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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Sharon School Of Excellence

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 650667019
FL · NTEE B24P
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Dr Sherron Parrish, Executive Director / CEO ($162,332) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 122 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 99th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Dr Sherron Parrish — reported title “CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

122 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 122 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,744 total compensation of comparable organizations → $169,761 $162,332
$22,43210th
$34,53025th
$46,185Median
$59,74275th
$78,04190th
$162,332This org · 99th
p10$22,432
p25$34,530
p50$46,185
p75$59,742
p90$78,041
$162,332

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
Platt Park Children's Center CO$375,367 Director $58,167 $56,182 2025
Crossroads Christian Academy TN$377,701 Headmaster $15,000 $16,303 2024
Al Judiy Academy CA$377,997 Head Of School $48,127 $42,968 2024
Acorn School Of Charleston SC$378,520 Administrator $90,000 $97,079 2024
The Grove School AL$380,659 President $58,500 $65,345 2024
The Trinity School Of Cartersville Inc GA$368,288 Director $38,000 $38,487 2025
Creekside Montessori AZ$382,172 Director $54,519 $55,813 2023
Redeemer Classical School Inc IN$382,827 President And Headmaster $53,750 $57,096 2025
Tears Inc OR$382,971 Executive Director $74,725 $71,749 2024
Abadie Academy Inc FL$386,087 Founder/director $96,000 $96,000 2023
Excellent Covenant Christian TX$388,738 Secretary/treasurer $31,870 $33,936 2023
Philadelphia School Of Democracy PA$389,461 Vice Preside $58,590 $58,854 2025
Shumway Academy Ltd ID$390,670 Director $53,083 $60,110 2023
Bright Academy AL$390,922 Director/pre $42,000 $45,704 2025
The Hampton School NC$391,351 Director $68,927 $73,637 2024
Christ The King Christian Academy NC$393,223 Headmaster $33,700 $35,075 2025
Harmony Christian Academy NJ$395,130 Director $52,523 $48,486 2024
Living Wisdom School Of Nevada City CA$395,383 Director $31,606 $28,218 2024
Operation Rebirth Inc OH$352,625 Exec Directo $35,000 $39,461 2023
Round Grove Christian Academy MO$398,060 Administrator $32,555 $35,651 2024
Cottage Forest School MI$349,440 Head Of School $15,413 $16,025 2025
International School Of Greenville SC$348,825 President $22,800 $24,593 2024
Woodland Community School Inc NH$404,065 Executive Dir. $67,691 $62,959 2025
Seton Foundation NH$344,088 Trustee/teacher $42,273 $41,550 2023
Simba Educational Ministries SD$407,286 President $8,400 $9,868 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 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 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 default99th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)99th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted99th

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 (Dr Sherron Parrish) 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 122 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B24), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $162,332 is reasonable (approximately the 99th 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.