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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Inner Banks Stem Center

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 455501690
NC · NTEE I21
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Alvin Powell, Executive Director / CEO ($6,625) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 24 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Alvin Powell — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

24 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 24 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$9,904 total compensation of comparable organizations → $82,414 $6,625
$19,78210th
$33,96225th
$55,704Median
$71,14475th
$78,92490th
$6,625This org · 0th
p10$19,782
p25$33,962
p50$55,704
p75$71,144
p90$78,924
$6,625

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 NC 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
Dayonenotdaytwo PA$207,532 Executive Director $10,565 $9,904 2024
Take Action Mon Valley PA$210,446 President & Ceo $70,250 $65,856 2024
Lived Experiences Inc CA$205,975 Founder $42,000 $34,092 2024
Babylon Inc VA$202,845 Director $72,000 $67,281 2023
Nokomis East Neighborhood Association MN$214,947 Executive Director $70,513 $65,497 2024
Community Youth Athletic Center CA$198,373 President/exec. Dir. $72,500 $58,850 2024
Kim Logan Communications MI$224,139 President $24,000 $23,286 2024
Fresh Start Inc CO$192,131 Executive Di $42,998 $39,902 2023
Rebound Of Whatcom County WA$191,583 Executive Director $76,830 $66,572 2023
Stanly County Juvenile Restitution NC$190,578 Executive Di $74,610 $70,601 2025
301 Housing Development Fund Corporation NY$239,065 President $38,386 $33,570 2023
The Delta Project MI$244,281 Director $75,000 $72,771 2024
1614-1622 Jonquil Terrace IL$249,733 Executive Director/ceo $19,212 $18,280 2023
New Vision Inc TN$250,643 President $51,000 $50,394 2024
Gang Free Inc NC$164,557 Executive Di $29,770 $29,770 2023
A Vision Of Change Incorporated OH$254,025 Executive Director $80,400 $82,414 2023
Jeffco Deangelis Foundation CO$147,262 Executive Di $90,000 $79,034 2025
Granite Falls Community Coalition & Food WA$271,359 Food Bank Director $51,400 $44,537 2023
Virginia Mentoring Partnership VA$275,801 Executive Di $83,246 $73,610 2025
Dukes Foundation Corporation GA$140,064 President $40,000 $37,807 2024
Roosevelt Park Ministries Inc MI$280,833 Executive Director $78,751 $78,667 2023
Rivington Housing Development Fund NY$281,793 President/ed $61,872 $52,557 2024
Skillful Living Center Inc TX$300,351 Chief Executive Office $85,000 $79,928 2024
Changing The Health Of Adolescents Impacting The Nation Reaction Inc CA$308,759 Ceo $19,600 $17,052 2022

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted13th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Alvin Powell) 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 24 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (I21), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $6,625 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.