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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Brighter Boston Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 464849043
MA · NTEE J20
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ann Sousa, Executive Director / CEO ($80,250) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 81 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Ann Sousa — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

81 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 81 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$707 total compensation of comparable organizations → $186,374 $80,250
$26,46010th
$46,09725th
$77,360Median
$94,13375th
$115,08090th
$80,250This org · 53rd
p10$26,460
p25$46,097
p50$77,360
p75$94,133
p90$115,080
$80,250

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 MA 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
Members Assistance Program Inc NY$494,087 Vice President $100,000 $100,558 2024
Links To Success FL$492,551 Executive Director $82,961 $86,728 2024
Specialized Employment Services Inc MI$492,044 Vice President $81,160 $95,975 2023
Superior Business Center Inc WI$502,603 Executive Di $30,000 $35,895 2023
Burlington West Burlington Area IA$486,600 Secretary $4,627 $5,638 2024
Disabledperson Inc CA$482,638 President $78,600 $75,529 2024
Brandons House Counseling Center IN$509,251 Ceo $87,284 $102,431 2024
Racine Education Uniserv Council Inc WI$479,535 Rea President $111,944 $130,100 2024
Visions Vocational Training Program CA$514,752 Captain $46,100 $44,299 2024
Worker Justice Wisconsin WI$475,866 Executive Director $70,200 $81,586 2024
Restoration Of Hope Project MO$515,400 Executive Director $48,846 $57,572 2024
Pawsability Dog Club Inc NY$528,933 Executive Dir. $58,500 $60,564 2023
Transitional Supported Employ Of Mn MN$459,164 Coordinator $60,960 $69,012 2023
Mass Afl-cio Workforce Development MA$458,934 President $79,037 $79,037 2024
Ur Chicago Alliance IL$458,467 Executive Director $74,293 $83,679 2023
National Association Of Negro Business And Profess DC$533,452 Executive Director $34,857 $34,039 2024
Greens Do Good Reed NJ$534,067 Ceo $15,900 $16,265 2023
Aurora Economic Opportunity Coalition CO$455,269 Executive Dir. $72,000 $82,341 2022
Dress For Success Charity New Orleans LA$453,371 Executive Director $64,901 $81,877 2023
Computercorps NV$539,542 President $20,000 $22,309 2024
Merit Shop Training Inc TX$539,845 President $22,994 $26,352 2023
Logosworks PA$448,075 Ceo $106,648 $121,848 2023
Gabis Grounds Coffee Shop NC$542,807 Executive Director Co-founder $51,500 $59,217 2024
The Fountain Of Youth Program IA$447,294 Executive Dir. $68,575 $83,556 2024
Chaverim Israel Family Services Inc NJ$445,755 President $26,631 $26,460 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)67th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted56th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted44th

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 (Ann Sousa) 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 81 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $80,250 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd 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.