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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Northeastern New Mexico Educational

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 742846281
NM · NTEE A32
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Patricia Duran, Executive Director / CEO ($38,333) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 21 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 29th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Patricia Duran — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

21 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 21 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,239 total compensation of comparable organizations → $95,893 $38,333
$21,26210th
$38,23725th
$56,607Median
$64,05975th
$72,64590th
$38,333This org · 29th
p10$21,262
p25$38,237
p50$56,607
p75$64,059
p90$72,645
$38,333

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 NM 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
Mount Mansfield Community Television VT$188,073 Executive Director $61,712 $57,751 2024
Mcminnville Community Media OR$193,881 Executive Director $74,192 $64,059 2024
Radnor Studio 21 Inc PA$161,949 Executive Director $68,888 $65,758 2023
Thurston Community Television WA$204,206 Ceo $72,850 $60,641 2024
Duluth Superior Public Access Community Television MN$204,500 Co-executive Director $58,431 $53,681 2024
Millis Community Media Inc MA$205,615 Board Treasurer $5,850 $5,239 2022
Saco River Community Television ME$210,663 Executive Di $60,802 $56,607 2024
Pleasantville Community Television Inc NY$211,864 Station Manager $114,138 $95,893 2024
Hartford Public Access Television Inc CT$216,000 Executive Director $73,846 $64,375 2024
Soul's Harbor Inc ME$140,687 President $63,700 $59,305 2024
Talking Eyes Media Inc NJ$218,402 Executive Director $85,000 $72,645 2023
Chelsea Community Cable Television Inc MA$219,326 Executive Director $101,780 $82,844 2025
Christian Education Enterprises Inc IN$227,489 President $20,700 $20,296 2024
Granby Community Access And Media Inc MA$124,269 Executive Director $25,449 $21,262 2024
Bloomfield Access Television CT$124,200 Executive Director $67,813 $59,116 2024
Community Television Network Inc IL$237,584 Executive Dir. $41,832 $38,237 2024
Community Media Of The Foothills CA$246,617 Executive Dir. $66,620 $55,065 2023
Amesbury Community Television Inc MA$250,491 Exec. Dir. $42,148 $36,254 2023
The Defiance Community Cultural OH$259,524 Executive Di $32,692 $33,145 2023
Springfield Area Public Access VT$262,650 Former Exec Dir $46,565 $43,576 2024
Inside Out Media CA$266,598 Executive Direc $52,000 $41,748 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NM 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 NM 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 default29th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)19th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted29th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted29th

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 (Patricia Duran) 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 21 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A32), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $38,333 is reasonable (approximately the 29th 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.