Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nivedita Thakkilapati, Executive Director / CEO ($9,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 307 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 6th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Nivedita Thakkilapati — reported title “SECRETARY”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 WA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Playplace Elc | CA | $376,758 | President | $12,500 | $11,710 | 2024 |
| The Growing Place Inc | NY | $376,497 | Director Non-voting Member | $61,572 | $60,362 | 2024 |
| Empathy In Nature Project Inc | CA | $376,076 | President | $150,000 | $140,521 | 2024 |
| Learning Ladder Preschool | MO | $375,784 | School Direc | $39,224 | $43,910 | 2025 |
| Stepping Stones Learning Center | TX | $379,604 | Employee | $43,499 | $47,206 | 2024 |
| Whole Child Learning Co | VT | $375,021 | School Director | $16,913 | $18,469 | 2024 |
| Wilbraham Community Preschool | MA | $380,140 | President | $65,958 | $64,303 | 2024 |
| Broadway Childrens School Of | CA | $374,497 | Director | $62,158 | $58,230 | 2024 |
| Guanghua Chinese Cultural Association | PA | $374,017 | Principal | $5,700 | $6,166 | 2024 |
| Valley Parent Preschool | CA | $381,198 | Director | $64,700 | $59,049 | 2025 |
| Hancock Nursery School Inc | MA | $372,688 | Executive Di | $57,753 | $54,852 | 2025 |
| Fieldstone Early Learning | MA | $382,370 | President | $70,012 | $66,495 | 2025 |
| Green Bay Montessori Childrens World | WI | $372,013 | Treasurer | $58,000 | $65,715 | 2024 |
| Canguros Inc | FL | $382,902 | President | $45,604 | $46,479 | 2024 |
| Hampshire Nursery School Inc | NH | $370,668 | Assistant Director | $48,257 | $47,095 | 2025 |
| Ark Adventure Preschool Inc | TX | $384,336 | Director | $59,915 | $63,346 | 2025 |
| Parents Of Rockhill Inc | MA | $384,487 | Vice Princip | $46,939 | $47,113 | 2023 |
| Penfield Village Nursery School Inc | NY | $368,547 | Education Director | $44,520 | $42,520 | 2025 |
| Florida Head Start Association | FL | $368,376 | Executive Director | $119,411 | $121,700 | 2024 |
| Chico Oaks Preschool | CA | $368,209 | Treasurer | $7,200 | $6,745 | 2024 |
| 4corners Community Nursery Inc | MD | $367,697 | Executive Director | $39,980 | $40,551 | 2024 |
| Mendon Community Nursery School | NY | $367,557 | Executive Direc | $23,939 | $22,864 | 2025 |
| The Childrens Institute At Jericho Inc | VT | $366,602 | Director | $67,332 | $73,524 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Academy | TX | $388,382 | Academy Director | $150,000 | $162,785 | 2024 |
| Christ Our Savior Academy Inc | TN | $366,200 | Director | $63,430 | $74,470 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WA cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 WA 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 6th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 6th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 6th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 6th |
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.
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
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.