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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Global Citizenship Alliance

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 475136245
OR · NTEE Q20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Dr Jochen Fried, Executive Director / CEO ($23,661) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 23 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 22nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

23 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 23 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$9,807 total compensation of comparable organizations → $163,123 $23,661
$14,94110th
$25,86025th
$42,401Median
$71,48875th
$96,73890th
$23,661This org · 22nd
p10$14,941
p25$25,860
p50$42,401
p75$71,488
p90$96,738
$23,661

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Metro Justice Of Rochester IncNY $206,531$42,401 990
New Story Leadership IncMD $211,883$90,288 990
Canvas U SDC $215,050$27,088 990
Amigos De SeattleWA $218,826$32,399 990
Blossoming RoseMI $219,965$49,628 990
Aice IncMD $223,203$163,123 990
The Hyogo Business & Cultural CenterWA $225,136$98,350 990
Inside The Middle East IncMD $230,928$15,453 990
Japan-america Society OfPA $174,087$49,790 990
Oxford Consortium For Human Rights IncCT $232,113$9,807 990
Damou Christian Mission IncIN $236,641$25,323 990
Japan Society Of Boston IncMA $168,092$61,408 990
Partnership International IncDC $167,065$30,347 990
Santa Cruz Breakers IncCA $238,817$26,396 990
Osgood Center For International StudiesDC $241,075$70,871 990
Forming Sustainable Development Foundations Inc $146,122$11,656 990
Manhattan His AssociationKS $265,413$72,105 990
HumanistsinternationalincDC $135,870$15,091 990
Macgillivray Freeman Films EducationalCA $275,528$14,903 990
Tulsa Global AllianceOK $283,856$42,332 990
Idti IncFL $284,476$125,278 990
Gulf Coast Citizen Diplomacy Council IncFL $291,084$69,728 990
Interfaith Peace BuildersDC $293,845$73,912 990

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 OR 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 default22nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)26th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted26th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted17th

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 (Dr Jochen Fried) 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 23 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $23,661 is reasonable (approximately the 22nd 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.