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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Artspace Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 770233621
CA · NTEE A610
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Teri Ball, Executive Director / CEO ($55,071) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 53 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 51st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Teri Ball — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

53 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 53 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$271 total compensation of comparable organizations → $99,616 $55,071
$14,85310th
$34,38825th
$52,350Median
$76,66675th
$90,11590th
$55,071This org · 51st
p10$14,853
p25$34,388
p50$52,350
p75$76,666
p90$90,115
$55,071

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 CA 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
Dc Theater Arts Collaborative DC$311,873 Executive Director $43,125 $45,120 2023
Endicott Performing Arts Center Inc NY$304,496 Executive Director $65,362 $68,399 2024
Albedo Arts Community Inc CA$317,131 President $35,800 $34,877 2025
The Paramount Theater Foundation In VA$320,462 Executive Di $26,770 $29,933 2024
Imperial Community Theatre Inc GA$297,045 Executive Di $80,188 $90,966 2025
Vibe Of Kennewick WA$296,164 Teacher $23,059 $23,908 2024
Andre Cailloux Center For Performing Arts LA$326,581 Executive Director $12,250 $15,621 2024
Partners For The Pac OR$330,400 Executive Director $13,650 $14,680 2024
Performing Arts Center Of SD$284,175 Executive Di $71,926 $94,643 2023
Associates Of The Restored Temple Theatre Ltd WI$284,117 Executive Director $28,433 $34,388 2024
Window On A Wider World Inc TX$283,777 Former Exec $83,525 $99,616 2023
Green Mountain Performing Arts Inc VT$279,397 Former Exec Dir $36,664 $42,737 2024
Friends Of South Florida Music Inc FL$277,654 Executive Di $81,616 $88,792 2024
Nichole Canuso Dance Company PA$274,581 Artistic Director $40,800 $47,119 2024
Legacy Theater Foundation Inc IL$274,435 Executive Director $231 $271 2023
Continuing The Legacy Dance Foundation NV$274,112 President $61,710 $71,634 2024
Bradford Creative And Performing PA$351,455 Executive Dir. $64,654 $72,742 2025
Playhouse 46 Inc NY$353,103 Executive Director $65,000 $70,030 2023
Visionbox Studio CO$266,323 Executive Director $83,827 $93,086 2024
Horton Plaza Theatres Foundation CA$356,435 Executive Director $77,000 $77,000 2024
Gunston Hall Foundation VA$359,689 Executive Director $29,312 $32,776 2024
Cunneen Hackett Cultural Center Inc NY$257,753 Executive Director $54,550 $58,771 2023
Deertrees Theatre Limited ME$257,564 Director $30,501 $35,370 2024
Knox Partnership For Arts And OH$364,326 Managing Director $54,276 $68,540 2023
Dynamic Xplosion Cheer Inc FL$256,232 Cheif Executive Officer $23,783 $25,874 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default51st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)58th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted55th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted47th

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 (Teri Ball) 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 53 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A61), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $55,071 is reasonable (approximately the 51st 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.