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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Verdigris Ensemble Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 820698763
TX · NTEE A6B
FY ending 2024-07-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kyle Igneczi, Executive Director / CEO ($22,424) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 30 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

30 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 30 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,884 total compensation of comparable organizations → $107,403 $22,424
$12,80810th
$19,12525th
$35,343Median
$47,66875th
$60,39190th
$22,424This org · 33rd
p10$12,808
p25$19,125
p50$35,343
p75$47,668
p90$60,391
$22,424

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 TX 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
Lawrence Children's Choir Inc KS$158,976 Executive Di $36,221 $38,110 2025
Virginia Glee Club Inc VA$158,339 General Manager $29,200 $29,017 2023
The Washington Mens Camerata Inc DC$162,374 Managing Director $61,760 $54,179 2024
Womens Chorus Of Dallas TX$155,690 General Manager $1,934 $1,884 2025
Appleton Boychoir Inc WI$174,656 Artistic Director $17,500 $18,810 2023
Giving Voice Initiative MN$185,861 Executive Director $59,189 $60,194 2023
Oberlin Choristers OH$186,552 Artist Director $22,167 $22,866 2025
Amarillo Youth Choirs Inc TX$131,155 Executive Di $45,480 $46,823 2023
Northern Ohio Children's Performing OH$129,032 Executive Director $64,419 $68,208 2024
Golden Tones Inc MA$125,163 Exec Director $66,096 $59,376 2024
Kidsingers CA$196,337 Executive Dir. $67,275 $56,577 2025
Youth Chorale Of Central Minnesota MN$198,106 Executive Director $40,000 $39,512 2024
Orlando Gay Chorus Inc FL$199,468 Treasurer $6,500 $5,947 2025
Cantores In Ecclesia OR$200,876 Officer: Choir Music Director <1099-nec> $24,000 $22,281 2024
Youth Singers Of The Bay Area TX$117,176 Artistic Director $13,929 $13,570 2025
Classical Chorus Of Abilene TX$203,831 Executive Dir $43,116 $44,390 2023
Youth Ensemble Of Atlanta Inc GA$113,703 Executive Director $34,878 $34,155 2025
The Bach Chorale Singers Inc IN$206,377 Managing Dir $24,748 $26,861 2023
Pacific International Choral OR$209,346 Artistic/exe $21,000 $20,071 2023
Carolina Master Chorale Inc SC$210,799 Executive Director $17,005 $17,278 2025
Northwest Choir Resources WA$212,816 Secretary And Artistic Director $120,000 $107,403 2024
Rogue World Music OR$213,377 Executive Director $46,000 $42,705 2024
Magnum Chorum MN$215,490 Executive Director $18,000 $18,306 2023
The Lira Ensemble IL$216,384 Artistic Director Gm $4,000 $3,830 2025
Youth Chorus Of Kansas City Inc MO$217,944 Executive Officer $36,000 $37,135 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX 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 TX 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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)33rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted33rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Kyle Igneczi) 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 30 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A6B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $22,424 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.