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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 462927870
WY · NTEE B20
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jennifer Wistisen, Executive Director / CEO ($46,689) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 258 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 61st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jennifer Wistisen — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

258 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 258 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$143 total compensation of comparable organizations → $158,903 $46,689
$7,57210th
$19,89825th
$36,158Median
$61,84675th
$81,77790th
$46,689This org · 61st
p10$7,572
p25$19,898
p50$36,158
p75$61,846
p90$81,777
$46,689

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 WY 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
Freedom Christian Schools Inc PA$376,264 Principal $18,500 $16,734 2024
Midwest Christian Montessori Academy IL$373,593 School Director/non-officer $79,348 $70,760 2024
Love & Grace Christian Academy Inc GA$377,520 President $58,080 $52,972 2024
Cornerstone Christian Academy NY$378,306 Chairman $41,115 $33,700 2024
The Helping House TX$370,185 Teacher/director $73,327 $68,499 2023
In Situ Explorers NC$369,440 President $69,872 $65,487 2024
Educational Services Corpus Christi Corp PR$380,940 Principal $26,600 $25,837 2024
Saint Ambrose Academy PA$369,386 President And Treasurer $45,000 $39,656 2025
Auburn Teacher's Association NY$381,885 President $7,500 $5,989 2025
Montessori School Of Peoria IL$368,353 President $48,600 $44,620 2023
Titus Christian Prep School Inc KY$368,296 Head Of School $50,000 $48,727 2024
Feat Of Southern Nevada NV$382,327 Executive Dir. $73,350 $66,692 2024
Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation MN$367,977 Executive Director $12,000 $10,756 2024
Classical Studies Of Central Indiana IN$382,673 Executive Director $13,783 $12,844 2025
Enrich Kids Now GA$383,289 Executive Director $27,210 $25,550 2023
Shalom Christian Academy And Daycare MO$384,306 Secretary $111,363 $106,990 2024
Huaxia Chinese School At Great Valley PA$384,668 Principal $5,000 $4,656 2023
Dominion Equippers Inc TX$386,263 Pres $8,500 $7,712 2024
Livingston Huaxia Chinese School NJ$387,855 Principal $9,737 $8,119 2023
Ivy League Christian Academy VA$387,935 Chairman $40,600 $36,609 2023
Erie County Association Of School Boards NY$362,373 Executive Director $69,888 $55,807 2025
Pacem School Inc VT$361,754 Head Of School $54,852 $48,789 2025
Graceview Academy Of St Cloud FL$360,831 Ceo $11,234 $9,573 2024
Grace Christian Academy St Louis MO$360,737 Director $37,440 $35,970 2024
Agia Sophia Academy OR$360,441 Principal $44,460 $38,557 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WY 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 WY 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 default61st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)56th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted59th

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 (Jennifer Wistisen) 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 258 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $46,689 is reasonable (approximately the 61st 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.