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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Bright Academy

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 471219930
AL · NTEE B24
FY ending 2025-07-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Regina C Englund, Executive Director / CEO ($42,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 122 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 46th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

122 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 122 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,603 total compensation of comparable organizations → $156,000 $42,000
$20,79910th
$31,73125th
$43,058Median
$55,95775th
$72,91690th
$42,000This org · 46th
p10$20,799
p25$31,731
p50$43,058
p75$55,957
p90$72,916
$42,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Shumway Academy LtdID $390,670$55,238 990
The Hampton SchoolNC $391,351$67,668 990
Philadelphia School Of DemocracyPA $389,461$54,083 990
Excellent Covenant ChristianTX $388,738$31,184 990
Christ The King Christian AcademyNC $393,223$32,232 990
Harmony Christian AcademyNJ $395,130$44,556 990
Living Wisdom School Of Nevada CityCA $395,383$25,931 990
Abadie Academy IncFL $386,087$88,218 990
Round Grove Christian AcademyMO $398,060$32,761 990
Tears IncOR $382,971$65,933 990
Redeemer Classical School IncIN $382,827$52,467 990
Creekside MontessoriAZ $382,172$51,288 990
The Grove SchoolAL $380,659$60,048 990
Acorn School Of CharlestonSC $378,520$89,209 990
Al Judiy AcademyCA $377,997$39,485 990
Woodland Community School IncNH $404,065$57,856 990
Crossroads Christian AcademyTN $377,701$14,981 990
Platt Park Children's CenterCO $375,367$51,628 990
Sharon School Of ExcellenceFL $374,801$149,173 990
Simba Educational MinistriesSD $407,286$19,432 990
Grassroots Free School System IncFL $413,396$37,131 990
The Trinity School Of Cartersville IncGA $368,288$35,367 990
Belle Creek Education CenterCO $421,210$42,890 990
Highlands Latin School IncFL $423,358$30,631 990
Secret Garden MontessoriNJ $423,643$45,657 990

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 AL 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 default46th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)39th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted49th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (Regina C Englund) 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 122 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B24), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $42,000 is reasonable (approximately the 46th 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.