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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

New Jersey Institute Of Local Government

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 510205252
NJ · NTEE I80
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of J Peter Jost, Executive Director / CEO ($5,500) 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 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: J Peter Jost — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

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

$8,170 total compensation of comparable organizations → $115,673 $5,500
$10,32110th
$15,05925th
$26,609Median
$35,99975th
$78,85390th
$5,500This org · 0th
p10$10,321
p25$15,059
p50$26,609
p75$35,999
p90$78,853
$5,500

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 NJ 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
Sheila D Brown Women's Center PA$42,037 Director Of Construction $13,787 $15,854 2023
Andrea Project Inc TX$42,247 Executive Di $16,961 $19,003 2024
Columbus Police Foundation OH$40,038 Board Chair/ $10,500 $12,456 2024
North Carolina State Bar Foundation NC$45,805 Executive Di $33,129 $39,472 2023
Gasp Guardians Advocating Child OH$46,386 Executive Di $25,491 $31,133 2023
Pathways To Safety International OR$36,613 Founder/treasurer $13,713 $14,263 2024
Guardian Care Foundation Inc FL$36,501 Executive Director $24,564 $26,609 2023
Families Of Twa Flight 800 Association Inc NY$51,715 Secretary & Ceo $98,184 $99,370 2024
Truth Be Told TX$52,063 Executive Director $7,292 $8,170 2024
Stop Dui Inc NV$52,163 Executive Director $28,971 $32,525 2024
Inside Out Inc OH$55,201 Treasurer $41,600 $48,077 2025
Bluecoats Of Medina County Inc OH$55,231 Co-exec Dire $7,500 $8,897 2024
Center For Reuniting Families CA$55,342 President $33,100 $32,012 2024
Nashville Community Bail Fund TN$57,464 Executive Dir. $98,253 $115,673 2024
Crime Stoppers Of Wayne County Inc NC$61,557 Executive Director $15,000 $17,872 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ cost of living and 2024 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 NJ 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted27th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (J Peter Jost) 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 major group (I), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $5,500 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.