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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Electric Lit Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 461402365
NY · NTEE S99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Halimah Marcus, Executive Director / CEO ($61,777) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 62 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 42nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Halimah Marcus — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

62 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 62 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,407 total compensation of comparable organizations → $409,694 $61,777
$10,07310th
$32,54425th
$73,335Median
$96,66375th
$122,91490th
$61,777This org · 42nd
p10$10,073
p25$32,544
p50$73,335
p75$96,663
p90$122,914
$61,777

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 NY 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
Rogue Action Center OR$450,439 Co-executive Director $61,150 $62,844 2024
Creative Class Collective CA$440,344 Secretary $62,576 $59,797 2024
National Talent Collaborative CA$434,295 Ceo $130,000 $124,227 2024
Osb Holdings Inc IN$428,952 President/secretary $20,168 $24,232 2023
Mid-atlantic Off-road Enthusiasts Inc VA$425,679 Executive Director $90,483 $96,683 2024
Outlaw Square Inc SD$424,561 Director $68,498 $86,130 2023
Fraternal Order Of Police Maricopa Lodge Corp 5 AZ$417,353 Secretary $2,400 $2,630 2023
Akahiao Nature Institute HI$417,126 Vice Preside $25,600 $26,113 2023
Elevaate Biotech Inc NY$475,036 Executive Director $91,929 $91,929 2024
Libertyville Civic Center Foundation IL$480,668 Executive Director $102,329 $114,620 2023
Jwc Foundation VA$408,956 Executive Dir. $94,364 $100,830 2024
Aina Alliance HI$489,429 Treasurer $4,254 $4,215 2024
Hispanic Management Organization Inc IL$492,838 Chief Executive Officer $20,702 $23,188 2023
Child Advocacy Services Sega Inc GA$397,195 Executive Director $53,302 $61,062 2023
Spring Branch Human Resources Partnership Inc TX$395,476 Executive Director $139,200 $158,646 2023
Tikkun Farm Inc OH$499,256 Board Member $11,232 $13,554 2023
Ten At The Top SC$389,789 Executive Director $70,300 $81,162 2024
Amherst Community Connections MA$385,047 Founder/exec. Dir., Ex-officio $111,534 $110,916 2024
Globe Aware TX$384,710 Chairman/director $65,200 $72,176 2024
Community Council WA$384,254 Executive Di $110,978 $113,204 2023
The Bodgery Inc WI$377,838 Director At Large $1,443 $1,717 2023
Bella Vista Architectural Control Committee AR$516,051 Ceo $80,000 $99,514 2024
Laramie Main Street Alliance WY$371,188 Executive Di $51,637 $61,191 2024
New Castle Main Street Inc IN$526,599 Executive Director $38,437 $44,857 2024
Armi Housing Corporation NY$363,810 Executive Vp & Ceo $114,621 $118,007 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY 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 NY 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 default42nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)44th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted44th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted32nd

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 (Halimah Marcus) 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 62 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $61,777 is reasonable (approximately the 42nd 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.