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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Deaf Ability Resource Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 831175677
CA · NTEE P80
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Darla Kim, Executive Director / CEO ($84,100) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 15 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 87th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

15 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 15 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,500 total compensation of comparable organizations → $104,237 $84,100
$5,07010th
$16,22025th
$33,001Median
$73,43975th
$88,61790th
$84,100This org · 87th
p10$5,070
p25$16,220
p50$33,001
p75$73,439
p90$88,617
$84,100

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 CA 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
Greek Orthodox Housing Corporation CA$222,266 Chief Executive Officer $1,500 $1,500 2024
Northern California Peoples Advocate CA$223,661 President $66,000 $67,949 2023
Autism Health Insurance Project Inc CA$225,306 President/program Director $91,250 $93,945 2023
Promoting Responsible Independence In Daily Endeavors Inc CA$195,145 President $30,000 $30,000 2024
Westfield Residence Inc CA$189,049 Director $2,450 $2,450 2024
Farm To Fork CA$233,962 Esterline $33,001 $33,001 2024
Southside Senior Services Inc CA$242,246 Executive Director $50,175 $51,657 2023
The Erika Whitmore Godwin Foundation CA$243,885 Founder & Ceo $101,246 $104,237 2023
Bridging Relationships In Diverse Groups CA$260,330 Former President $24,411 $25,132 2023
Lynne Cohen Foundation CA$260,469 President And Executive Di $76,665 $78,929 2023
Women's Initiatives That Strengthen And CA$261,621 Director $36,000 $36,000 2024
Academy For Grassroots Organizations CA$159,606 President & Ceo $80,624 $80,624 2024
Gods Heart Ministry CA$159,130 Director $18,175 $18,712 2023
Ladies In Power CA$267,435 Ceo/director $13,333 $13,727 2023
Abled CA$308,176 Executive Director $9,000 $9,000 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default87th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)87th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted87th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted87th

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 (Darla Kim) 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 15 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P80) + CA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $84,100 is reasonable (approximately the 87th 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.