Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Samantha Colson, Executive Director / CEO ($58,292) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 35 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Samantha Colson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO 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 NY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeds In The Middle Inc | NY | $283,237 | Director | $144,000 | $144,000 | 2024 |
| A Fair Shake For Youth Inc | NY | $276,311 | Exec Director | $85,000 | $85,000 | 2024 |
| 100cameras | NY | $285,412 | Ceo | $28,793 | $28,793 | 2024 |
| You Are Beautiful People Inc | NY | $271,834 | Executive Di | $82,500 | $82,500 | 2024 |
| Navigate The Maze To Achievement Inc | NY | $290,357 | Director | $55,000 | $55,000 | 2024 |
| Farmingdale Soccer Club Inc | NY | $266,920 | 1st Vice President | $61,480 | $61,480 | 2024 |
| Inner City Youth And Family Services Inc | NY | $265,000 | Ceo | $71,106 | $76,208 | 2022 |
| Young Urban Christians & Artists Inc | NY | $262,956 | Executive Director | $75,000 | $77,215 | 2023 |
| Young Masterminds Initiative Inc | NY | $299,143 | Board Chair Ceo | $84,583 | $87,081 | 2023 |
| Lightnings Junior Cheerleading Incorporated | NY | $300,693 | President | $8,000 | $8,000 | 2024 |
| Extreme Kids And Crew Inc | NY | $305,825 | Executive Dir. | $73,769 | $75,948 | 2023 |
| The Young Airman Association | NY | $252,601 | Chairman Of The Board Of Directors | $164,000 | $164,000 | 2024 |
| How Our Lives Link Altogether Inc | NY | $250,916 | Co-founder | $50,000 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Change Youth Organization Inc | NY | $250,774 | Director | $40,000 | $41,181 | 2023 |
| Working Parents Alliance Inc | NY | $247,391 | Executive Dir. | $67,404 | $67,404 | 2024 |
| Friends Of The Addison Youth Center | NY | $245,993 | Director | $34,880 | $34,880 | 2024 |
| The Julio A Martinez Memorial Fund | NY | $244,889 | President Acacia Network | $73,959 | $76,144 | 2023 |
| Bent On Learning Inc | NY | $242,934 | Executive Dir. | $147,300 | $151,651 | 2023 |
| The Harold Hunter Foundation | NY | $232,106 | Executive Director | $51,711 | $51,711 | 2024 |
| Most Valuable Parents Of Buffalo Inc | NY | $231,479 | Executive Director | $67,183 | $69,167 | 2023 |
| Pelham Together Inc | NY | $334,542 | Executive Dir. | $100,000 | $100,000 | 2024 |
| World Soccer Organization Inc | NY | $334,856 | Director | $21,000 | $21,000 | 2024 |
| Black Men Achieve Of Greater Rochester Inc | NY | $336,288 | Ceo & Program Leader | $41,225 | $42,443 | 2023 |
| Popup Tennis Kids Inc | NY | $220,966 | President | $124,437 | $124,437 | 2024 |
| Adirondack Ski Touring Council Inc | NY | $342,606 | Executive Dir. | $80,000 | $80,000 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY cost of living and 2024 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 NY 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 | 37th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 37th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 40th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 37th |
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.