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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Gay And Lesbian Community Center

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 431753837
MO · NTEE R26
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Aaron Schekorra, Executive Director / CEO ($27,692) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 24 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 38th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

24 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 24 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,197 total compensation of comparable organizations → $166,638 $27,692
$16,73110th
$24,38725th
$53,480Median
$70,23475th
$116,54290th
$27,692This org · 38th
p10$16,731
p25$24,387
p50$53,480
p75$70,234
p90$116,542
$27,692

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 MO cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Fair Wisconsin Education Fund IncWI $253,859$58,471 990
Naples Pride IncFL $253,687$57,282 990
Asian And Pacific Islanders For Lgbtq Equality-laCA $250,327$64,611 990
Great Lakes Bay PrideMI $247,373$69,666 990
Fort Wayne Pride IncorporatedIN $271,572$20,502 990
Fairness West Virginia IncWV $236,045$71,936 990
Bare Chest Calendar IncCA $277,420$21,768 990
Prism Fl IncFL $281,311$48,441 990
Casper PrideWY $227,305$33,284 990
Witness Change IncGA $288,030$56,678 990
UnhushedTX $295,125$18,889 990
Reveille Gay Mens ChorusAZ $206,766$25,969 990
North Idaho Pride AllianceID $193,870$26,207 990
Sgm Alliance IncFL $316,936$4,511 990
Equality NcNC $320,180$15,806 990
Boston Lesbigay Urban FoundationMA $321,060$86,183 990
National Queer Asian Pacific IslanderNY $324,767$124,348 990
Lesbian & Gay Law AssociationNY $342,724$98,327 990
Alliance For Full AcceptanceSC $342,993$50,281 990
Colorado Civic EngagementCO $350,411$166,638 990
Black Queer Town HallCA $372,204$4,197 990
Modern Military Association Of AmericaDC $372,502$139,810 990
Montana Two Spirit SocietyMT $373,292$25,260 990
The Equality AllianceTX $375,216$63,605 990

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 MO 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 default38th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)33rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted38th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Aaron Schekorra) 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 24 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (R26), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $27,692 is reasonable (approximately the 38th 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). 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.