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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Fulaa Lifeline International

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 541996160
VA · NTEE P84
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Samuel Juma, Executive Director / CEO ($20,303) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 45 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 13th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

45 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 45 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,166 total compensation of comparable organizations → $143,982 $20,303
$15,20510th
$34,80025th
$53,434Median
$71,59475th
$92,21590th
$20,303This org · 13th
p10$15,205
p25$34,800
p50$53,434
p75$71,594
p90$92,215
$20,303

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
Partnership For Good Health OH$253,895 Executive Di $50,000 $53,434 2025
Project Alaska Inc AK$250,322 Executive Director $76,000 $75,253 2024
Hola Lakeway TN$248,347 Executive Director $31,200 $34,970 2023
Home For Refugees Usa CA$242,109 Executive Director $82,500 $73,781 2024
Christian Immigration Advocacy Cent PA$265,637 President $34,585 $34,800 2025
Connecticut Worker Center Inc CT$237,703 Executive Officer $55,101 $53,507 2024
Hispanic Alliance Of Southeastern CT$233,962 Executive Dir. $48,385 $48,373 2023
Unitedly CA$232,317 Board President And Ceo $80,385 $71,890 2024
Polynesian Association Of Alaska Inc AK$272,041 President & Ceo $11,112 $11,003 2024
Korean American Association Of Chicago IL$230,440 Vice President $22,300 $22,120 2025
Overcomers Refugee Services NH$228,857 Executive Di $61,966 $61,009 2023
Immigration Services Of Mountain View CA$276,240 President $90,692 $81,107 2024
Newbridges Immigrant Resource VA$279,041 Executive Di $70,940 $70,940 2024
Accent Network OR$280,860 President $71,400 $70,701 2023
Hanmi Family Counseling Center Inc CA$285,923 Ceo $19,797 $17,705 2024
Ramapough Mountain Indians Inc NJ$217,243 Executive Dir. $64,000 $59,181 2024
Native American Indian Center Of Central Ohio Inc OH$288,360 Executive Director $40,000 $43,878 2024
Women Empowerment Coalition Of Nyc NY$288,599 Executive Director $76,500 $71,594 2024
Polish American Club Of Deerfield MA$290,149 President $4,550 $4,359 2023
Hromada CA$214,081 Chief Financial Officer $2,000 $1,841 2023
Tu Casa Latina NV$210,517 Executive Director $54,188 $57,917 2023
Immigo CA$294,402 Ceo $45,450 $40,647 2024
Immigration Advocacy & CT$296,904 Executive Dir. $37,500 $37,491 2023
Austin Region Jfon TX$206,869 Executive Di $51,300 $53,147 2024
American Steps Corp FL$206,258 Executive Director $96,000 $96,162 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 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 default13th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)13th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted18th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted13th

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 (Samuel Juma) 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 45 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P84), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $20,303 is reasonable (approximately the 13th 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.