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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Scottish Rite Research Society

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 521737035
DC · NTEE P20Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jorge Franchi, Executive Director / CEO ($14,248) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 737 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: Jorge Franchi — reported title “TREASURER/CF”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

737 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 737 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$333 total compensation of comparable organizations → $243,455 $14,248
$13,46710th
$28,31225th
$49,882Median
$75,98175th
$100,28590th
$14,248This org · 11th
p10$13,467
p25$28,312
p50$49,882
p75$75,981
p90$100,285
$14,248

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 DC 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
Volunteers In Service MI$201,970 Executive Di $42,808 $51,838 2023
Connecticut Nurseryman's Foundation Inc CT$201,614 Secretary $17,000 $18,164 2024
Wheeling Forward Inc NY$202,236 President $18,000 $19,083 2023
Alamance Citizens For A Drug Free NC$201,440 Secretary Ex $53,080 $62,500 2024
Renew Life Center Inc NJ$201,337 Executive Di $31,154 $31,698 2024
Seven Baskets Community Development Corporation OH$202,529 Executive Director $3,960 $4,656 2025
Destination Canal Winchester OH$202,723 Executive Di $45,000 $55,918 2023
Lichen Health CA$200,779 Exec Dir, Vp $103,846 $99,552 2025
Inspiring Tomorrows Leaders TX$200,582 President & Ceo $67,000 $78,630 2023
Basics In Milwaukee Inc WI$203,191 Executive Director $54,833 $65,258 2024
The Inclusive Oceania Alliance HI$200,500 Foundation Mgr. $3,500 $3,571 2024
Refal Inc NJ$200,500 Ceo $44,734 $48,779 2022
Ministries Of Pastoral Care Inc WA$200,458 President $43,116 $43,989 2024
The Still Place Inc NC$203,343 Executive Di $32,750 $39,701 2023
Vineyard Community Services MN$203,346 Executive Director $12,000 $13,911 2023
Ken Turner Ministries TN$203,360 Board Member $90,800 $111,976 2023
Huts For Vets CO$203,467 Executive Director/treasurer $60,000 $67,498 2023
Moscow Contemporary Inc ID$203,526 Executive Director $35,027 $43,716 2023
Christmas Magic Inc NY$200,181 Treasurer $6,300 $6,487 2024
Chen Teng Hsiu Compassion Foundation CA$200,181 Secretary $48,000 $47,233 2024
Feeding People Through Plants Nfp IL$199,826 Ceo $70,040 $78,467 2024
To Whom It May Concern OH$203,951 Secretarydirector Prison Reentry $47,840 $57,742 2024
Uptown Association Inc MN$204,192 Executive Dir. $70,000 $78,821 2024
Hitha Healing House Inc MI$204,220 President $5,102 $5,846 2025
Hope For The Hopeless AZ$199,482 Executive Director $18,000 $20,310 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC 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 DC 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)13th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted13th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted11th

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 (Jorge Franchi) 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 737 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $14,248 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.