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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Des Moines Urban Experience

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 474708375
IA · NTEE S20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Dwana Bradley, Executive Director / CEO ($17,958) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 245 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 11th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

245 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 245 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,226 total compensation of comparable organizations → $149,054 $17,958
$15,39210th
$31,88525th
$52,734Median
$70,66875th
$85,65090th
$17,958This org · 11th
p10$15,392
p25$31,885
p50$52,734
p75$70,668
p90$85,650
$17,958

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 IA 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
Graces Of Gurleyinc AL$222,252 Executive Di $45,200 $44,597 2023
Nikwasi Initiative NC$221,763 Executive Director $93,650 $88,375 2023
Up Community Services Inc MI$221,417 Executive Director $21,784 $20,535 2023
Discover The Real West Virginia WV$223,964 Executive Di $95,068 $88,958 2025
Centre South Main Streets Inc MA$221,175 Executive Director $85,000 $66,012 2025
Community Services United CA$220,114 Director $54,600 $41,824 2024
Logan County Tourism Bureau IL$218,666 Former Director $46,588 $40,630 2024
The Huub Inc NJ$226,750 Community Organizer $33,300 $26,375 2024
Mosaic Community Builders Inc GA$218,412 Director $48,000 $44,079 2023
Blackjack Water Association Inc MS$217,820 Billing $15,800 $15,611 2024
The Weatherford Square TX$217,135 Executive Di $104,022 $92,306 2024
Melanin Market Inc FL$228,279 President $45,000 $37,501 2024
The Rhode Island Organizing Project RI$216,804 Executive Director $82,439 $72,195 2023
El-shaddai Refuge Homes Community Development Corporation NV$216,313 Director Of Childcare $11,388 $10,126 2024
Dynamic Community Development Corporation FL$229,047 Business Developer $42,686 $35,572 2024
Newport News Green Foundation Inc VA$229,111 Executive Di $71,050 $62,654 2023
Bridgton Community Center ME$215,817 Executive Dir. $52,500 $46,635 2024
Cascade Residential Inc FL$229,585 President $77,885 $66,823 2023
Build Galveston TX$230,106 Executive Director (Thru 11/24) $119,389 $105,942 2024
Corporate Volunteer Council Of Atlanta GA$215,015 Executive Director $96,210 $85,816 2024
Allen Ame Neighborhood Preservation & Developme NY$214,996 Executive Director $72,337 $59,698 2023
Community Realignment Education Program CA$230,414 Program Director $93,062 $71,286 2024
Leadership Pasadena Inc CA$214,359 Board Member $39,700 $29,627 2025
Independence Regional Ennovation Center Inc MO$231,026 Executive Director $55,417 $53,606 2023
Haverhill Heritage Inc NH$214,079 Pres $31,000 $26,142 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IA 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 IA 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 default11th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)10th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted16th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted10th

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 (Dwana Bradley) 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 245 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $17,958 is reasonable (approximately the 11th 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.