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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Surety Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 731728689
DC · NTEE T31
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Peter Roth, Executive Director / CEO ($57,126) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 40 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Peter Roth — reported title “SFAA FOUNDATION LIAISON”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

40 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 40 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,439 total compensation of comparable organizations → $149,395 $57,126
$10,26510th
$35,02325th
$54,192Median
$86,75875th
$105,05190th
$57,126This org · 53rd
p10$10,265
p25$35,023
p50$54,192
p75$86,758
p90$105,051
$57,126

Comparable organizations

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 DC cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
The Pearl Foundation Of The TN$227,530 Program Direct $55,650 $66,660 2024
The Freedom To Help Foundation Inc MD$232,308 Executive Director $1,312 $1,439 2023
Hawaii Va Foundation HI$225,981 Board Chair/ $4,800 $4,897 2024
Olivia Hospital & Clinic Foundation MN$224,257 Director & President $66,188 $76,730 2023
Middletown Community Foundation Inc PA$235,127 Executive Di $5,000 $5,850 2023
Mac Foundation MT$223,291 Cfo $118,130 $149,395 2023
Buffalo Renaissance Foundation Inc NY$221,606 Executive Director $36,000 $38,165 2023
Ozarks Charitable Real Estate Foundation MO$218,166 Director/president & Ceo End 02/24 $37,216 $44,919 2024
Stillwater Community Healthcare MT$241,012 Ceo $43,294 $53,182 2024
Pv Schools Education Foundation AZ$216,826 Executive Director $55,000 $60,277 2024
Port Washington Education Foundation NY$210,140 Vice President $10,000 $10,601 2023
Chasdei Eliyahu PA$208,638 Treasurer $12,000 $13,637 2024
United Way Of Adams County Inc PA$250,888 Executive Dir. $71,169 $80,877 2024
Rochelle Area Community Foundation IL$252,515 Executive Di $92,084 $103,164 2024
Nehemiah Community Foundation CA$205,259 Coo $85,180 $86,294 2023
Real Situations Inc OH$255,499 Sports/program Administrator $6,000 $7,242 2024
Israel America Foundation Inc NY$202,951 Executive Direc $79,200 $83,964 2023
Bettendorf Community Schools Foundation IA$201,204 Administration $41,128 $51,317 2024
Tustin Community Foundation CA$197,975 Executive Director $73,710 $74,674 2023
Carol Ann Lee Memorial Trust GA$265,062 Former Trustee $30,847 $36,389 2023
Greater Columbus Community Helping OH$193,012 Executive Di $85,000 $102,593 2024
Visit Champaign County Foundation IL$266,372 Secretary $125,888 $145,201 2023
Together Empowered Inc GA$268,542 Clinical Director $11,310 $12,625 2025
Torah Synagogue Foundation NY$189,200 Treasurer $38,000 $38,121 2025
Swift Eagle Charitable Foundation CO$274,262 Executive Dir. $32,000 $35,999 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.

Methodology

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 DC 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.

Sample, role match & sensitivity

Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:

BasisSubject percentile
Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)58th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted85th

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.

Rebuttable presumption of reasonableness · 26 CFR 53.4958-6

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

  1. The compensation of the Executive Director / CEO (Peter Roth) was approved in advance by [the Board / Compensation Committee], composed of members with no conflict of interest with respect to the arrangement.
  2. Prior to its determination, the authorized body obtained and relied upon appropriate comparability data, namely the PeerBasis Compensation Comparability Determination dated June 9, 2026, comparing compensation against 40 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T31), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $57,126 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizations) and documented the basis for this determination concurrently, on [date], by a vote of [__ for / __ against].

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.