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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Advancing The Seed Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 371783394
CA · NTEE S50
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Regeanie Corona, Executive Director / CEO ($60,738) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 22 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 27th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

22 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 22 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$942 total compensation of comparable organizations → $155,717 $60,738
$14,00010th
$58,39425th
$85,024Median
$118,46975th
$133,40890th
$60,738This org · 27th
p10$14,000
p25$58,394
p50$85,024
p75$118,469
p90$133,408
$60,738

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 CA 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
Maureens Haven Inc NY$429,857 Executive Dir. $78,036 $81,662 2024
District 742 Local Education Activities MN$404,292 Executive Director $33,186 $39,096 2023
Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting Inc NY$441,885 Member $900 $942 2024
Indian Country Grassroots Support NM$395,484 Executive Di $104,264 $129,869 2024
Peoplecare Center For Nonprofits Inc NJ$383,668 Executive Director $65,838 $68,075 2024
Mediation Center Of Dutchess NY$457,656 Executive Di $84,460 $88,385 2024
Ozaukee Nonprofit Center Inc WI$483,037 Executive Director $76,000 $91,918 2024
Riverwise Inc PA$495,150 Executive Director $58,923 $70,058 2023
Community Conscience CA$337,609 Executive Di $56,608 $56,608 2024
Iatse General Office Building Corp NY$500,000 Director $132,051 $138,187 2024
Community Resource Connections Inc MN$513,960 Exec Directo $70,601 $80,789 2024
Wls Building Company MN$315,484 School Director $10,128 $11,932 2023
Leadership Council For Nonprofits OH$313,975 Executive Director $100,000 $126,281 2023
Sdc Services Corp CO$307,574 President Secretary $102,957 $114,329 2024
Natural High CA$300,687 Executive Director $155,717 $155,717 2024
Next Step Storm Inc IN$300,151 Construction Sp $52,200 $63,750 2024
Meliora Partners Inc IA$296,891 Executive Director $24,000 $32,616 2022
Northern Illinois Center For Nonprofit Excellence IL$544,659 Ceo $90,015 $99,843 2025
Central Florida Realty Investors FL$289,984 Executive Director $122,988 $133,801 2024
Matter Of Trust CA$597,169 Board Member $6,392 $6,392 2024
Greater Ny Foundation NY$602,500 Executive Director $98,175 $105,772 2023
Nonprofit Association Of Westchester NY$625,289 Executive Director $111,241 $119,849 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default27th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)36th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted32nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted23rd

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 (Regeanie Corona) 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 22 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,738 is reasonable (approximately the 27th 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.