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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Dress For Success Reno-

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 814182459
NV · NTEE J20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Patti Pietsch Weiske, Executive Director / CEO ($59,333) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 58 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 45th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Patti Pietsch Weiske — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

58 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 58 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,704 total compensation of comparable organizations → $540,670 $59,333
$24,79210th
$38,31125th
$64,517Median
$81,67475th
$96,32390th
$59,333This org · 45th
p10$24,792
p25$38,311
p50$64,517
p75$81,674
p90$96,323
$59,333

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
Celebrate Edu CO$216,976 Officer - Ceo $90,000 $86,095 2023
21st Century Workforce Development LA$216,599 Executive Dirctor/treasurer $70,050 $74,744 2024
Dress For Success Boise Inc ID$217,462 Executive Director $62,100 $65,905 2023
May Coalition Inc NC$212,566 Executive Director $86,063 $88,715 2023
Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers And PA$221,987 Exec Director $72,610 $72,238 2023
Supply Chain Oki OH$210,740 President $66,609 $68,363 2024
Foundation For Pops MI$207,371 Executive Director $69,759 $69,772 2024
Tle Center For Urban MA$227,568 Executive Di $26,783 $23,322 2024
Dress For Success River Cities Inc WV$205,064 Executive Director $42,461 $44,550 2024
Southeast Asian Refugee Community Home MN$204,321 Executive Director $89,960 $88,680 2023
Crossroads Jobs Inc VA$204,276 Executive Director $33,105 $30,974 2024
Workfaith Birmingham AL$204,207 Executive Director $99,534 $107,276 2023
The Exeter Group Ltd IL$204,072 President $60,745 $59,578 2023
Utah Women In The Trades UT$233,963 Executive Director $47,820 $47,426 2024
Assisted Employment Services Inc FL$234,395 President $72,897 $66,359 2024
Steadfast Foundation LA$234,472 Executive Director $76,096 $79,103 2025
The Journey Forward IL$235,172 Executive Director $90,366 $86,087 2024
Center For Youth Development Through Law CA$236,575 Executive Dir. $68,172 $57,042 2024
Georgia Job Tips Inc GA$195,653 Ceo $43,839 $42,713 2024
Sacramento Valley Manufacturing Alliance CA$195,345 Executive Dir. $93,600 $78,319 2024
Instruction Construction OR$240,283 Executive Director $90,000 $83,381 2023
Tompkins County Workers Center Inc NY$192,855 Coordinator $51,729 $46,633 2023
Employment Service Consultants Inc CA$241,439 President & Ceo $70,470 $60,707 2023
Oregon Acte Inc OR$242,007 Executive Director $40,500 $37,521 2023
Utah Job Opportunities Foundation UT$191,026 President & $48,163 $49,177 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NV 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 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 default45th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted47th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted40th

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 (Patti Pietsch Weiske) 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 58 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $59,333 is reasonable (approximately the 45th 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.