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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Whole Spectrum Autism Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 811460644
NJ · NTEE G84
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sherry Singh, Executive Director / CEO ($8,640) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 32 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 6th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

32 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 32 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,858 total compensation of comparable organizations → $119,614 $8,640
$11,98210th
$23,37525th
$42,087Median
$77,78075th
$101,43190th
$8,640This org · 6th
p10$11,982
p25$23,375
p50$42,087
p75$77,780
p90$101,431
$8,640

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 NJ 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
Autism Empowerment WA$283,060 Board Member $1,800 $1,858 2023
The Color Of Autism Foundation MI$262,020 Chief Executive Officer $85,300 $101,524 2023
5-eleven Hoops CA$260,670 Executive Director $25,600 $24,759 2024
Autism Care Today CA$294,338 Director $64,498 $64,221 2023
Abilities Workshop Inc FL$257,827 Director $40,000 $42,087 2024
Autism After 21 Inc FL$254,859 Director $40,000 $42,087 2024
Community For Autism And Motor Planning AZ$306,925 Interim Executive Director $23,111 $25,630 2023
Every Child CA$311,793 Vice President $35,890 $34,711 2024
Seads Of Love PA$237,579 Gm/president $15,933 $18,322 2023
Independent Identity TX$320,346 Executive Director $88,892 $102,534 2023
Asls Incorporated CA$231,051 President $8,899 $8,861 2023
Hunt2heal MI$226,580 Executive Director $56,750 $63,915 2025
Feat Of Louisville Inc KY$326,810 Executive Di $70,025 $86,751 2023
Autism Society Northwestern Pennsylvania PA$328,542 Executive Director $65,039 $74,789 2023
Asd Adult Achievement Center Inc FL$218,689 President $26,900 $29,140 2023
Ag For Autism AR$216,270 Assistant $5,000 $6,295 2024
Autism Society Of The Keys Inc FL$211,036 Executive Dir. $65,000 $70,411 2023
Autism Trust Usa TX$208,305 Secretary $40,220 $46,392 2023
International Society For Austism FL$205,078 Executive Di $18,270 $19,223 2024
Autism Project Inc MD$348,170 Director $95,723 $103,193 2023
Multicultural Autism Action Network MN$203,519 Executive Director $39,495 $43,709 2024
Coles Horse Autism Therapy Station VA$199,361 Sec/treasurer $11,109 $12,368 2023
Garretts Place Life Skills Center For Autism MI$196,480 Executive Director $13,594 $15,715 2024
Together Enhancing Autism Awareness In MS$195,740 Ceo $29,203 $37,505 2023
Sensational Fun Inc NY$193,991 Executive Director $26,750 $27,873 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ 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 NJ 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 default6th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)6th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted6th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted6th

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 (Sherry Singh) 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 32 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (G84), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $8,640 is reasonable (approximately the 6th 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.