Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nicole Koertz-parson, Executive Director / CEO ($24,000) against the 2000 closest of 2,173 comparable organizations — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 30th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Nicole Koertz-parson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Center Corp | MA | $207,729 | Clerk/ Direc | $15,445 | $15,002 | 2024 |
| Artspartners Of Central Illinois Inc | IL | $207,717 | Executive Director | $71,945 | $69,881 | 2024 |
| Southwest Roots Music Inc | NM | $207,751 | Treasurer/executive Director | $40,000 | $40,000 | 2023 |
| The Genesis Collective Inc | PA | $207,690 | Executive Dir. | $45,833 | $44,518 | 2024 |
| Maryland Center For The Visual And Performing Arts Inc | MD | $207,895 | Executive Director | $22,000 | $20,818 | 2025 |
| Rise Up School Of Dance | UT | $207,910 | President | $47,240 | $47,240 | 2023 |
| Sound Affects Music | CO | $207,552 | Executive Director | $49,999 | $49,999 | 2023 |
| Heritage Sylvania Inc | OH | $207,974 | Executive Di | $48,288 | $48,288 | 2023 |
| Terminal Radio Inc | AK | $208,046 | Director Of | $60,500 | $58,764 | 2024 |
| Camp Paxson Preservation Project | MT | $208,048 | Executive Dir. | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2023 |
| Music Conservatory Of Coeur D Alene Inc | ID | $207,388 | Executive Operations Manager | $14,800 | $14,800 | 2023 |
| Virginia Trust For Historic Preservation | VA | $207,370 | Executive Dir. | $74,424 | $72,289 | 2024 |
| Arts A L Inc | FL | $207,356 | Executive Director | $80,250 | $80,250 | 2023 |
| Theater At The Center Inc | IN | $208,112 | Administrator | $44,677 | $44,677 | 2023 |
| State Theatre Preservation Society | PA | $207,334 | President | $3,116 | $3,116 | 2023 |
| International Women's Air & Space | OH | $207,319 | Executive Di | $45,424 | $44,121 | 2024 |
| Restoration Stage Inc | MD | $207,234 | Executive Dir | $50,098 | $50,098 | 2023 |
| Virginia Hispanic Chamber Foundation | VA | $207,211 | President & Ceo | $30,000 | $29,139 | 2024 |
| Hudson Riverfront | NJ | $207,103 | President/executive Direct | $91,163 | $88,548 | 2024 |
| Evergreen Players Inc | CO | $207,078 | Executive Director | $58,055 | $58,055 | 2023 |
| Nrithya Sangeeth | IL | $206,990 | Officer | $90,000 | $90,000 | 2023 |
| Arts Live Theatre Inc | AR | $206,979 | Executive Director | $42,760 | $41,533 | 2024 |
| Our Fabulous Variety Show Inc | NY | $208,492 | Executive Di | $33,648 | $31,840 | 2025 |
| Artrageous | IN | $206,973 | President | $32,400 | $31,470 | 2024 |
| Irish Music School Of Chicago | IL | $208,516 | President | $67,770 | $65,826 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VI 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. 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 | 30th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 29th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 31st |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 29th |
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.