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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Austin African American Business Network Nfp

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 753118706
IL · NTEE S20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Malcolm Crawford, Executive Director / CEO ($55,916) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 317 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 41st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

317 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 317 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$603 total compensation of comparable organizations → $246,431 $55,916
$17,41410th
$36,03725th
$63,527Median
$81,70275th
$113,14790th
$55,916This org · 41st
p10$17,414
p25$36,037
p50$63,527
p75$81,702
p90$113,147
$55,916

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 IL 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 Louisiana Center Against Poverty Inc LA$356,129 Executive Director $55,530 $62,196 2023
Core Services Group Inc NY$357,047 Vp Of General Coun $108,776 $99,981 2023
Columbus Organizing Project OH$355,451 Lead Organizer $78,901 $82,564 2024
Colorado Smart Cities Alliance CO$357,575 Executive Director $152,897 $144,849 2024
Virginia Park Community Investment Associates Inc MI$357,592 President $3,600 $3,671 2024
Conference Of Western Wayne MI$357,625 Executive Director $124,206 $126,662 2024
Dimplez 4 Dayz Incorporated PA$355,232 Executive Director $77,000 $78,106 2023
Beloit 2020 Corporation WI$358,017 Ceo $48,000 $49,528 2024
Southern Boulevard District NY$358,177 Executive Di $82,308 $71,589 2025
Main Street Of Sterling Inc IL$358,284 Executive Di $76,850 $74,645 2024
Kodiak Community Support Inc AK$353,699 President 2023 $35,789 $33,805 2024
Disability Pride Philadelphia Inc PA$359,480 Executive Di $13,500 $12,958 2025
Civic Results CO$353,127 Former Principal $100,673 $98,191 2023
Paradise Community Homes Inc IN$360,807 Executive Di $4,167 $4,341 2024
Booc Inc IL$352,023 Executive Director $94,576 $91,863 2024
Pike Township Educational Foundation IN$351,107 Executive Dir. $38,608 $39,189 2025
Positive Move Nfp IL$361,896 Ceo $69,255 $69,255 2023
Spencer Main Street Company IA$363,357 Director $56,680 $59,735 2025
Greater Louisville Foundation Inc KY$363,497 President/ceo $33,738 $35,812 2024
Jackson Hill Main Street Management Corporation NJ$363,560 Executive Director $57,750 $52,447 2023
Ferguson Road Initiative TX$363,705 Executive Director $52,885 $52,266 2024
Makers Collective SC$349,248 Executive Dir. $20,400 $21,027 2024
Midtown Greenway Coalition MN$349,180 Executive Director $76,641 $74,820 2024
Rockdale Coalition For Children & Families Inc GA$364,279 Executive Director $82,862 $80,194 2025
Main Street Deland Association Inc FL$348,394 Executive Director $48,596 $45,104 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IL 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 IL 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 default41st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)39th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted42nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted38th

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 (Malcolm Crawford) 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 317 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $55,916 is reasonable (approximately the 41st 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.