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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Courage Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 813196323
CA · NTEE B90
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of David Weber, Executive Director / CEO ($90,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 43 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 79th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

43 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 43 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$12 total compensation of comparable organizations → $190,067 $90,000
$16,80010th
$39,50025th
$56,879Median
$82,88475th
$121,04390th
$90,000This org · 79th
p10$16,800
p25$39,500
p50$56,879
p75$82,884
p90$121,043
$90,000

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
The Allyance IncCA $256,624$12 990
Words In The WildCA $270,630$24,320 990
Inspire Learning AcademyCA $250,570$57,000 990
Foundation For Santa Barbara High SchoolCA $276,838$50,592 990
Tracy Chamber Of CommerceCA $244,979$81,230 990
National Veterans TransitionCA $282,384$37,500 990
Peacemakers IncCA $239,222$13,384 990
Yamei Academy Of ExcellenceCA $232,111$36,000 990
Global Youth Leadership CenterCA $230,262$125,000 990
Pomona HopeCA $230,104$60,973 990
Klee MinistryCA $229,215$105,216 990
Altura Credit Union FoundationCA $296,086$42,133 990
Pasadena Education NetworkCA $223,742$77,899 990
Your Own Greatness Affirmed IncCA $223,129$70,500 990
Cead - Center For Education And Academic DevelopmentCA $300,739$64,500 990
The Kaleidoscope InstituteCA $301,635$103,708 990
The Nctu FoundationCA $305,834$1,500 990
Doc Smith Legacy FoundationCA $216,583$56,879 990
Afghan-american Community OrganizationCA $306,716$94,092 990
DemocrasheCA $214,948$70,000 990
Academy College PrepCA $209,400$132,996 990
North County Philanthropy CouncilCA $208,005$52,739 990
Bridge Christian AcademyCA $207,544$15,000 990
Blockchain Acceleration FoundationCA $318,194$53,162 990
Family Child Care Providers Association Of San Francisco IncCA $202,970$46,985 990

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 default79th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)79th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted81st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted72nd

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 (David Weber) 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 43 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B90) + CA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $90,000 is reasonable (approximately the 79th 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). 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.