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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Savannah Classical Academy

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 814766728
GA · NTEE B11
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Terri O'neil, Executive Director / CEO ($110,557) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 105 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 95th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Terri O'neil — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

105 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 105 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$422 total compensation of comparable organizations → $192,624 $110,557
$5,90310th
$15,63325th
$25,764Median
$50,84475th
$81,64890th
$110,557This org · 95th
p10$5,903
p25$15,633
p50$25,764
p75$50,844
p90$81,648
$110,557

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 GA 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
Mike Steele Foundation For Communities In Schools TX$180,023 President & Ceo $8,035 $7,764 2024
St Charles City County Library MO$180,821 Library Foundation Directo $17,144 $17,541 2024
Winchester Education Foundation Inc VA$181,748 Executive Director $14,394 $13,822 2023
Concordia Lutheran Schools Of Omaha NE$183,176 President $67,643 $72,357 2023
Lee County Education Foundation NC$184,531 Executive Director $4,500 $4,624 2023
Chico Cheer All Stars Inc CA$184,735 Director And President $30,000 $25,024 2024
Friends Of Upland Choral Music CA$172,068 Treasurer $7,200 $5,851 2025
Harbor Springs Ram Boosters MI$186,815 Treasurer $3,600 $3,590 2024
Microenterprise Collaborative CA$187,555 Executive Dir. $106,411 $91,385 2023
Eccs Building Company MN$170,500 Chair $17,689 $17,383 2023
Lancaster-lebanon Education Foundat PA$168,501 Exec Dir At $92,968 $89,560 2024
Marine Military Academy Foundation TX$168,034 President $67,778 $65,494 2024
Westerville South Athletic Boosters OH$167,335 Concession C $6,000 $5,981 2025
Flt Holding Inc OK$165,816 President $5,608 $6,141 2023
Heritage Mission Foundation Inc IN$192,847 Secretary $23,800 $24,245 2024
University Of Northern California CA$165,491 President $30,000 $25,764 2023
Santa Rosa Academy Foundation CA$165,173 President $53,021 $44,228 2024
The Fay School Endowment Fund TX$164,447 Head Of School $28,931 $28,782 2023
La Vega Pirates Education Foundation TX$194,234 Executive Director $10,000 $9,663 2024
Argyle Education Foundation TX$197,529 Aef Director $77,120 $74,522 2024
Clark-pleasant Education Foundation IN$197,871 Executive Di $19,100 $19,457 2024
Vanguard School Foundation Inc FL$198,554 Head Of School $18,159 $16,966 2023
Cap And Gown Project AL$159,392 Executive Director $27,000 $28,177 2024
Nacs Foundation OH$159,133 Ceo $21,014 $21,500 2024
Cdu Foundation CA$158,600 Treasurer $35,190 $30,221 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default95th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)94th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted96th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted56th

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 (Terri O'neil) 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 105 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B11), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $110,557 is reasonable (approximately the 95th 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.