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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Vermillion Bend Academy

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 461716033
LA · NTEE B24
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bethany Sanchez, Executive Director / CEO ($7,608) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 582 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 15th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

582 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 582 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $400,743 $7,608
$4,59810th
$12,53625th
$28,138Median
$49,29675th
$72,97590th
$7,608This org · 15th
p10$4,598
p25$12,536
p50$28,138
p75$49,296
p90$72,975
$7,608

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 LA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Mission Starfish HaitiIA $106,507$36,854 990
Troup County College & CareerGA $106,354$128,827 990
Quad County African AmericanIL $106,597$8,273 990
Teachmeducation Group IncNY $106,707$31,629 990
New Horizon Academy For Exceptional StudentsincFL $106,713$24,787 990
The Sumner G Rand Jr FoundationFL $106,782$72,373 990
American College Of Sports MedicineIN $106,033$20,110 990
Totally Local Vc Agricultural Education FoundationCA $106,012$14,900 990
Bucyrus Redmen Athletic BoostersOH $105,936$3,847 990
The Education Policy And Leadership CenterPA $105,933$13,585 990
Pope John Xxiii Endowment Fund IncNJ $105,895$41,117 990
National Best Practices Conference IncTX $106,980$41,334 990
Osu Animal Science Alumni AssociationOK $105,770$12,000 990
The Human Potential CenterTX $107,137$3,969 990
North Dakota Farm Bureau FoundationND $105,298$68,953 990
Greater Madison Chamber Of CommerceWI $107,750$25,097 990
Foundation For Independence ThroughSC $107,755$63,182 990
Advanced Nuclear Weapons AllianceVA $105,000$24,552 990
Ghes Building CompanyMN $107,956$5,224 990
Oelc At Kennedy QalicbNE $108,000$14,989 990
Timothy Christian Schools FoundationIL $108,087$36,561 990
Confrerie De La Chaine Des RotisseursNJ $108,104$13,761 990
Southern Connecticut Chinese School IncCT $104,753$4,087 990
Mosaic Housing Corp Xxii - LoganNE $108,255$26,271 990
Project Implicit IncMA $104,552$88,280 990

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 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.

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 default15th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)13th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted37th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted13th

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 (Bethany Sanchez) 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 582 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $7,608 is reasonable (approximately the 15th 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). 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.