Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Preeti Vissa, Executive Director / CEO ($7,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 26 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 8th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Preeti Vissa — reported title “Secretary”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soul To Sole Choreography | CA | $276,490 | Secretary | $26,316 | $25,561 | 2024 |
| The Mahea Uchiyama Center For | CA | $272,731 | Director | $65,462 | $63,584 | 2024 |
| The High Steppers Drill Team Inc | CA | $302,799 | President | $53,800 | $50,910 | 2025 |
| Brockus Project Dance Company | CA | $255,450 | President | $50,532 | $50,532 | 2023 |
| Circo Zero | CA | $253,415 | Artistic Director/treasurer | $46,100 | $44,777 | 2024 |
| Friends Of Olympia Station Inc | CA | $324,338 | Executive Dir. | $60,000 | $56,776 | 2025 |
| Santa Barbara Festival Ballet | CA | $326,642 | Conservatory Director | $17,262 | $16,767 | 2024 |
| Contact Arts | CA | $244,950 | Executive Dir. | $18,786 | $18,786 | 2023 |
| Robert Moses Kin | CA | $333,756 | Artistic Dir. | $10,868 | $10,284 | 2025 |
| Encinitas Ballet Academy And Arts Center | CA | $234,736 | Ceo, Artistic Director | $43,750 | $43,750 | 2023 |
| Jess Curtisgravity Inc | CA | $341,407 | Director/exec. Dir. (Starting Mar.) | $47,535 | $46,171 | 2024 |
| Sjdanceco | CA | $232,074 | Artistic Director & Founder | $7,200 | $7,200 | 2023 |
| Blue 13 Dance Company Inc | CA | $232,003 | Executive Director | $18,708 | $18,171 | 2024 |
| Lake Tahoe Dance Collective | CA | $344,486 | Exec/artist Dir | $28,667 | $27,845 | 2024 |
| Stockton Folk Dance Camp | CA | $229,159 | Director | $2,700 | $2,623 | 2024 |
| The Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre Inc | CA | $227,916 | President | $24,814 | $24,814 | 2023 |
| Namah Ensemble Inc | CA | $223,420 | Director/pre | $23,000 | $22,340 | 2024 |
| Flyaway Productions | CA | $360,501 | Director | $40,241 | $39,086 | 2024 |
| Motion Pacific Dance Inc | CA | $365,970 | President | $17,955 | $17,440 | 2024 |
| Invertigo Dance Theatre | CA | $380,509 | President/board Member | $89,812 | $89,812 | 2023 |
| Sonoma Conservatory Of Dance | CA | $387,135 | President | $114,194 | $110,918 | 2024 |
| Dance Camera West | CA | $399,106 | Executive Dir. | $29,507 | $29,507 | 2023 |
| Regina Klenjoski Dance Company | CA | $402,715 | Executive Dir. | $42,000 | $40,795 | 2024 |
| Senderos | CA | $403,770 | Executive Dir. | $20,625 | $20,625 | 2023 |
| Cubacaribe | CA | $405,942 | Board Member | $101,115 | $98,214 | 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 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 8th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 8th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 8th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 8th |
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.
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
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.