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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

United Way Of The Eastern Upper

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 381678240
MI · NTEE T70Z
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Raulaniesa Aranda, Executive Director / CEO ($35,480) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 115 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 35th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

115 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 115 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,134 total compensation of comparable organizations → $151,902 $35,480
$13,57510th
$29,58025th
$40,512Median
$55,88675th
$69,54290th
$35,480This org · 35th
p10$13,575
p25$29,580
p50$40,512
p75$55,886
p90$69,542
$35,480

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 MI 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
United Way Of Cattaraugus & NY$225,601 Executive Director $37,680 $32,041 2024
United Way Of Scotland County Inc NC$226,468 Executive Director $55,076 $53,553 2024
United Way Manitowoc County Inc WI$224,229 Executive Director/secreta $85,364 $83,895 2024
Sherburne County Area United Way MN$223,008 Executive Director $56,139 $52,201 2024
Seward County United Fund KS$221,429 Executive Director $50,337 $52,686 2023
Reap International AK$221,223 President $29,000 $26,091 2024
The Dental Foundation Of Oregon OR$230,789 Executive Director $149,288 $130,463 2024
United Way Of Northern Cameron TX$230,798 Executive Director $56,600 $54,853 2023
Texas Guardianship Association TX$221,137 Executive Director $36,500 $34,359 2024
Best Robotics Inc TX$221,076 Executive Director $89,052 $83,827 2024
St Marys Area United Way PA$231,230 Executive Director $10,000 $9,662 2023
Jefferson County United Way Inc IN$220,284 Executive Director $55,559 $55,136 2024
Grateful Giving Foundation IA$233,604 President And Ceo $18,182 $18,734 2024
Batavia United Way IL$217,332 Executive Dir $32,500 $30,068 2024
Warrensburg R-vi School District MO$215,428 Executive Di $49,448 $49,285 2024
Pgei Of America Charitable NJ$215,223 Administrator $14,525 $12,564 2023
United Way Of Central Kansas Inc KS$212,913 Executive Director $49,343 $50,164 2024
Schostak Family Support Foundation MI$240,909 Secretary $26,189 $25,438 2024
Insaan Group NY$210,885 Chief Executive Officer $31,681 $26,940 2024
Community Parent Center NY$241,240 Director $67,500 $55,919 2025
Dubois Area United Way PA$241,634 Executive Director $41,200 $39,806 2023
The Community Chest Of Englewood NJ$246,442 Executive Director $76,300 $64,107 2024
Angels On The Bay Inc NY$205,028 Vp $34,692 $29,501 2024
United Way Of Southington Inc CT$247,202 Executive Director $40,000 $36,336 2023
United Way Of Whitewater Valley Inc IN$247,353 President $73,146 $72,588 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI 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 MI 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 default35th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)32nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted38th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted27th

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 (Raulaniesa Aranda) 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 115 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T70), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $35,480 is reasonable (approximately the 35th 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.