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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Action Network Fund

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 452288010
DC · NTEE S014
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Brian Young, Executive Director / CEO ($52,007) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1294 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

1,294 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,294 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $765,439 $52,007
$13,02810th
$36,38025th
$67,445Median
$94,40375th
$128,20390th
$52,007This org · 37th
p10$13,028
p25$36,380
p50$67,445
p75$94,403
p90$128,203
$52,007

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Uphams Corner Main Street IncorporatedMA $211,661$104,673 990
Ibew Building CorporationVA $211,790$45,676 990
Community Synergy IncNY $211,800$43,337 990
Palace Renaissance IncNY $211,453$64,889 990
Michigan Association Of AirportMI $211,414$47,637 990
Florida Design And Construction Professionals IncFL $211,348$72,110 990
Project Mend-a-house IncorporationVA $212,095$71,519 990
Woods Hole Fhc LlcMA $211,252$12,462 990
Elkhart Lake Chamber Of CommerceWI $212,172$64,973 990
Willowbrook Inclusion NetworkCA $212,180$86,112 990
Responsible Offshore Development AllianceDC $211,229$166,028 990
Elwood Community Development CorporationIN $210,909$8,529 990
Vermont Fresh Network CorporationVT $210,773$73,854 990
Masonic Temple Corporation Of NorfolkVA $210,721$21,591 990
Westside RisingIL $212,744$50,271 990
Arkansas Women's Hall Of FameAR $210,630$11,550 990
Westside Legends IncMA $212,798$5,274 990
Professional Bail Agents Assn Of MsMS $210,582$61,778 990
Smw 71 IncNY $210,569$86,034 990
Sonoma Alliance For Vineyards AndCA $212,922$88,134 990
Greenline Access CapitalPA $212,923$119,248 990
Black Business Association Of LaCA $210,410$50,147 990
Reflective Insulation Manufacturers AssnVA $210,409$95,155 990
Relationship UnleashedTN $210,313$14,512 990
Astor Place Holding CorporationNY $213,154$234,957 990

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 DC 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted95th

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 (Brian Young) 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 1294 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (S), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $52,007 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.