Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Valjon Lyons, Executive Director / CEO ($68,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 323 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 73rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Valjon Lyons — reported title “CEO”, 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), normalized to LA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aranya Solutions | MT | $230,397 | President | $12,000 | $12,094 | 2023 |
| West Virginia Nonprofit Association Inc | WV | $229,999 | Executive Director | $63,197 | $62,141 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island Center For Freedom And Prosperity Inc | RI | $229,988 | Executive Director | $86,500 | $77,550 | 2023 |
| Prairie Village Water Trust | WI | $231,474 | Trustee | $3,200 | $3,035 | 2024 |
| Leading For Change Inc | AZ | $231,487 | President & Ceo | $109,740 | $95,846 | 2024 |
| Kennett Flash Inc | PA | $231,488 | Executive Di | $57,050 | $51,667 | 2024 |
| Storm The Heavens | PA | $229,827 | President | $15,000 | $13,986 | 2023 |
| Renew America Together Inc | AR | $231,584 | Executive Director | $155,441 | $158,676 | 2024 |
| South Dade Womens Veterans Alliance Inc | FL | $229,790 | Ceo/executive Director | $65,936 | $56,253 | 2024 |
| Northwest Turfgrass Association | WA | $232,382 | Executive Director | $32,515 | $27,218 | 2023 |
| Science Literacy Project | OH | $232,504 | Executive Director | $184,356 | $177,327 | 2024 |
| Brooklyn Alliance Capital Inc | NY | $232,572 | President & Ceo | $31,617 | $25,946 | 2024 |
| Cbia Economic Growth And Opportunity Foundation Inc | CT | $228,738 | Director And President | $45,017 | $38,332 | 2024 |
| Benefit Big Sky | MT | $233,491 | Executive Dir. | $9,368 | $9,171 | 2024 |
| America First Policy | TX | $227,857 | Executive Director | $147,500 | $133,994 | 2024 |
| Lutheran Military Veterans | IN | $227,755 | Executive Di | $62,385 | $59,746 | 2024 |
| Lideramos | CO | $227,132 | Executive Dir. | $102,451 | $89,215 | 2024 |
| Lake County Honor Flight | IL | $234,502 | Executive Director | $28,680 | $26,362 | 2023 |
| Rise Up Woman International | IN | $226,790 | President | $10,500 | $10,353 | 2023 |
| American Legion Post 13 | AK | $226,785 | Manager | $33,600 | $30,034 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Association Of Public Employee Retirement Systems (Papers) | PA | $234,669 | Executive Director | $70,000 | $65,268 | 2023 |
| Hope Anchor & Crew Inc | IN | $226,571 | President | $38,077 | $37,544 | 2023 |
| Ride Provide Inc | CO | $235,133 | President | $32,760 | $28,528 | 2024 |
| Trenton Water Users Cooperative | ND | $235,707 | President | $2,390 | $2,382 | 2024 |
| Greater Missouri Leadership | MO | $235,713 | Executive Di | $95,000 | $94,077 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to LA 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. To compare fairly across regions and years, peer compensation is normalized to LA 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 73rd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 68th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 75th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 67th |
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.