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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Southwest Seminars Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 742848875
NM · NTEE A23
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Connie Eichstaedt, Executive Director / CEO ($31,409) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 109 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 52nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Connie Eichstaedt — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

109 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 109 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,319 total compensation of comparable organizations → $207,698 $31,409
$4,58110th
$9,79325th
$30,511Median
$54,03575th
$70,08590th
$31,409This org · 52nd
p10$4,581
p25$9,793
p50$30,511
p75$54,035
p90$70,085
$31,409

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
Arte Noir WA$202,525 Executive Dir. $25,079 $20,277 2024
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential DC$202,746 Chief Operating Officer $77,826 $61,675 2024
Minnesota African American Hertiage MN$203,977 Treasurer $48,057 $42,883 2024
Pcs Educational Foundation Inc PA$204,162 Principal $4,696 $4,229 2024
Alliance Francaise & Language Ctr RI$199,404 Former Direc $11,600 $9,786 2025
Grit And Grace Girls Inc TX$206,065 Director $31,500 $29,296 2023
Juneteenth Ri RI$206,595 Board President $4,500 $3,897 2024
German American Cultural Society RI$206,873 Treasurer $4,761 $4,122 2024
Irish Fest Of The Fox Cities Inc WI$196,596 Director $10,000 $9,431 2024
Massachusetts Center For Native American Awareness Inc MA$210,887 President $37,000 $29,252 2025
More Than A Single Story Inc MN$211,860 Artistic/executive Director $30,000 $27,561 2023
Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle WA$212,357 Executive Director $81,644 $66,012 2024
Alliance Francaise De La Riviera Californienne Inc CA$213,405 Executive Director $30,901 $23,476 2025
Independent Jewish World Cinema Inc CA$214,196 Secretary $47,500 $37,041 2024
Every Black Life Matters Inc TX$190,457 Director $57,200 $51,672 2024
Ariel Rivka Dance Inc NJ$215,092 Managing Direct $60,000 $48,379 2024
Russian Educational Center OH$215,205 Member, Board Of Directors $27,000 $26,588 2023
City Of Erie Cable Tv Access Corp PA$188,446 Executive Dir. $36,108 $32,518 2024
Sicc Inc NY$216,722 Executive Director $43,500 $35,498 2024
Six Nations Iroquois Cultural NY$187,701 Treasurer $13,800 $11,594 2023
Three Aksha PA$217,443 Artistic Director $60,000 $54,035 2024
Torrance Chinese School CA$186,971 President $15,404 $11,702 2025
The Avenue Blackbox Inc NY$218,958 Ceo $64,267 $53,994 2023
Aloha Kuamo'o' Aina HI$219,335 Admin Assistant $37,958 $31,597 2023
Chinese Center On Long Island Inc NY$219,451 Director $6,532 $5,331 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 2023 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 default52nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)45th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted52nd

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 (Connie Eichstaedt) 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 109 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A23), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $31,409 is reasonable (approximately the 52nd 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.