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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Measured Tones Institute Of Quran

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 475682560
TN · NTEE X40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Adrian L Kirk, Executive Director / CEO ($41,266) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 15 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 60th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

15 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 15 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$18,807 total compensation of comparable organizations → $68,822 $41,266
$20,66510th
$27,18625th
$35,248Median
$52,37375th
$60,40990th
$41,266This org · 60th
p10$20,665
p25$27,186
p50$35,248
p75$52,373
p90$60,409
$41,266

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
South Florida Muslim Federation IncFL $200,527$35,248 990
Dar Omar Al-farooqMN $213,295$19,744 990
Center For Dawah And Research Center IncMI $216,411$25,825 990
Hatfield Jame MasjidPA $193,460$62,615 990
Suhbah FoundationTX $221,038$34,292 990
Ihsan Initiatives NfpIL $221,609$37,412 990
Marvelous QuranCA $228,642$50,745 990
TanwirVA $249,417$22,046 990
Muna Center Of South Florida IncFL $260,357$30,364 990
Ikram Foundation For EmpowermentVA $144,607$68,822 990
Sanad Trust Foundation-newFL $273,199$42,318 990
Imam Abu Hanifa Islamic CenterAZ $291,353$28,546 990
Masjid Al-shuhadaCO $291,867$18,807 990
Ummul Qura Islamic FoundationTX $295,853$57,099 990
Al-huda Islamic Center Of NashvilleTN $306,717$54,000 990

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 TN 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 default60th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)60th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted60th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted53rd

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 (Adrian L Kirk) 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 15 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $41,266 is reasonable (approximately the 60th 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.