2024 |
| Churches For Streets Of Hope Inc | MD | $340,035 | Dir. Of Oper | $57,359 | $57,359 | 2024 |
| Luna Family Support Services Inc | MD | $340,004 | Executive Director | $72,000 | $74,127 | 2023 |
| Frostburg First - A Maryland Main St Community Inc | MD | $382,384 | Director | $49,680 | $48,399 | 2025 |
| Compassion For Life Corporation | MD | $336,355 | President & Ceo | $52,500 | $54,051 | 2023 |
| Brown Girl Wellness Incorporated | MD | $333,317 | Director | $12,000 | $12,000 | 2024 |
| African Women's Cancer Awareness Association Inc | MD | $392,297 | President | $60,000 | $61,772 | 2023 |
| Prepare Inc | MD | $326,107 | Co-founder Director Of Advocacy | $43,771 | $43,771 | 2024 |
| Minority Access Inc | MD | $302,145 | President | $47,283 | $47,283 | 2024 |
| Manor Apartments Inc | MD | $300,321 | President & Ceo | $54,890 | $56,511 | 2023 |
| Revisions Community Housing Development | MD | $293,430 | President | $25,805 | $26,567 | 2023 |
| Corpsthat Inc | MD | $293,102 | Field And Logistics Director | $59,091 | $60,836 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Action Legal Team Inc | MD | $430,058 | Executive Director | $68,000 | $70,009 | 2023 |
| Centro Tepeyac Inc | MD | $288,520 | Former Director | $31,500 | $31,500 | 2024 |
| Historically Black Colleges And Universities Wrestling Initiative | MD | $433,143 | Executive Director | $178,602 | $178,602 | 2024 |
| Community Engagement & Consultation Group Inc | MD | $437,841 | Chief Finance Officer | $8,400 | $8,400 | 2024 |
| Hope Esperanza Restoratn & Empwrmnt Cntr | MD | $278,168 | Executive Dir. | $43,184 | $42,071 | 2025 |
| Talmar Inc | MD | $273,215 | Executive Director | $84,686 | $87,187 | 2023 |
| Found In Faith Ministries Inc | MD | $268,559 | Executive Director | $47,278 | $46,059 | 2025 |
| Shalom Tikvah Inc | MD | $267,070 | Board Chair | $85,308 | $85,308 | 2024 |
| Boundless Expectations Inc | MD | $459,857 | Director And President | $45,000 | $45,000 | 2024 |
| Tearfund Usa Inc | MD | $481,512 | Executive Officer | $120,115 | $117,019 | 2025 |
| No Struggle No Success Inc | MD | $500,620 | President & Ceo | $61,016 | $61,016 | 2024 |
| Chesapeake Voyagers Inc | MD | $502,646 | Executive Director | $83,945 | $83,945 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 MD 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 92nd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 92nd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 92nd |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 84th |
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.
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
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.