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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Fanm Saj Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 824241473
FL · NTEE A23
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ruth Jeannoel, Executive Director / CEO ($58,359) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 168 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 51st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Ruth Jeannoel — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

168 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 168 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,555 total compensation of comparable organizations → $184,862 $58,359
$13,57010th
$30,35625th
$57,636Median
$82,27875th
$105,30690th
$58,359This org · 51st
p10$13,570
p25$30,356
p50$57,636
p75$82,278
p90$105,306
$58,359

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 FL 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
Mandala South Asian Performing Arts Inc IL$394,781 Executive Artistic Director $55,000 $57,558 2024
Dance Parade Inc NY$394,841 Brd&exec Dir $24,750 $23,193 2025
Latino Music Education Network CA$395,124 Member Board Of Directors $20,000 $18,927 2023
Navi Journey Corp NJ$389,669 Author $125,000 $122,311 2023
We Are The Culture Creators Nonprofit MI$396,365 Executive Director $30,000 $33,935 2023
Bihl Haus Arts Inc TX$388,480 Executive Dir. $91,088 $99,856 2023
Bundled Arrows Inc NY$398,839 Director $7,416 $7,133 2024
Hispanic League NC$385,109 Executive Director Through September 2024 $55,531 $61,078 2024
Knowyourroots CA$383,619 President $27,000 $24,818 2024
Salem Multi Institute OR$402,048 Executive Director $50,000 $50,887 2023
Robert Oneal Multicultural Arts Center OH$383,283 Ceo $20,566 $23,872 2023
Pacific Community Of Alaska AK$402,914 Executive Director $100,300 $105,091 2023
International Muslim Outreach Inc FL$403,502 Executive Director $110,000 $110,000 2024
Cultural Coalition Inc AZ$403,582 Executive Dir. $62,292 $63,771 2024
Yaffa Cultural Arts Inc NY$379,572 Executive Director $28,064 $27,792 2023
Academy Of Himalayan Art And Childr HI$406,001 President $25,000 $24,529 2023
Freetown Village Inc IN$406,571 Executive Director $62,400 $70,048 2024
Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural OH$407,509 Executive Director $73,390 $85,188 2023
East Hawaii Cultural Council HI$377,296 President/ex $50,321 $46,722 2025
Malo Motivating Action Leadership CA$376,017 Founder/exec. Director $127,190 $116,911 2024
Web Chaver Inc NJ$375,115 President $47,600 $45,240 2024
Michigan Black Expo Inc MI$410,971 President $49,918 $56,466 2023
Aspiring Leaders Enrichment Center Inc NY$411,858 President $17,050 $16,400 2024
Alliance Francaise Of Westchester NY$372,319 Executive Di $64,104 $61,661 2024
Indigenous Language Institute NM$413,452 Executive Di $72,000 $82,434 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default51st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)52nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted51st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted49th

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 (Ruth Jeannoel) 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 168 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A23), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $58,359 is reasonable (approximately the 51st 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.