Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Charlene Paschke, Executive Director / CEO ($8,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 142 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 8th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Charlene Paschke — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 MN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Photography Without Borders Inc | PA | $260,386 | Executive Di | $83,559 | $84,330 | 2023 |
| Miano Academy Of Art Inc | FL | $257,897 | President Non Voting Member | $68,771 | $63,507 | 2024 |
| Greenwich Art Society Inc | CT | $260,507 | President, Managing Direct | $56,260 | $51,853 | 2024 |
| Utah Youth Symphony Orchestra Assoc | UT | $260,676 | Board Chair | $3,290 | $3,408 | 2023 |
| The Institute For Art And Olfaction | CA | $257,075 | Executive Director | $43,650 | $38,145 | 2023 |
| Hunakai Studio Of Fine Arts Inc | MA | $261,687 | President | $64,649 | $58,794 | 2023 |
| Bob Mizer Foundation | CA | $256,316 | President | $48,800 | $41,422 | 2024 |
| Emerald Coast Honors Orchestra Foundation Inc | FL | $256,242 | Secretary | $3,900 | $3,708 | 2023 |
| Southwest Music Education Association | CA | $262,512 | President | $6,000 | $4,962 | 2025 |
| Be Frank Foundation | CO | $255,229 | Managing Director | $69,420 | $67,366 | 2023 |
| Belvedere Series | VA | $254,087 | Artistic Director | $33,000 | $30,514 | 2025 |
| Academy Of Music Outreach | CA | $265,455 | Executive Director | $84,000 | $73,407 | 2023 |
| Professional Artistic Research Projects | OH | $265,853 | Executive Director | $42,000 | $43,728 | 2024 |
| Mountain Time Arts | MT | $266,610 | Executive Dir. | $86,068 | $93,892 | 2023 |
| Kalamazoo Book Arts Center | MI | $251,216 | Director | $40,000 | $39,539 | 2025 |
| Chris Babcock Art Prep | CA | $267,281 | President | $64,835 | $55,033 | 2024 |
| The Peacock Players Inc | NH | $250,630 | Executive Di | $61,154 | $55,508 | 2024 |
| Active Cultures | CA | $249,844 | Executive Director | $74,250 | $63,025 | 2024 |
| Advocacy For The Visual Arts Inc | WY | $268,504 | Executive Di | $58,000 | $62,855 | 2023 |
| Center For Visual Artists Greensboro Inc | NC | $269,043 | Director Of Operations | $35,750 | $36,311 | 2024 |
| Art Access | UT | $248,757 | Executive Director | $72,081 | $72,519 | 2024 |
| Girls Rock Charlotte | NC | $248,411 | Executive Dir. | $30,630 | $32,030 | 2023 |
| Creative Arts For Kids Inc | MA | $270,140 | Executive Di | $57,505 | $49,486 | 2025 |
| North Fourth Art Center | NM | $247,942 | Executive Dir. | $67,964 | $73,979 | 2023 |
| Aya Art Co | CA | $270,714 | Officer | $275 | $240 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 MN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 8th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 8th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 11th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 8th |
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.
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
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.