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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Higher Works Collaborative

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 830930283
MN · NTEE A99
FY ending 2023-09-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Natoyia Alberts, Executive Director / CEO ($37,671) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 107 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 31st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Natoyia Alberts — reported title “EXEC ADMINIS”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

107 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 107 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,937 total compensation of comparable organizations → $277,164 $37,671
$11,84210th
$33,74225th
$52,346Median
$71,06475th
$89,66790th
$37,671This org · 31st
p10$11,842
p25$33,742
p50$52,346
p75$71,064
p90$89,667
$37,671

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 MN 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
Forward Progress Arts & Entertainment Centers Inc TX$372,833 Executive Director $23,050 $22,665 2024
Spaceflight Mission TX$371,544 Founding Board Member $41,250 $40,562 2024
Open Tone Music OH$371,437 Program Director $45,928 $47,817 2024
National Association Of Women NY$371,048 Executive Di $42,940 $38,142 2024
Mnff Inc VT$377,160 Executive Di $18,846 $18,646 2024
National Association Of Presidential TX$362,974 Executive Director $72,500 $69,452 2025
D2is Foundation CA$382,720 President $40,327 $35,241 2023
Native Peoples Action Community Fund AK$355,456 Executive Dir. $3,126 $2,937 2024
Henderson Chamber Of Commerce NV$390,603 Ed Of Founda $9,089 $8,955 2024
Demolay International 73000 Northern California CA$390,765 Executive Director $81,946 $71,612 2023
Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc CO$391,700 Chief Executive Officer $21,010 $19,803 2024
Landmark Events Inc FL$392,181 President $91,000 $81,868 2025
Oregon Walks OR$392,591 Executive Di $80,519 $75,674 2023
De Colores Arts CA$393,608 Executive Director $132,613 $112,564 2024
Drag Story Hour CA$349,890 E.d. To 12/23 $66,058 $56,071 2024
Carlton Landing Charitable Foundation OK$397,725 Executive Dir. (Thru May) $9,000 $10,029 2023
Sol Treasures Inc CA$343,778 Executive Dir. $83,334 $70,735 2024
Women & Family Life Center Inc CT$408,164 Executive Director $105,925 $100,511 2023
Creativeone Productions Inc FL$408,596 President $66,000 $62,748 2023
Los Angeles Indigenous Peoples' Alliance CA$336,000 Director $6,000 $5,093 2024
Splashes Of Hope Inc NY$409,705 Founder/ceo $80,000 $71,061 2024
Connectfaith Inc NY$330,383 Executive Director $48,000 $42,637 2024
West Hartford Art League Inc CT$419,447 Executive Di $70,079 $62,925 2025
Hopewell Music Cooperative-north MN$323,455 Executive Director $40,778 $39,608 2024
Mizna MN$322,960 Executive Director $83,270 $80,881 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN 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 MN 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 default31st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)27th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted33rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted27th

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 (Natoyia Alberts) 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 107 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $37,671 is reasonable (approximately the 31st 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.