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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Project Write Now Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 463534268
NJ · NTEE B90
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jennifer Chauhan, Executive Director / CEO ($46,490) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 447 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 30th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

447 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 447 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$12 total compensation of comparable organizations → $503,443 $46,490
$15,81610th
$38,89925th
$64,817Median
$89,51775th
$121,24990th
$46,490This org · 30th
p10$15,816
p25$38,899
p50$64,817
p75$89,517
p90$121,249
$46,490

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Empower4lifemd IncMD $323,313$13,928 990
Co-alasCO $322,886$62,421 990
Islands' Oil Spill AssociationWA $322,423$4,264 990
The Appalachian Reading Center IncWV $322,410$85,391 990
Marshmallow MindsCA $324,319$64,223 990
Scitech2u IncMD $324,596$46,029 990
Kura Labs IncNY $321,500$257,238 990
Inspired Communites FoundationAR $320,632$38,515 990
Class Education IncIN $320,120$94,490 990
Accelerated College Experiences IncMA $319,060$99,640 990
Redapple Learning CampusNC $318,876$108,784 990
Rp Afterschool Program IncNJ $318,599$65,000 990
Red Sweater ProjectOR $328,099$59,911 990
School Discovery NetworkTX $318,228$77,600 990
Blockchain Acceleration FoundationCA $318,194$51,415 990
Abukloi FoundationVA $317,014$41,752 990
Cohesion NetworkPA $329,671$78,921 990
Chess & Community IncGA $316,662$34,783 990
Yours HumanlyCA $330,099$69,634 990
C I R C L ECO $330,568$85,917 990
National Character Education FoundationPA $315,250$53,947 990
Union County Interscholastic AthleticNJ $331,267$24,250 990
Bookwallah OrganizationIL $314,445$122,024 990
Better Learning IncFL $314,284$97,168 990
Patterson School Foundation IncNC $313,863$64,150 990

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 NJ 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 default30th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)34th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted33rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted28th

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 Chauhan) 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 447 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B90), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $46,490 is reasonable (approximately the 30th 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.