Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Dianne Alves, Executive Director / CEO ($84,999) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 21 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 57th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Dianne Alves — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 OR cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsconnect Inc | KS | $508,918 | Executive Director | $69,923 | $85,962 | 2023 |
| Prague Shakespeare Company America | TX | $508,989 | Director | $70,350 | $80,080 | 2023 |
| Sonoma Plein Air Foundation | CA | $513,873 | Director | $13,792 | $13,552 | 2023 |
| The Wright Museum Of World War Ii | NH | $534,490 | Executive Director | $114,038 | $116,388 | 2024 |
| Scientific & Cultural Collaborative | CO | $455,052 | Director | $92,918 | $98,480 | 2024 |
| Diablo Regional Arts Association | CA | $454,175 | Exec Director | $155,406 | $152,708 | 2023 |
| Vital Wines | WA | $445,354 | Executive Director | $73,800 | $75,189 | 2023 |
| Jackson Symphony Orchestra | MI | $558,934 | Director | $12,779 | $15,010 | 2023 |
| New Jersey Arts And Culture Renewal Fund | NJ | $427,704 | Executive Director | $22,295 | $22,002 | 2024 |
| Texas Public Radio Foundation | TX | $408,979 | Interim Pres | $8,155 | $9,017 | 2024 |
| Boulder County Arts Alliance Inc | CO | $583,882 | Executive Dir. | $63,438 | $69,222 | 2023 |
| Berkeley Film Foundation | CA | $592,884 | Programdirector | $93,658 | $89,391 | 2024 |
| The Clay Studio Holdings Inc | PA | $398,000 | Executive Di | $4,530 | $4,865 | 2025 |
| The Music Academy Foundation Inc | NY | $598,871 | Presidentexecutive Director | $104,000 | $106,943 | 2023 |
| 1888 Buckle Club Inc | AZ | $379,755 | Executive Dir. | $50,000 | $53,151 | 2024 |
| Chesterfield Cultural Arts Foundation | VA | $614,712 | Executive Director | $95,548 | $104,984 | 2023 |
| Icicle Fund | WA | $368,744 | Executive Director Thru 10/31/24 | $164,650 | $162,937 | 2024 |
| California School Of The Arts - | CA | $641,464 | President | $66,121 | $64,973 | 2023 |
| West End Arts District | CA | $338,715 | Executive Dir. | $41,908 | $39,999 | 2024 |
| The Maasai Girls Education Fund | DC | $336,413 | Executive Director | $111,006 | $104,895 | 2025 |
| Moorpark Community Foundation For The Arts | CA | $694,592 | General Manager | $80,004 | $78,614 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR cost of living and 2025 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 OR 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 57th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 62nd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 57th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 33rd |
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.
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
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.