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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Rappahannock Casa Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 541600702
VA · NTEE R200
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Janet Watkins, Executive Director / CEO ($62,658) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 61 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 54th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

61 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 61 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,662 total compensation of comparable organizations → $129,387 $62,658
$21,09110th
$38,17925th
$59,582Median
$74,78575th
$99,31990th
$62,658This org · 54th
p10$21,091
p25$38,179
p50$59,582
p75$74,785
p90$99,319
$62,658

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 VA 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
Fw Black Collective WA$232,327 Executive Director $70,758 $63,728 2024
Massachusetts Casa Association MA$231,759 Executive Director $106,716 $99,319 2023
People Engaged In Active Community Efforts Inc FL$230,087 Lead Organizer $60,000 $58,377 2023
Loud And Proud MI$238,733 Executive Director $20,313 $21,091 2024
Casa Of Southern Illinois Inc IL$240,246 Executive Dir. $67,056 $64,608 2025
Casa Of North Arkansas AR$221,089 Executive Director $25,831 $28,456 2025
Casa Of Midwest Kentucky Inc KY$220,428 Executive Di $59,788 $62,953 2025
Sampson County Child Advocacy NC$246,315 Executive Di $52,670 $54,747 2024
Muslim American Leadership Alliance IL$246,473 Chairperson $75,617 $74,785 2024
Carroll County Casa Inc GA$247,723 Executive Dir. $63,840 $62,909 2025
Eddy County Casa Auxiliary NM$218,495 Executive Di $56,333 $60,951 2024
Cair National Legal Defense Fund Inc DC$249,901 Director/secretary $25,927 $22,887 2024
The Diverse Future Foundation Inc NY$215,800 Director $40,000 $37,435 2023
Central Georgia Casa Inc GA$253,174 Executive Di $70,000 $68,979 2025
Cofa Alliance National Network OR$213,286 Board Member $15,544 $14,950 2023
Casa Of Southwest Georgia Inc GA$254,994 Executive Di $54,288 $56,534 2023
American Liberties Institute Inc FL$211,598 President $127,748 $129,387 2022
Muslim Justice League MA$256,525 Executive Director $87,374 $76,949 2025
Casa Partners 4nmkids Inc NM$256,941 Executive Director $45,000 $48,689 2024
Casa Of East Central Illinois IL$209,015 Executive Director $58,517 $59,582 2023
Responsible Sourcing Network CA$207,224 Ceo $121,477 $105,522 2024
Strategic Advocacy For Human Rights Inc CA$261,338 Co-executive Director $33,723 $30,159 2023
Erie County Court Appointed Special OH$205,077 Executive Di $82,506 $87,908 2024
Court Appointed Special Advocate Of CA$264,947 Former Executive Director $76,923 $66,820 2024
Moveon Education Fund OR$265,211 Executive Director $7,769 $7,258 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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 default54th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)59th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted51st

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 (Janet Watkins) 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 61 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (R20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $62,658 is reasonable (approximately the 54th 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.