Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Carmen M Cortes, Executive Director / CEO ($26,600) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 255 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 29th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Carmen M Cortes — reported title “Principal”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Teacher's Association | NY | $381,885 | President | $7,500 | $7,307 | 2025 |
| Feat Of Southern Nevada | NV | $382,327 | Executive Dir. | $73,350 | $73,350 | 2024 |
| Classical Studies Of Central Indiana | IN | $382,673 | Executive Director | $13,783 | $13,428 | 2025 |
| Enrich Kids Now | GA | $383,289 | Executive Director | $27,210 | $28,014 | 2023 |
| Cornerstone Christian Academy | NY | $378,306 | Chairman | $41,115 | $41,115 | 2024 |
| Shalom Christian Academy And Daycare | MO | $384,306 | Secretary | $111,363 | $111,363 | 2024 |
| Love & Grace Christian Academy Inc | GA | $377,520 | President | $58,080 | $58,080 | 2024 |
| Huaxia Chinese School At Great Valley | PA | $384,668 | Principal | $5,000 | $5,148 | 2023 |
| Freedom Christian Schools Inc | PA | $376,264 | Principal | $18,500 | $18,500 | 2024 |
| Dominion Equippers Inc | TX | $386,263 | Pres | $8,500 | $8,500 | 2024 |
| Excel Academy | WY | $375,173 | President | $46,689 | $48,068 | 2023 |
| Livingston Huaxia Chinese School | NJ | $387,855 | Principal | $9,737 | $10,025 | 2023 |
| Ivy League Christian Academy | VA | $387,935 | Chairman | $40,600 | $41,799 | 2023 |
| Midwest Christian Montessori Academy | IL | $373,593 | School Director/non-officer | $79,348 | $79,348 | 2024 |
| Team Steam Nation Inc | AZ | $390,250 | Chief Executive | $63,000 | $63,000 | 2024 |
| Lag Academy | MS | $391,574 | Director | $45,923 | $45,923 | 2024 |
| The Helping House | TX | $370,185 | Teacher/director | $73,327 | $75,493 | 2023 |
| In Situ Explorers | NC | $369,440 | President | $69,872 | $69,872 | 2024 |
| Saint Ambrose Academy | PA | $369,386 | President And Treasurer | $45,000 | $43,840 | 2025 |
| Montessori School Of Peoria | IL | $368,353 | President | $48,600 | $50,036 | 2023 |
| Titus Christian Prep School Inc | KY | $368,296 | Head Of School | $50,000 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Moorhead Legacy Education Foundation | MN | $367,977 | Executive Director | $12,000 | $12,000 | 2024 |
| The Kineo School | WA | $394,154 | President & Teacher | $56,250 | $56,250 | 2024 |
| Arrow Preparatory Academy | WA | $396,196 | Secretary | $1,840 | $1,894 | 2023 |
| Chesterton Academy Of St James | CA | $397,328 | Member | $108,428 | $111,631 | 2023 |
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 | 29th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 29th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 30th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 27th |
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.