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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Grassroots Free School System Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 591383557
FL · NTEE B24Z
FY ending 2024-07-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kimberli Weinrich, Executive Director / CEO ($41,600) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 121 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Kimberli Weinrich — reported title “School Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

121 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 121 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,796 total compensation of comparable organizations → $174,776 $41,600
$23,18110th
$35,51925th
$48,052Median
$61,56875th
$80,35790th
$41,600This org · 37th
p10$23,181
p25$35,519
p50$48,052
p75$61,568
p90$80,357
$41,600

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 FL 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
Simba Educational Ministries SD$407,286 President $8,400 $10,160 2023
Belle Creek Education Center CO$421,210 Executive Director $47,077 $48,052 2024
Woodland Community School Inc NH$404,065 Executive Dir. $67,691 $64,819 2025
Highlands Latin School Inc FL$423,358 President $33,333 $34,318 2023
Secret Garden Montessori NJ$423,643 Head Of School $53,821 $51,152 2024
Brookeside Montessori PA$427,878 Head Of Scho $56,647 $58,583 2025
Vardaman Street Christian Academy Inc MS$428,231 Secretary/treasurer $22,450 $25,930 2025
Round Grove Christian Academy MO$398,060 Administrator $32,555 $36,704 2024
Heritage Christian School NH$428,738 Board Member/principal $30,000 $29,487 2024
Up Christian Academy Inc WI$429,619 Administrator $15,000 $16,676 2024
Living Wisdom School Of Nevada City CA$395,383 Director $31,606 $29,052 2024
Harmony Christian Academy NJ$395,130 Director $52,523 $49,919 2024
Fayette Street Educational Foundation NM$432,037 President $37,400 $44,085 2023
Phoenix Academic Center Inc OK$432,153 Head Administrator $65,660 $76,963 2024
Gainesville Georgia Homeschool GA$432,378 Frmr Mbr; Cr $1,800 $1,927 2024
The New School Of Syracuse NY$432,680 Director $51,500 $48,261 2025
Christ The King Christian Academy NC$393,223 Headmaster $33,700 $36,111 2025
The Academy For Children Inc NJ$434,561 President $100,008 $95,049 2024
The Hampton School NC$391,351 Director $68,927 $75,812 2024
Cornerstone Christian Academy NJ$435,583 Director $37,392 $35,538 2024
Bright Academy AL$390,922 Director/pre $42,000 $47,055 2025
Brighton Academy OR$435,945 Chairman/pre $38,900 $38,454 2024
Shumway Academy Ltd ID$390,670 Director $53,083 $61,886 2023
Binyan Yisroel Inc MD$437,133 Executive Dir. $52,699 $53,995 2023
Evergreen Garden School WA$437,214 Director $55,725 $54,677 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)41st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted40th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted37th

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 (Kimberli Weinrich) 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 121 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B24), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $41,600 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.