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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Thrive International Programs Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 465290854
PA · NTEE B28
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jody Lantz, Executive Director / CEO ($28,435) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 46 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 26th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jody Lantz — reported title “Board Member and Executive Director of Organization”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

46 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 46 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,917 total compensation of comparable organizations → $131,973 $28,435
$11,40310th
$28,42225th
$39,389Median
$51,77675th
$66,50490th
$28,435This org · 26th
p10$11,403
p25$28,422
p50$39,389
p75$51,776
p90$66,504
$28,435

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 PA 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
American Educational Studies Assoc IL$197,734 Executive Di $25,000 $23,939 2024
Enlighten Learning Resource Inc CA$204,112 Executive Director And Tutor $53,760 $45,215 2024
Fdr Corp NV$181,714 Corporate Officer $39,798 $38,855 2024
Young Scientist Academy NC$204,796 Director $52,083 $51,066 2025
Institute Of Arts Music & Science CA$207,449 Director $48,000 $40,371 2024
Interplay Orchestra Inc MD$208,276 Secretary - Partial Year $18,000 $16,391 2024
Accorda Music Thanatology Inst NV$209,536 Exec Director $31,200 $30,461 2024
Illinois Special Education Charter IL$210,000 Executive Director $110,357 $108,795 2023
Re The Regenerative School TN$210,456 Director $60,645 $63,923 2023
The Uniquely Abled Project CA$210,569 Founder & Pres. $38,433 $32,324 2024
California Technical Assistance Center CA$175,447 Ceo-president $46,780 $39,345 2024
Utah Nihongo Hoshuukou UT$215,751 Board Member $5,410 $5,393 2024
The Kids Int'l Weekend School Inc NJ$217,560 President $24,110 $21,586 2023
Noorthoek Academy MI$168,197 Executive Director $52,352 $52,631 2024
Woolly Farms Foundation KS$220,051 President $31,110 $32,735 2024
Dahlia Montessori NJ$223,136 Vice President $57,210 $49,752 2024
Lotus Montessori Academy Inc MA$224,038 President $36,923 $33,272 2023
Resoarces Inc KY$224,564 Executive Director $45,760 $47,885 2024
Hawthorn Montessori School NC$161,527 Director $51,211 $50,211 2025
Appalachian Banner Academy TN$225,870 Executive Director $8,325 $8,523 2024
Opportunities Collaborative For Students NY$160,000 Executive Director $88,077 $77,520 2024
Westside Support Services Foundation CA$227,652 Cfo $14,760 $12,414 2024
Dream Catcher Therapy Center Inc CO$235,687 Director $25,000 $24,038 2023
Monarch Home School Inc OH$238,294 President $64,246 $64,569 2025
Flame Lily Montessori CO$241,009 Director $55,000 $51,367 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 default26th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)28th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted30th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted26th

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 (Jody Lantz) 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 46 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B28), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $28,435 is reasonable (approximately the 26th 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.