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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Qizhjeh Heritage Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 454745209
AK · NTEE A23
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Emily Davenport, Executive Director / CEO ($25,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 168 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 23rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Emily Davenport — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

168 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 168 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,484 total compensation of comparable organizations → $176,435 $25,000
$10,98010th
$28,42025th
$55,391Median
$77,98975th
$97,45990th
$25,000This org · 23rd
p10$10,980
p25$28,420
p50$55,391
p75$77,989
p90$97,459
$25,000

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 AK 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
Asian Culture Center Of Tennessee TN$348,586 Executive Di $47,000 $51,675 2023
Veda Geetha Foundationorg CA$347,705 Director $57,780 $50,689 2024
Japanese Institute Of Sawtelle CA$350,374 Co-president $45,000 $39,478 2024
Seal Inc WI$350,417 Executive Director $54,664 $58,001 2024
Arteeast Inc NY$347,495 Executive Director $70,000 $64,264 2024
The British-american Project VA$351,541 Project Dir $29,400 $28,841 2024
Welsh North American Association Inc NY$345,937 Executive Secr. $50,575 $46,430 2024
The Blavityorg Foundation Inc CA$353,358 Gordon $71,587 $64,657 2023
El Ingenio Inc FL$344,308 Director $39,680 $37,872 2024
Inchelium Language And Culture Association WA$355,350 Executive Director $84,117 $76,513 2024
Hispanic Cultural Center Of Midland TX$357,562 Executive Director $65,016 $66,075 2024
Ethnic Enrichment Cultural Council MO$340,142 Recording Secretary $4,830 $5,197 2024
Chaldean Community Council CA$358,275 Director Of Operations $62,500 $56,450 2023
Alliance Francaise De Milwaukee Inc WI$358,300 Executive Director $67,708 $71,840 2024
Building Youth Through Music WA$358,467 President $131,071 $122,743 2023
Arte Inc CT$363,919 Executive Director $70,000 $66,681 2024
Exhibit J Inc NY$366,615 Director $101,825 $96,242 2023
Mexico Beyond Mariachi Inc NY$330,935 Ceo/executive Director $19,757 $17,671 2025
Greek America Cultural And NY$367,037 President $44,000 $41,587 2023
Elegba Folklore Society Inc VA$329,430 President Artistic Director $50,435 $50,936 2023
The Kentucky Wool Festival Inc Of KY$368,551 Vice Preside $5,850 $6,385 2024
Extend NY$328,827 Director $85,533 $78,524 2024
Iu Mien Community Services CA$328,273 Executive Director $66,560 $58,392 2024
Chitresh Das Institute CA$369,879 Managing Dir $55,691 $50,300 2023
Institute For The Next Jewish Future Injf IL$371,552 Executive Director $21,212 $21,186 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AK cost of living and 2023 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 AK 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 default23rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)21st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted23rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted99th

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 (Emily Davenport) 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 168 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A23), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $25,000 is reasonable (approximately the 23rd 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.