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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cornerstone Haiti

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 831354018
FL · NTEE B24
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jesse Lancour, Executive Director / CEO ($54,225) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 72 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 81st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

72 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 72 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,181 total compensation of comparable organizations → $101,263 $54,225
$4,42810th
$16,40125th
$35,952Median
$48,74175th
$63,24490th
$54,225This org · 81st
p10$4,428
p25$16,401
p50$35,952
p75$48,741
p90$63,244
$54,225

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
Emmanuel Coastal Academy Inc FL$221,404 President $2,050 $2,050 2023
Shikabania Corporation CA$224,241 Director $4,809 $4,420 2023
Play School Inc FL$218,741 Executive Director $47,173 $45,820 2024
Bais Yaakov Bnos Chayil Inc NJ$229,282 Trustee $20,000 $18,463 2024
Hillside Academy Inc ID$215,043 President $4,899 $5,388 2024
South Tulsa Academy Inc OK$214,734 Board Member $15,000 $16,637 2025
Open Door Christian School PA$214,476 Teacher & Assistant Administrator $20,736 $21,380 2024
Desert Springs Christian Academy NM$213,660 Headmaster 7 $21,524 $23,320 2025
Rise Mhk Corporation KS$231,322 Dir. Of Educ $10,000 $11,170 2024
Childrens Cottage CA$212,633 Executive Dir. $65,301 $56,799 2025
Sunset Sudbury School Inc FL$211,841 President $85,000 $82,561 2024
The Lions Tribe Academy IL$233,129 President $19,462 $19,783 2024
Kc Academy Sulphur Inc LA$233,813 Pres $15,583 $17,742 2024
Mate School CO$208,359 Chairman/pre $68,333 $67,748 2024
Palmyra Christian Academy MO$206,020 Director $3,550 $4,002 2023
Life Point Christian University Inc AZ$205,771 President $50,400 $50,116 2024
Austin Korean School Inc TX$238,795 Principal $2,550 $2,715 2023
Gaia Democratic School MN$205,347 Officer-key Employee $40,000 $40,866 2024
Vanguard Gifted Academy IL$239,584 Head Of School $62,315 $63,342 2024
Mercy Christian Academy LA$204,384 Board Member $32,296 $37,855 2023
Ivy Greene Inc MS$241,054 Executive Dir. $20,491 $22,988 2025
Lycoming Learning Group PA$242,662 Director Of School $58,750 $62,365 2023
Faith Alive Christian Academy VI$201,389 Teacher $27,288 $27,288 2023
Montessori School St Clair IL$246,546 Director/age $63,000 $64,039 2024
Kardia Classical School WA$196,814 Head Of School $29,358 $26,476 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 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 default81st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)79th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted81st

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 (Jesse Lancour) 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 72 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B24), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $54,225 is reasonable (approximately the 81st 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.