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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Center Dc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 814900617
DC · NTEE X40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lauren Schreiber, Executive Director / CEO ($45,449) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 27 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 44th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

27 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 27 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$8,213 total compensation of comparable organizations → $136,281 $45,449
$19,62210th
$31,28025th
$50,690Median
$67,85575th
$98,54290th
$45,449This org · 44th
p10$19,622
p25$31,280
p50$50,690
p75$67,855
p90$98,542
$45,449

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 DC 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
American Islamic Outreach NC$348,352 Ceo $55,000 $64,761 2024
Ihya Foundation TX$347,795 Director $35,000 $41,076 2023
Mufid Academic Seminary VA$364,008 President $69,798 $76,799 2024
Markaz Tawheed Wa Sunnah NC$341,396 Vice Chairman $56,400 $66,409 2024
Knowman Learning Academy OH$328,983 President $12,276 $15,255 2023
Lehigh Dialogue Center PA$381,113 Executive Director $59,234 $67,314 2024
Ilmoasis Nfp IL$382,308 President $20,000 $22,406 2024
Darul Wahi MI$392,636 Treasurer $45,000 $52,930 2024
Insight Foundation Inc NJ$394,383 Executive Dir. $100,678 $102,435 2024
Sapience Education TX$310,485 Director $90,000 $105,622 2023
Al-huda Islamic Center Of Nashville TN$306,717 Director $54,000 $64,683 2024
Burmes Islamic Association Of Colorado CO$402,889 Ullah $7,300 $8,213 2023
Ummul Qura Islamic Foundation TX$295,853 Principal/director $60,000 $68,395 2024
Masjid Al-shuhada CO$291,867 Director $20,025 $22,527 2023
Imam Abu Hanifa Islamic Center AZ$291,353 President $31,200 $34,193 2024
Noori Qudsi Academy Of Islam CA$423,219 Imam - Leader $28,000 $28,366 2023
Sanad Trust Foundation-new FL$273,199 President & Ceo $47,350 $50,690 2024
Muna Center Of South Florida Inc FL$260,357 President $33,000 $36,371 2023
American Muslim Advisory Counc TN$449,969 Exe Director $80,100 $95,947 2024
Tanwir VA$249,417 President $24,000 $26,407 2024
Ahlulbait Foundation GA$472,076 Director $55,135 $65,041 2023
Northwest Islamic Center Inc MO$485,744 Imam $37,317 $45,041 2024
Al-kawthar Institute Inc NY$500,762 President $15,000 $15,446 2024
Islamic Education Center Inc MD$503,571 Resident Alim-compensation $124,247 $136,281 2023
Dar Al Qalam Cultural Center MN$504,078 Executive Director $36,000 $41,734 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC cost of living and 2024 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 DC 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 default44th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)52nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted41st

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 (Lauren Schreiber) 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 27 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $45,449 is reasonable (approximately the 44th 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.