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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 453536368
FL · NTEE B28
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Arlexis Dougla, Executive Director / CEO ($12,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 82 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 9th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Arlexis Dougla — reported title “TREASURER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

82 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 82 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,664 total compensation of comparable organizations → $156,037 $12,000
$13,94210th
$31,14725th
$52,749Median
$73,60075th
$102,63090th
$12,000This org · 9th
p10$13,942
p25$31,147
p50$52,749
p75$73,600
p90$102,630
$12,000

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 FL 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
Crest Education Center CA$339,380 Treasurer $53,572 $52,776 2022
Bilingual Children Inc GA$336,489 Executive Di $33,802 $36,179 2024
Kinwell Academy Inc IN$334,882 Executive Di $52,780 $59,249 2024
Inclusive Academy AZ$346,468 Chief Executive Officer Director $24,645 $25,230 2024
Azalea Montessori School OH$328,097 Co-founder $71,539 $80,657 2024
Ann-hua Chinese School MI$325,770 Principal $2,425 $2,664 2024
I Fly Young Inc CA$353,164 Ceo Principle $64,750 $61,275 2023
Joys To The World Inc OK$324,415 President/secretary $26,539 $31,107 2024
Polygrarian Institute NV$323,794 Executive Dir. $61,866 $66,012 2024
Disability Independence Group Inc FL$357,596 Executive Director $101,538 $104,537 2023
Helping Hand Developmental Center NC$316,904 Executive Director (7/1/23 - 10/13/23) $25,661 $28,224 2024
Faith Christian Academy TN$315,881 Executive Dir. $44,952 $49,001 2025
Allium Montessori School Inc MA$315,872 Director & President $77,803 $76,622 2023
New Vision Aviation CA$361,981 President $33,040 $31,267 2023
Flor De Loto Montessori Corp PR$364,110 Employee $36,321 $36,321 2024
Miramelinda Montessori School Inc MA$312,191 President & Treasurer $104,297 $102,714 2023
Smart Kids With Learning CT$307,889 Executive Di $82,500 $82,341 2024
Ixora Montessori Inc VA$306,239 Chairman $86,730 $86,843 2025
Kingsport Christian Academy TN$376,169 Director/administrator $25,603 $27,909 2025
Sam Academy CA$300,722 Ceo $77,364 $73,212 2023
Noticeability Inc MA$299,729 Executive Director $154,888 $152,536 2023
Take Note Studio Inc WI$378,193 Executive Director $98,083 $109,040 2024
Azalea Montessori Elementary Nature School OH$378,989 Executive Director $60,000 $67,647 2024
Inspiring Minds ND$380,097 President $74,778 $87,354 2024
New Castle Learning Advantage CO$382,113 Executive Di $14,834 $15,141 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default9th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)7th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted9th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted9th

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 (Arlexis Dougla) 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 82 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B28), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $12,000 is reasonable (approximately the 9th 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.