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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Swiss Center Of North America Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 391982514
WI · NTEE A230
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bekah Stauffacher, Executive Director / CEO ($51,154) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 44 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 80th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Bekah Stauffacher — reported title “PRESIDENT/CEO (AS OF APRIL 2024)”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

44 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 44 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$565 total compensation of comparable organizations → $220,219 $51,154
$2,35410th
$4,34625th
$15,783Median
$41,45675th
$60,44790th
$51,154This org · 80th
p10$2,354
p25$4,346
p50$15,783
p75$41,456
p90$60,447
$51,154

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 WI 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
All Cultures Equal Inc IA$123,407 Executive Dir. $14,300 $15,435 2023
Persian Cultural Center Inc VA$117,428 President $42,480 $40,434 2023
Mexican Institute Of Greater Houston Inc TX$117,406 President $4,375 $4,314 2023
Surfrider Spirit Sessions HI$116,087 Executive Director $60,039 $52,990 2023
7 Rivers Alliance Inc WI$128,687 Executive Di $77,942 $77,942 2024
Asi-kp Inc VA$129,620 Exec Director $9,000 $8,321 2024
Asian American Unity Coalition Inc MN$114,560 Officer $1,890 $1,788 2024
Henryk Sienkiewicz Educational Society Inc NY$113,770 Secretary $2,970 $2,570 2024
Afrikan Poetry Theatre Inc NY$131,100 Executive Director $25,000 $21,074 2025
Slovenian Union Of America Inc IL$131,740 National Vp Of Outreach $600 $565 2024
Islamic Outreach Foundation CA$132,115 Vp Finance $2,189 $1,810 2024
Oregon Marshallese Community Association OR$132,849 President $3,639 $3,236 2024
Emerald Hills Institute UT$109,609 Director $3,000 $2,940 2024
Chinese Cultural Productions CA$135,600 Executive Director $24,000 $19,844 2024
Swedish Historical Society Of Rockford IL$104,529 Executive Director $55,978 $54,251 2023
Austin Celtic Association TX$104,482 At-large $33,000 $31,608 2024
Slovenian Cultural Center IL$103,151 Director $15,000 $14,120 2024
Huda Community Center CA$101,790 Executive Dir $38,400 $32,688 2023
The Japanese Asociation Of Greater MA$101,073 Secretary $41,000 $35,278 2024
City Of Bridges Foundation PA$143,919 Director $61,235 $58,472 2024
Polish Center Of Discovery And Learning MA$144,437 Director $6,000 $5,163 2024
Wei-hwa Chinese School VA$98,248 Principal $2,376 $2,261 2023
Savannah Pride Center GA$146,396 Director $80,000 $77,022 2024
Brenham Maifest Association TX$97,786 Director- Marketing $3,000 $2,873 2024
Focus On Children United For Success Inc MD$96,901 Chairman $11,217 $10,041 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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 default80th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)77th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted80th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted80th

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 (Bekah Stauffacher) 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 44 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A23), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $51,154 is reasonable (approximately the 80th 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.