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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Polygrarian Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 811021982
NV · NTEE B28
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lyndsey Langsdale, Executive Director / CEO ($61,866) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 83 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 67th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

83 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 83 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,497 total compensation of comparable organizations → $146,238 $61,866
$11,54010th
$27,75125th
$48,614Median
$68,62075th
$96,10590th
$61,866This org · 67th
p10$11,540
p25$27,751
p50$48,614
p75$68,620
p90$96,105
$61,866

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 NV 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
Joys To The World Inc OK$324,415 President/secretary $26,539 $29,154 2024
Ann-hua Chinese School MI$325,770 Principal $2,425 $2,497 2024
Azalea Montessori School OH$328,097 Co-founder $71,539 $75,591 2024
Helping Hand Developmental Center NC$316,904 Executive Director (7/1/23 - 10/13/23) $25,661 $26,452 2024
Faith Christian Academy TN$315,881 Executive Dir. $44,952 $45,923 2025
Allium Montessori School Inc MA$315,872 Director & President $77,803 $71,810 2023
Kinwell Academy Inc IN$334,882 Executive Di $52,780 $55,528 2024
Miramelinda Montessori School Inc MA$312,191 President & Treasurer $104,297 $96,263 2023
Bilingual Children Inc GA$336,489 Executive Di $33,802 $33,907 2024
Classylinks Creative Consultan FL$338,829 Treasurer $12,000 $11,246 2024
Crest Education Center CA$339,380 Treasurer $53,572 $49,461 2022
Smart Kids With Learning CT$307,889 Executive Di $82,500 $77,170 2024
Ixora Montessori Inc VA$306,239 Chairman $86,730 $81,389 2025
Inclusive Academy AZ$346,468 Chief Executive Officer Director $24,645 $23,646 2024
Sam Academy CA$300,722 Ceo $77,364 $68,614 2023
Noticeability Inc MA$299,729 Executive Director $154,888 $142,957 2023
I Fly Young Inc CA$353,164 Ceo Principle $64,750 $57,427 2023
Spectrum Linx Foundation Inc TX$293,503 Executive Director $19,231 $19,191 2024
Chabad Girls Academy Inc NY$291,966 Executive Director $68,249 $61,526 2024
Ludic Spectrum Center Inc TN$290,098 Executive Director, President $104,000 $106,248 2025
Disability Independence Group Inc FL$357,596 Executive Director $101,538 $97,972 2023
New Vision Aviation CA$361,981 President $33,040 $29,303 2023
Walton County Christian Learning Ce GA$285,357 Executive Director $27,817 $28,728 2023
Flor De Loto Montessori Corp PR$364,110 Employee $36,321 $36,321 2024
Samara Learning Center OR$279,040 Executive Director $35,397 $31,949 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NV 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 NV 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 default67th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)65th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted69th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted66th

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 (Lyndsey Langsdale) 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 83 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B28), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $61,866 is reasonable (approximately the 67th 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.