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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Inner Arbor Trust Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 462748824
MD · NTEE A61
FY ending 2024-04-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nina Basu, Executive Director / CEO ($60,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 45 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 47th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

45 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 45 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,141 total compensation of comparable organizations → $124,036 $60,000
$28,69710th
$44,43325th
$61,315Median
$73,29875th
$83,48490th
$60,000This org · 47th
p10$28,697
p25$44,433
p50$61,315
p75$73,298
p90$83,484
$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 MD 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
Arca Images Inc FL$446,523 President/treasurer $72,000 $72,348 2024
Hancock County Auditorium Associates ME$443,154 Exec Director $68,072 $75,063 2023
A Magical Journey Thru Stages Inc NY$466,527 Executive Director $57,292 $55,375 2024
Links Hall Inc IL$429,725 Executive Director $75,935 $77,793 2025
Pentangle Council On The Arts VT$428,698 Executive Di $65,772 $70,810 2024
Wild Project Productions Inc NY$469,319 Secretary/producing Director $28,080 $27,141 2024
Methuen Memorial Music Hall Inc MA$426,660 Executive Dir. $75,000 $72,089 2024
Theater Alliance Of Washington Dc DC$421,630 Executive Dir. $34,941 $32,797 2024
Serendipity Theatre Company IL$491,454 Artist Director $70,797 $74,448 2024
Ironwood Theatre Inc MI$492,096 Theatre Manager $53,333 $58,881 2024
Renaissance Art Center Inc ID$505,996 Executive Director $48,000 $53,210 2025
Open Eye Theatre MN$388,300 Executive Dir. $79,040 $83,538 2024
Lucas Theatre For The Arts Inc GA$382,223 President $51,466 $56,986 2023
Auburn State Theatre Incorporated CA$377,695 Board Member $34,220 $30,792 2025
Southeast Community Cultural Center Inc GA$377,395 Board Member $42,000 $45,171 2024
The Lyric Council Inc VA$376,411 Executive Director (Current) $41,789 $44,433 2023
Sacramento Comedy Spot CA$375,894 Executive Dir. $64,480 $61,315 2023
Berkeley Art Center Association CA$368,725 Executive Dir. $66,107 $61,058 2024
Bas Melech Performing Arts Center Inc MD$367,473 President & Ceo $81,250 $83,650 2023
Knox Partnership For Arts And OH$364,326 Managing Director $54,276 $63,305 2023
Center For Performance Research Inc NY$534,692 Executive Director $83,814 $83,403 2023
Fergus Falls Center For The Arts Inc MN$536,687 Executive Dir. $69,351 $73,298 2024
Gunston Hall Foundation VA$359,689 Executive Director $29,312 $30,273 2024
Horton Plaza Theatres Foundation CA$356,435 Executive Director $77,000 $71,119 2024
Playhouse 46 Inc NY$353,103 Executive Director $65,000 $64,681 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD 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 MD 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 default47th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)51st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted47th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted40th

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 (Nina Basu) 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 45 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A61), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,000 is reasonable (approximately the 47th 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.