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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ripple Effect Water Literacy Project

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 814128632
LA · NTEE B19
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Claire Anderson, Executive Director / CEO ($80,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 48 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 73rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

48 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 48 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,003 total compensation of comparable organizations → $199,246 $80,000
$7,91010th
$19,54725th
$58,732Median
$82,28175th
$114,92390th
$80,000This org · 73rd
p10$7,910
p25$19,547
p50$58,732
p75$82,281
p90$114,923
$80,000

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 LA 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
Vermont Rural Education Collaborative Inc VT$349,613 Executive Director $70,323 $62,436 2024
National Coalition Of Advanced Technology Centers TX$352,504 Executive Director $168,246 $152,841 2023
Sherlake Cultural Center IL$353,592 Executive Director $2,310 $2,003 2024
Guadalupe Holding Company UT$354,362 President Sept-june $34,797 $32,343 2023
Midwest Suburban Superintendent's A IL$343,283 Executive Di $9,000 $7,805 2024
Oliveseed Foundation CA$360,989 Founder & Executive Director $12,000 $9,410 2023
Middleton-cross Plains Area School WI$339,545 Executive Dir. $33,671 $30,219 2025
Wfb Foundation Supporting Organization Inc WI$362,373 Officer $27,457 $25,294 2024
Cpath Community Building Group MN$336,113 Board Member $19,049 $16,603 2024
Friends Of Outdoor School OR$369,923 Executive Director $87,493 $71,671 2024
Design Connect Create TX$324,740 Executive Di $91,854 $81,050 2024
Real Estate Society Inc CA$318,110 President $10,720 $7,955 2025
The Educator Collective TX$317,037 Executive Director $125,767 $110,974 2024
Kent State University Research Corp OH$316,581 Presidentceoboard Chair $20,224 $19,453 2023
Uw Wausau Campus Foundation Inc WI$384,566 Executive Di $73,310 $67,536 2024
Journey Into Education & Teaching Inc MA$389,204 President $60,300 $49,210 2023
The Decision Education Foundation CA$396,347 Executive Dir. $155,544 $118,476 2024
Satori Elementary School Inc TX$303,455 Executive Director $64,586 $55,520 2025
Urban Lighthouse Ministries PA$399,741 Treasurer $7,575 $6,664 2024
Partners Library Action Network TX$293,669 Executive Director Until 3.31.23 $28,260 $24,936 2024
Children First Foundation AZ$293,527 Treasurer Until 12/1/23 $23,078 $19,578 2024
The New American Colleges & Universities OH$407,979 President $218,905 $199,246 2025
Enlearn WA$274,936 Ceo $153,613 $124,899 2023
Wisconsin Automotive And Truck Education WI$429,207 Executive Director $63,858 $60,566 2023
Citysquash Support Corporation NY$268,677 President $44,709 $35,637 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to LA 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 LA 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 default73rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)67th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted75th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted52nd

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 (Claire Anderson) 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 48 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B19), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $80,000 is reasonable (approximately the 73rd 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.