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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Wellness Studios Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 832645128
NM · NTEE E32
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sandra Herrera-spinelli, Executive Director / CEO ($21,475) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 83 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 10th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

83 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 83 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$177 total compensation of comparable organizations → $418,036 $21,475
$23,39910th
$37,94925th
$57,646Median
$86,20275th
$113,17890th
$21,475This org · 10th
p10$23,399
p25$37,949
p50$57,646
p75$86,202
p90$113,178
$21,475

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
South Miami Childrens Clinic IncFL $386,266$143,185 990
Women And Children Health CareLA $383,286$104,106 990
The Women's Clinic Of ColumbusOH $387,749$98,746 990
Minority Health ConsortiumVA $388,510$76,705 990
People's Health And Wellness ClinicVT $393,786$71,676 990
Interfaith Coalition Of Whatcom CountyWA $373,897$80,735 990
Community Health Intervention And Education FoundIN $373,344$85,302 990
Schc Companies IncNY $398,460$37,971 990
Wasatch Community AcupunctureUT $370,228$54,309 990
Family Community Clinic IncKY $400,855$80,340 990
Street Medicine InstitutePA $401,624$97,021 990
The Olympia Free ClinicWA $405,169$58,685 990
Louisiana Community Health CenterLA $408,541$177,145 990
Chandler Care CenterAZ $361,139$36,529 990
Red Bird Clinc IncKY $409,842$114,097 990
Samaritans Touch Care Center IncFL $358,475$31,284 990
Ridge Health Services IncNY $413,452$10,917 990
Boise Acupuncture Cooperative IncID $356,444$59,230 990
Susan Dew Hoff Memorial Clinic IncWV $355,326$30,200 990
Community Care Clinic OfNC $353,948$58,121 990
Ohio Valley Health CenterOH $416,903$54,114 990
Gillette Reproductive HealthWY $353,765$93,085 990
Waco Birth Center And ClinicTX $352,734$61,476 990
Bella Health And Wellness IncCA $420,953$29,785 990
Heart And Soul Clinic IncIN $424,897$58,829 990

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 NM 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 default10th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted14th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted6th

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 (Sandra Herrera-spinelli) 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 83 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E32), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,475 is reasonable (approximately the 10th 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.