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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Texas Leadership Center

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 742544228
TX · NTEE B56Z
FY ending 2024-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Charles Dupre, Executive Director / CEO ($38,197) against the 2000 closest of 3,168 comparable organizations — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 31st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

3,168 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 2,000 within the band form the benchmarked peer set (closest by budget).

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $533,514 $38,197
$12,82910th
$32,01425th
$54,514Median
$80,01175th
$108,77390th
$38,197This org · 31st
p10$12,829
p25$32,014
p50$54,514
p75$80,011
p90$108,773
$38,197

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Kiddie Kare Ministry & Preschool CoIN $392,309$69,843 990
The Nobelity ProjectTX $392,021$99,182 990
Mentor Tutor ConnectionCA $392,348$34,156 990
Switzerland County Public LibraryIN $391,776$61,631 990
Empower 8 IncCA $391,749$76,891 990
Erats Thiel Building CompanyMN $391,746$65,911 990
Kalamazoo Experiential LearningMI $392,689$53,378 990
Lag AcademyMS $391,574$51,131 990
Bixby Memorial Free LibraryVT $391,562$60,581 990
True North Parent PartnershipTX $392,816$38,577 990
The Italian American Club FoundationMN $391,509$76,061 990
Taylor University Foundation IncIN $391,432$38,915 990
Do & Be Arts Academy Of ExcellenceNV $391,413$101,548 990
The Hampton SchoolNC $391,351$71,198 990
Santa Ynez Valley Outreach CenterCA $391,350$12,513 990
Bartholomew Consolidated SchoolIN $391,263$37,988 990
Montessori System School Of Black Hawk CountyIA $393,106$41,956 990
Great Lakes Center For EducationMI $391,230$78,420 990
Temple Education Foundation IncTX $393,152$33,805 990
Mid-continent Geological Library IncOK $393,156$90,229 990
Christ The King Christian AcademyNC $393,223$33,913 990
Emmaus Academy IncIL $393,287$17,355 990
Alumni Association Of Emporia StateKS $393,316$77,981 990
Bright AcademyAL $390,922$44,190 990
Bay Area Teacher Training InstituteCA $390,714$6,819 990

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 TX 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 default31st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)31st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted95th

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 (Charles Dupre) 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 2000 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $38,197 is reasonable (approximately the 31st 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). 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.