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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Global Learning Exchange Initiative

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 461825852
MO · NTEE Q30
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ana Schulz, Executive Director / CEO ($60,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 143 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 70th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

143 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 143 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$873 total compensation of comparable organizations → $211,269 $60,000
$6,29610th
$21,30725th
$40,697Median
$65,56475th
$82,92890th
$60,000This org · 70th
p10$6,296
p25$21,307
p50$40,697
p75$65,564
p90$82,928
$60,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Face Africa International IncMA $269,111$31,392 990
Violet OrganizationNJ $268,628$29,067 990
World Federation Of Free LatviansMD $266,852$32,799 990
Indifly IncorporatedMN $265,285$69,970 990
Childrens Rescue Mission IncCT $263,676$63,738 990
Christian Hands In ActionTX $275,812$92,756 990
Hope And Grace InternationalWA $275,831$2,403 990
Companion Community DevelopmentIN $262,203$53,739 990
Friends Of Ostomates Worldwide - Usa IncKY $262,040$12,479 990
Village Cooperative IncIN $276,973$24,892 990
Casa De La Esperanza Homes Of HopeAZ $278,274$79,541 990
Tent Schools InternationalMI $279,835$11,970 990
Foundation For A Civil Society LtdNY $280,153$49,721 990
With You InternationalMI $257,591$31,483 990
Neighbors To NicaraguaDE $257,053$6,009 990
Yspaniola IncorporatedMA $282,956$33,280 990
Present Hope Ministry IncGA $283,117$23,338 990
Elevate Nepal IncAZ $255,218$54,537 990
Film School Africa IncOH $283,633$45,421 990
Rooted Wisdom AfricaCO $254,549$65,219 990
Vera Aqua Vera VitaTX $286,608$83,020 990
KizimaniOR $250,607$32,549 990
Adventure Travel Conservation FundWA $289,855$75,159 990
Equitarian InitiativeMN $290,595$71,224 990
West African Mercy Ministries IncWI $291,476$73,343 990

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 MO 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 default70th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)63rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted72nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted68th

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 (Ana Schulz) 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 143 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,000 is reasonable (approximately the 70th 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.