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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Dianova Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 812143106
CA · NTEE B24
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Angeli Fitch, Executive Director / CEO ($42,805) 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 49th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Angeli Fitch — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable 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

$2,230 total compensation of comparable organizations → $184,687 $42,805
$6,19010th
$22,39225th
$42,930Median
$58,23975th
$70,80790th
$42,805This org · 49th
p10$6,190
p25$22,392
p50$42,930
p75$58,239
p90$70,807
$42,805

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
Excellerated Teaching Academy Inc FL$256,314 Executive Director $45,000 $50,964 2022
Gods Glory Christian School Inc FL$256,155 President $60,000 $65,275 2023
River Canyon School Inc CO$255,347 Director $47,302 $52,527 2023
Seton Academy IL$259,388 Employee $66,500 $73,540 2024
Peachtown Elementary School NY$262,797 Head Of School $50,167 $52,498 2023
L Ecole De Denver CO$264,923 Executive Director $43,940 $48,793 2023
Montessori School St Clair IL$246,546 Director/age $63,000 $69,670 2024
Cabot Christian School AR$268,929 President $2,250 $2,844 2024
Mandarin Academy CA$269,316 Vice President And Lead Teacher $113,420 $110,166 2024
Lycoming Learning Group PA$242,662 Director Of School $58,750 $67,849 2023
Ivy Greene Inc MS$241,054 Executive Dir. $20,491 $25,009 2025
Vanguard Gifted Academy IL$239,584 Head Of School $62,315 $68,911 2024
Austin Korean School Inc TX$238,795 Principal $2,550 $2,954 2023
Eddlemon Child Development Center SC$274,329 Cdc Director $40,755 $49,238 2023
Capitol Hill Academy UT$276,029 Officer $39,000 $46,225 2023
Kc Academy Sulphur Inc LA$233,813 Pres $15,583 $19,301 2024
The Lions Tribe Academy IL$233,129 President $19,462 $21,523 2024
Bloom Community School Inc IL$280,544 Board Member $62,738 $69,379 2024
Rise Mhk Corporation KS$231,322 Dir. Of Educ $10,000 $12,152 2024
Bais Yaakov Bnos Chayil Inc NJ$229,282 Trustee $20,000 $20,086 2024
Brite Bringing Relief International FL$285,994 Trustee $16,154 $17,071 2024
Copeland Run Academy PA$288,066 Director $41,538 $46,594 2024
Shikabania Corporation CA$224,241 Director $4,809 $4,809 2023
Magnolia Montessori KY$290,390 President $26,308 $31,793 2024
Cornerstone Haiti FL$222,220 President $54,225 $58,993 2023

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.

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 default49th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)58th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted51st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted49th

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 (Angeli Fitch) 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 (B24), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $42,805 is reasonable (approximately the 49th 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.