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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Peace Islands Institute Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 550826499
NJ · NTEE N50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Adam Ozdemir, Executive Director / CEO ($85,821) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 90 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 96th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Adam Ozdemir — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

90 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 90 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$325 total compensation of comparable organizations → $102,148 $85,821
$2,11810th
$6,30225th
$22,174Median
$51,19875th
$70,76790th
$85,821This org · 96th
p10$2,118
p25$6,302
p50$22,174
p75$51,198
p90$70,767
$85,821

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
Play Area Association Inc NY$322,322 Pal Teacher $73,281 $70,182 2025
Goodwill Beneficial Association PA$321,975 Financial Secretary/direct $2,951 $3,296 2023
Home Association Ephraim Slaug PA$332,199 President $10,484 $11,710 2023
Pilaguamish Community Club WA$318,090 Ranger $23,764 $23,830 2023
Pine Tree Coutry Club TN$335,998 Grounds Manager $39,780 $46,833 2023
Motorcycle Roadracing Association Inc CO$336,507 President $6,265 $6,728 2023
Monroe County Public School Athletic NY$315,818 President $23,690 $22,688 2025
Women Of Colors MI$339,290 President $67,226 $77,717 2023
Gary Sportsmen Club IN$312,840 President $500 $574 2024
Bristol Polish American Citizens CT$340,759 Treasurer $22,880 $23,338 2024
Newberry Independent Club PA$311,297 President $10,800 $12,063 2023
Abilene Clay Sports TX$342,223 Club Manager $36,601 $39,830 2024
Upper Saucon Social Quarters PA$307,910 Bar Manager $22,985 $25,672 2023
Soul Purpose Of New York Inc NY$307,312 Treasurer/director $5,000 $5,060 2023
German American Federation PA$348,517 President $10,116 $10,975 2024
Wonder Girls Usa Inc NJ$304,677 Ceo $48,500 $47,109 2024
Dc Mamba DC$302,800 President And Ceo $31,652 $31,109 2023
Roswell Wine Festival Inc GA$301,854 President $78,495 $85,862 2024
Sportsman Association Of Perry Co MO$301,208 President $20,463 $24,275 2023
The American Italian Bocce Club Of Royersford Pa PA$352,147 Treasurer $58,863 $65,745 2023
Indianapolis Bridge Center Inc IN$300,902 Manager $26,205 $30,951 2023
Pacific Beach Tennis Club CA$353,647 Club Manager $101,221 $97,895 2023
Island Country Club ME$354,550 Director $2,422 $2,716 2023
Harmonie Singing Society PA$296,714 Treasurer $8,710 $9,449 2024
Mt Pleasant Fire Co Social Quarters PA$356,673 President $5,200 $5,642 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ 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 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 default96th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)98th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted96th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted96th

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 (Adam Ozdemir) 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 90 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $85,821 is reasonable (approximately the 96th 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.