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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Westwood Unidos

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 474697604
CO · NTEE S20
FY ending 2021-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Paul Casey, Executive Director / CEO ($72,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 305 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 73rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

305 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 305 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$549 total compensation of comparable organizations → $224,716 $72,000
$15,67810th
$32,75625th
$56,326Median
$72,73975th
$98,76490th
$72,000This org · 73rd
p10$15,678
p25$32,756
p50$56,326
p75$72,739
p90$98,764
$72,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Sgr FoundationPA $301,908$13,476 990
Mount Washington CommunityPA $301,486$31,445 990
Wayne County Family CenterPA $301,055$47,261 990
Main Street MurfreesbororutherfordTN $300,829$67,001 990
Davis Tennon FoundationWI $300,000$70,567 990
Malama KulaHI $303,970$51,629 990
Puede NetworkTX $299,580$56,326 990
District 2 Community Enhancement CorporationLA $299,563$94,919 990
Mainstreet Of Athens IncTN $304,388$21,185 990
Canoga Park Improvement AssociationCA $299,192$45,814 990
Amigos En Cristo IncFL $305,295$55,155 990
Downtown BrookingsSD $297,995$36,948 990
The San Juan Safe CommunitiesNM $307,335$61,048 990
Crime Stoppers Of Northeast FloridaFL $307,480$57,099 990
Houghton Jones Neighborhood Task Force IncMI $296,350$21,618 990
United Human Services Of Se AlaskaAK $296,107$10,336 990
Tooley Comm Development Group IncFL $296,089$60,995 990
T R Hoover Community Development Corporation IncTX $307,878$13,917 990
Livermore Downtown IncCA $308,752$81,866 990
Moravia Park Community Development CorporationMD $294,013$25,506 990
Experience The Heart OfIN $293,906$41,327 990
Al Community Development CorporationTX $310,318$36,880 990
Foundation For Body Mind & SpiritTX $292,958$31,740 990
Springfield Avenue PartnershipNJ $312,687$84,832 990
Gric Urban Members Association IncAZ $312,925$4,159 990

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 CO 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 default73rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)63rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted76th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted70th

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 (Paul Casey) 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 305 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $72,000 is reasonable (approximately the 73rd 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.