Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Valerie Hart, Executive Director / CEO ($10,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 425 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 6th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Valerie Hart — reported title “Executive Director”, 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 LA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebonnet Home Scholars Collaborative | TX | $496,564 | Chair Of Board Of Directors | $12,060 | $10,367 | 2025 |
| The Laboratory Safety Institute Inc | MA | $495,754 | President | $96,390 | $76,406 | 2024 |
| Ace Mentor Program Of Illinois Inc | IL | $498,311 | Executive Director | $66,425 | $59,306 | 2023 |
| The Musical Theater Project Inc | OH | $495,700 | Managing Director | $65,877 | $63,365 | 2023 |
| Utah Clean Cities Coalition | UT | $495,452 | Executive Director | $140,145 | $130,261 | 2023 |
| The Blessed Child | IL | $494,874 | President | $11,992 | $10,400 | 2024 |
| Georgia Healthy Family Alliance Inc | GA | $499,512 | Executive Director | $996 | $883 | 2024 |
| Eugene Education Foundation | OR | $500,122 | Executive Director | $59,697 | $48,902 | 2024 |
| Partners In Education Of Toledo | OH | $493,212 | Executive Dir. | $84,408 | $78,860 | 2024 |
| National Women Business Owners | FL | $493,194 | Cfo | $21,150 | $17,526 | 2024 |
| Collegiate Empowerment Company Inc | PA | $501,079 | Executive Producer | $28,261 | $24,860 | 2024 |
| Smart Thinking Foundation Inc | WI | $501,783 | Director | $49,967 | $46,031 | 2024 |
| International Union Of Operating Engineers Local 95 Training Fund | PA | $492,222 | Chairman/director | $63,423 | $57,438 | 2023 |
| Wisconsin Alliance For Excellent | WI | $501,864 | Executive Director | $102,767 | $97,469 | 2023 |
| Creative Education Foundation Inc | MA | $491,552 | Executive Director | $132,029 | $104,655 | 2024 |
| An Array Of Charm Camps For Youth | TN | $502,539 | Ceo/exe Dire | $20,538 | $19,043 | 2024 |
| Action Mile High Foundation | CO | $489,906 | Coo | $118,454 | $103,151 | 2023 |
| Biblical Counseling Ministries Worldwide Inc | CA | $489,062 | President | $57,676 | $43,931 | 2024 |
| The Consortium For Independent Journalism Inc | VA | $488,861 | Editor In Chief | $90,004 | $76,657 | 2024 |
| Fuerza Laboralpower Of Workers | RI | $505,532 | Executive Director | $107,737 | $91,127 | 2024 |
| Curriki | CA | $505,735 | Ceo | $243,726 | $185,645 | 2024 |
| Nebraska Recycling Council | NE | $505,930 | Executive Director | $67,974 | $66,395 | 2023 |
| Reach Studio Art Center | MI | $506,329 | Executive Director | $52,800 | $48,073 | 2024 |
| Dubois Institute For Entrepreneurship Inc | AL | $487,441 | Executive Director & President | $21,956 | $21,541 | 2023 |
| Utah Association Of Elementary School Principals | UT | $506,945 | Executive Director | $57,175 | $51,618 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to LA cost of living and 2023 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 LA 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 | 6th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 5th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 12th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 24th |
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.