Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Javier Santiago Gonzalez, Executive Director / CEO ($9,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 160 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 11th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Javier Santiago Gonzalez — reported title “Administratror”, 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); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walking Shadow Theatre Company | MN | $169,065 | Executive Director | $6,500 | $6,332 | 2025 |
| Appalachian Arts Craft Center Inc | TN | $168,701 | Executive Director | $48,115 | $48,115 | 2024 |
| Ne Sculpture Gallery Factory | MN | $168,662 | Secretary | $59,833 | $59,833 | 2024 |
| Center For Arts & Learning Inc | VT | $168,343 | Executive Director | $28,411 | $29,250 | 2023 |
| 88 International Corp | NY | $171,603 | President | $23,650 | $23,650 | 2024 |
| Classic Planning Instit | ME | $167,461 | Social Media | $9,515 | $9,515 | 2024 |
| City College Center For | NY | $167,400 | Managing Director | $71,969 | $71,969 | 2024 |
| Viva Voices Choral Organization Inc | KY | $166,955 | President | $49,250 | $47,981 | 2025 |
| Snap Cultural Events Inc | FL | $173,240 | President | $33,660 | $34,654 | 2023 |
| Zgd Inc | NY | $173,301 | Director | $1,000 | $1,030 | 2023 |
| Artseed | CA | $165,991 | Exec Dir/secty | $39,874 | $39,874 | 2024 |
| Creative Downtown Appleton Inc | WI | $175,874 | Executive Director | $3,167 | $3,167 | 2024 |
| National Storytelling Membership Association Inc | MO | $163,293 | Operations | $11,598 | $11,598 | 2024 |
| Waterloo Arts | OH | $161,096 | Executive Di | $43,333 | $43,333 | 2024 |
| Fremont Center For The Arts | CO | $159,801 | Executive Director | $13,884 | $14,294 | 2023 |
| Carl Cherry Foundation | CA | $180,011 | Executive Director | $46,501 | $46,501 | 2024 |
| Main Street Arts | VT | $180,787 | Executive Dir. | $30,300 | $29,519 | 2025 |
| Oklahoma Mural Syndicate | OK | $158,724 | President | $3,998 | $4,116 | 2023 |
| Tyler Park Center For The Arts Inc | PA | $157,663 | Executive Director | $15,000 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Lewistown Art Center | MT | $157,562 | Executive Di | $31,346 | $32,272 | 2023 |
| Frank Theatre | MN | $156,939 | Secretary | $60,000 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Tualatin Valley Creates | OR | $183,224 | Executive Director | $47,578 | $47,578 | 2024 |
| Orlando Community Arts Inc | FL | $183,943 | President | $13,500 | $13,899 | 2023 |
| Second's New Vision And Outreach Ministries | MI | $184,006 | Board Member | $9,450 | $9,450 | 2024 |
| West Nebraska Arts Center | NE | $155,385 | Executive Di | $43,358 | $43,358 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PR cost of living and 2024 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. 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 | 11th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 11th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 12th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 9th |
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.