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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Acton Academy Dc Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 474108671
DC · NTEE B90
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of David Kirby, Executive Director / CEO ($77,250) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 365 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 70th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: David Kirby — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

365 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 365 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$12 total compensation of comparable organizations → $326,369 $77,250
$13,23410th
$29,09525th
$56,052Median
$82,96375th
$112,39090th
$77,250This org · 70th
p10$13,234
p25$29,095
p50$56,052
p75$82,963
p90$112,390
$77,250

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 DC 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
Cultural Diversity Foundation Inc NV$235,353 President $3,010 $3,340 2024
Borromeo Project Inc NH$235,164 Executive Director $131,521 $138,391 2023
Law Schoolyes We Can CO$235,137 Executive Director $104,000 $113,641 2023
Alamo Area Christian Educators Inc TX$235,116 President/di $49,950 $55,305 2024
Creative Lives Inc VT$236,202 Executive Di $74,000 $82,443 2024
Empower Humanity Inc ID$234,407 Board Member $25,669 $30,225 2024
Puerto Rico Alliance For Companion Animals Inc PR$237,207 Treasurer $3,600 $3,497 2024
Forever R Children OH$237,961 Executive Di $4,000 $4,689 2024
Students With A Goal OH$232,969 Executive Director $48,654 $58,724 2023
Tyler Junior Golf Foundation TX$232,209 Executive Dir. $60,600 $67,097 2024
Yamei Academy Of Excellence CA$232,111 Ceo And Director $36,000 $34,408 2024
Dream It Do It Western New York Inc NY$232,010 President $58,263 $58,274 2024
Witkids Inc TN$239,012 President $86,885 $101,088 2024
Mastermindz Afterschool Enrichment Program PA$231,851 President $18,602 $20,533 2024
Peacemakers Inc CA$239,222 Founding Director $13,000 $12,792 2023
Empowered Tutoring Inc WI$231,317 President $45,321 $51,039 2025
Shermont Manor MT$239,735 Ceo $19,661 $23,458 2024
Cleveland Municipal School District OH$239,927 Director $138,367 $162,213 2024
Wings For Learning TX$240,694 Executive Di $54,000 $59,790 2024
Global Youth Leadership Center CA$230,262 Founder $125,000 $119,473 2024
Pomona Hope CA$230,104 Executive Dir. $60,973 $58,277 2024
Academy31 Inc NC$240,918 President $25,440 $29,095 2024
Potential Endeavors MN$241,289 President And Treasurer $15,000 $16,406 2024
The Well Summit Co AR$229,511 Manager $23,958 $29,808 2024
Hack Ny Inc NY$241,537 Director $17,500 $17,504 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC 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 DC 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 default70th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)77th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted69th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted65th

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 (David Kirby) 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 365 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B90), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $77,250 is reasonable (approximately the 70th 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.