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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Michigan Black Expo Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 383297241
MI · NTEE A23
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rudolph R Treece Iii, Executive Director / CEO ($49,918) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 171 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 47th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Rudolph R Treece Iii — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

171 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 171 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,375 total compensation of comparable organizations → $163,424 $49,918
$14,70910th
$28,53225th
$51,592Median
$72,74075th
$89,58190th
$49,918This org · 47th
p10$14,709
p25$28,532
p50$51,592
p75$72,740
p90$89,581
$49,918

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
Aspiring Leaders Enrichment Center Inc NY$411,858 President $17,050 $14,499 2024
Indigenous Language Institute NM$413,452 Executive Di $72,000 $72,874 2024
Ujima Mens Collective Inc FL$414,105 President And Program Directoor $76,500 $69,626 2023
Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural OH$407,509 Executive Director $73,390 $75,309 2023
Caribbeing Inc NY$414,535 Executive Dir. $14,125 $12,011 2024
Indigenous Performance Productions A Nonprofit Corporation WA$415,091 President $60,000 $50,551 2024
Freetown Village Inc IN$406,571 Executive Director $62,400 $61,925 2024
New York Society Of Eye Physicians And Surgeons Inc NY$415,660 Executive Director $136,639 $119,623 2023
Academy Of Himalayan Art And Childr HI$406,001 President $25,000 $21,685 2023
Cultural Coalition Inc AZ$403,582 Executive Dir. $62,292 $56,376 2024
International Muslim Outreach Inc FL$403,502 Executive Director $110,000 $97,244 2024
Pacific Community Of Alaska AK$402,914 Executive Director $100,300 $92,903 2023
Salem Multi Institute OR$402,048 Executive Director $50,000 $44,986 2023
Bundled Arrows Inc NY$398,839 Director $7,416 $6,306 2024
We Are The Culture Creators Nonprofit MI$396,365 Executive Director $30,000 $30,000 2023
Latino Music Education Network CA$395,124 Member Board Of Directors $20,000 $16,732 2023
Dance Parade Inc NY$394,841 Brd&exec Dir $24,750 $20,503 2025
Mandala South Asian Performing Arts Inc IL$394,781 Executive Artistic Director $55,000 $50,883 2024
Fanm Saj Inc FL$392,782 Director $58,359 $51,592 2024
Navi Journey Corp NJ$389,669 Author $125,000 $108,127 2023
Blackspace Urbanist Collective Inc NY$432,714 Comanaging Director $110,000 $93,538 2024
Triad Cultural Arts Inc NC$433,307 Executive Director $25,000 $24,309 2024
Bihl Haus Arts Inc TX$388,480 Executive Dir. $91,088 $88,277 2023
Hispanic League NC$385,109 Executive Director Through September 2024 $55,531 $53,995 2024
Enlightened Learning Club CA$437,572 Chief Executive Officer $18,101 $14,709 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 default47th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)39th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (Rudolph R Treece Iii) 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 171 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A23), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $49,918 is reasonable (approximately the 47th 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.