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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 831843221
OR · NTEE R30
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lakayana Drury, Executive Director / CEO ($68,895) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 76 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 68th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

76 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 76 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$86 total compensation of comparable organizations → $211,326 $68,895
$13,35410th
$27,29725th
$51,764Median
$78,77775th
$107,09490th
$68,895This org · 68th
p10$13,354
p25$27,297
p50$51,764
p75$78,777
p90$107,094
$68,895

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Right To Life Of Southwest IndianaIN $120,757$93,484 990
EqualitymaineME $120,560$18,502 990
Christian Womens Job Corps Of RuskTX $121,524$47,804 990
Immigrant HopeMN $119,748$30,061 990
Rhode Island Cross Disability CoalitionRI $117,708$4,655 990
Memphis For AllTN $124,252$43,739 990
Progress TexasTX $116,557$13,075 990
Oregon Firearms FederationOR $125,325$55,000 990
Trunorth FoundationCO $115,536$75,219 990
Unity Women's Desk IncNC $115,519$70,061 990
Rhode Island State Right To Life Committee IncRI $114,176$44,761 990
The Fund For Northern Tier DevelopmentPA $114,107$58,410 990
Sankofa ImpactWA $113,817$118,595 990
Center For The Healing Of RacismTX $112,124$80,787 990
North Carolina Family PolicyNC $129,563$22,758 990
Welfare Rights OrganizationLA $130,354$23,979 990
Peach Concerned Citizens IncGA $131,236$16,815 990
Illinois Alliance For Retired AmericansIL $109,743$59,699 990
Virginia Coalition For OpenVA $109,373$61,604 990
League Of Women Voters OfCA $108,868$65,533 990
Broward Organized Leaders Doing JusticeFL $132,971$96,818 990
A Is ForNY $107,850$25,299 990
Unitarian Universalists For Social JusticeDC $107,475$31,614 990
Medgar And Myrlie Evers InstituteMS $106,645$76,960 990
Family Diversity Projects IncMA $135,057$68,714 990

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 OR 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 default68th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)68th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted68th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted54th

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 (Lakayana Drury) 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 76 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (R), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $68,895 is reasonable (approximately the 68th 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.