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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Behind The Scenes Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 383715781
CT · NTEE M40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lori Rubinstein, Executive Director / CEO ($130,197) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 29 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 90th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lori Rubinstein — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

29 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 29 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,778 total compensation of comparable organizations → $151,346 $130,197
$7,87710th
$42,86225th
$76,638Median
$93,53575th
$115,25190th
$130,197This org · 90th
p10$7,877
p25$42,862
p50$76,638
p75$93,535
p90$115,251
$130,197

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 CT 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
Brightside Foundation Inc KY$481,773 Ceo - Non Voting $36,333 $42,862 2023
Nseaswim NC$490,765 Head Coach $65,142 $71,788 2024
Crashcourse Village Inc OH$496,878 Treasurer/secretary $27,733 $30,520 2025
National Drowning Prevention CA$523,481 Executive Di $101,563 $93,535 2024
National Ohv Insurance & Services WI$446,105 President $66,830 $76,638 2023
American Bonanza Society Air Safety KS$536,628 Executive Director $26,982 $31,089 2024
Community911 Training Inc MA$418,434 President & Treasurer $48,166 $47,527 2023
Sarpy County Safety Program Corporation NE$418,354 Treasurer $6,000 $7,086 2023
Bike Utah UT$414,065 Co Exec. Dir $85,373 $93,191 2024
Latino Worker Safety Center IL$558,706 Executive Dir. $3,500 $3,778 2023
Alaska Avalanche School Inc AK$564,714 Executive Director $63,648 $66,817 2023
Valley Splash Aquatics Inc CA$401,774 Ceo $108,843 $100,240 2024
Arklatex Safety Council Inc LA$395,212 Executive Director $50,000 $60,455 2023
Thinkfirst Foundation IL$395,152 Executive Director $104,454 $109,524 2024
Project Get Safe Foundation CA$581,022 President $52,500 $48,350 2024
Minnesota Firearms Association MN$376,589 Executive Director $72,000 $78,120 2023
Missing Kid Alert Dba Gateway For Kids MI$370,048 Director $124,469 $141,068 2023
National Association To Protect TN$613,315 Director $135,000 $151,346 2024
Tree Care Industry NH$356,090 Past Cfo $29,536 $29,087 2024
Louisiana Rural Ambulance Alliance Inc LA$626,779 Ceo $92,000 $108,045 2024
Safe 2 School CA$344,963 Executive Dir. $86,771 $79,913 2024
Boston Cyclists Union Inc MA$628,763 Exec. Director (Left 12/2024) $111,110 $106,489 2024
Los Gatos Monte Sereno Safe Routes CA$333,345 Executive Dir. $9,000 $8,075 2025
Walk Bike Nashville Inc TN$640,553 Executive Director $76,014 $85,218 2024
National Center For Urban Operations Inc NY$330,379 Director $55,240 $54,811 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CT 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 CT 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 default90th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)93rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted90th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted79th

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 (Lori Rubinstein) 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 29 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $130,197 is reasonable (approximately the 90th 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.