Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mariolga Reyes Cruz, Executive Director / CEO ($56,581) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 403 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 65th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Mariolga Reyes Cruz — reported title “DIRECTOR”, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Input Viticulture & Enology Inc | OR | $300,988 | Executive Director | $114,872 | $111,576 | 2024 |
| Crescent Food Bank | CA | $301,356 | Executive Dir. | $75,000 | $75,000 | 2023 |
| Montavilla Farmers Market | OR | $300,054 | Executive Director | $56,705 | $55,078 | 2024 |
| Healthy Adventures Foundation | CA | $300,032 | Ceo | $55,402 | $55,402 | 2023 |
| Green Acres Urban Farm And Research Project | MO | $299,513 | Ceo | $38,871 | $37,756 | 2024 |
| Taproot A Lopez Kitchen | WA | $299,337 | Operations Manager | $14,344 | $13,932 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Tree Wardens' And | MA | $302,463 | Vice Preside | $7,300 | $7,091 | 2024 |
| Waco Downtown Farmers Market | TX | $299,065 | Market Manager | $49,920 | $48,488 | 2024 |
| Feed New Mexico Kids Inc | NM | $304,007 | Executive Dir. | $58,583 | $56,902 | 2024 |
| Zellwood Water Users Inc | FL | $297,502 | Secretary | $60,531 | $58,794 | 2024 |
| Utah Agricultural Land Trust | UT | $297,390 | Executive Director | $14,040 | $13,637 | 2024 |
| Mckeesport Meals On Wheels Inc | PA | $295,500 | Coordinator | $26,000 | $25,254 | 2024 |
| Louisiana Cattlemens Association | LA | $295,136 | Executive Director | $61,000 | $61,000 | 2023 |
| Outdoor Equity Alliance | NJ | $306,661 | Executive Dir. | $58,795 | $57,108 | 2024 |
| Columbia Falls Food Bank | MT | $306,710 | Co-manager | $9,900 | $9,900 | 2023 |
| Patchwork | TN | $294,886 | Founder/ceo | $54,533 | $54,533 | 2023 |
| Chef To The Shelters Inc | TX | $306,867 | Executive Director | $87,662 | $87,662 | 2023 |
| Food Bank Of Sweetwater County | WY | $294,463 | Executive Director | $72,570 | $68,671 | 2025 |
| Community Gardens Of Tucson Inc | AZ | $294,402 | Executive Dir. | $51,260 | $49,789 | 2024 |
| Community Kitchen Inc | OH | $307,416 | President/ce | $56,561 | $56,561 | 2023 |
| Feeding Charlotte Inc | NC | $307,435 | Executive Dir. | $40,833 | $40,833 | 2023 |
| Renewable Farms | CA | $307,437 | Ceo | $73,077 | $73,077 | 2023 |
| Capitol Hill Community Services | CO | $294,108 | Executive Director | $63,124 | $59,733 | 2025 |
| Jewish Relief Agency Inc | NJ | $294,035 | Director | $17,160 | $17,160 | 2023 |
| Incubator Kitchen Collective | KY | $307,620 | Executive Di | $54,546 | $52,981 | 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 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 | 65th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 64th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 67th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 62nd |
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.