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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ithaca Welcomes Refugees Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 821987282
NY · NTEE P84
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Casey Verderosa, Executive Director / CEO ($47,180) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 70 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 34th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

70 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 70 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,658 total compensation of comparable organizations → $166,347 $47,180
$20,59910th
$40,90325th
$60,400Median
$82,74175th
$110,18890th
$47,180This org · 34th
p10$20,599
p25$40,903
p50$60,400
p75$82,741
p90$110,188
$47,180

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 NY cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Centreville Immigration ForumVA $345,591$111,866 990
Latino Resources IncIA $363,673$29,081 990
Southeast Immigrant Rights Network IncGA $333,246$122,230 990
Kurdish Peace InstituteVA $328,020$153,848 990
Spanish Action League Of Onondaga CountyNY $371,786$55,949 990
Vitendo4africaMO $374,837$70,327 990
Our HelpersOH $323,546$93,769 990
Southeast Asian Healing Center IncorporatedWI $323,383$45,074 990
Asian Immigrant Women Advocates IncCA $375,513$27,672 990
Refugee Assistance Alliance IncFL $377,285$57,351 990
Dfw Refugee Outreach ServicesTX $385,255$18,930 990
Pillars4humanityVA $386,619$110,002 990
Inland Empire Immigrant Youth CollectiveCA $387,683$83,518 990
Family Bridge IncGA $310,578$39,780 990
Maine Labor And Resource CenterME $309,427$68,157 990
Three Feathers AssociatesOK $307,578$91,393 990
Conexion De Negocios LatinosAR $391,193$86,836 990
Pacific County Immigrant SupportWA $397,511$56,832 990
Narrative ArtsNC $397,882$71,755 990
Khmer MaineME $300,400$59,866 990
Centro Del Pueblo Movimiento Indigena MigranteCA $300,186$44,026 990
Latino Union Of ChicagoIL $400,394$71,751 990
Sin Barreras Without Barriers IncVA $401,299$20,088 990
Immigration Advocacy &CT $296,904$40,060 990
ImmigoCA $294,402$43,432 990

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 NY 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 default34th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)36th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted37th
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 (Casey Verderosa) 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 70 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P84), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $47,180 is reasonable (approximately the 34th 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). 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.