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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Chico Community Acupuncture Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 832972996
CA · NTEE E24
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Olivia Peters-lazaro, Executive Director / CEO ($31,270) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 337 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Olivia Peters-lazaro — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

337 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 337 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$68 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,108,885 $31,270
$7,16210th
$20,55125th
$42,738Median
$68,26575th
$106,51690th
$31,270This org · 37th
p10$7,162
p25$20,551
p50$42,738
p75$68,265
p90$106,516
$31,270

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
St Francis Home Health Care Inc MI$122,070 Director $8,760 $10,171 2024
Gritman Medical Center Foundation Inc ID$121,720 Secretary $1,844 $2,272 2023
Keweenaw Health Foundation MI$122,425 Executive Di $14,000 $16,254 2024
Ryan Gordy Foundation CA$122,526 Director Of Operationss $10,633 $10,328 2024
Northern Nebraska Area Health Education NE$122,552 Executive Director $74,110 $89,661 2024
South Central Pennsylvania Sickle Cell Council PA$122,589 Program Director $37,380 $43,169 2023
The Foundation For Women's Wellness CO$122,901 Ed/sec/treas $65,000 $72,179 2023
Bigfork Valley Foundation MN$123,080 Executive Dir. $19,875 $22,743 2023
Beyond Pink Spokane Inc WA$123,107 Executive Di $65,533 $65,997 2024
Central Florida Health Inc FL$120,610 Director/university Of Florida President (Thru Feb 2023) $120,025 $130,578 2023
Accma Community Health Foundation CA$120,505 Executive Director $45,633 $45,633 2023
Horsepower Equine Assisted VA$120,499 Executive Director $30,000 $32,582 2024
R Frank Jones Society Inc MI$123,527 Member $2,000 $2,391 2023
St Mary Emergency Medical Services PA$123,561 Smmc President Thru 7/22 $326,765 $377,372 2023
Manasquan First Aid Squad NJ$123,706 Corr. Secre. $500 $503 2024
Central Mn Life Care Center Inc MN$123,752 Executive Di $17,060 $19,522 2023
Frederick County 4-h Therapeutic Riding Program MD$123,812 President $49,602 $52,163 2024
Hcch Holding Corporation FL$120,125 Ceo $9,832 $10,390 2024
Commcare Bossier LA$120,000 Secretary $22,705 $27,398 2025
Catherine Mcauley Health Services MI$119,698 President, Th Med Group Mi $123,387 $147,488 2023
Cherrybell Holdings Inc AZ$124,352 Ceo $50,792 $56,570 2023
North Central Ohio Family Care Center OH$124,379 President/ceo $16,835 $20,649 2023
The Community Wellness Project WA$119,176 Board Member $34,511 $35,782 2023
Long Island Medical Foundation Inc NY$118,849 Executive Director $114,475 $116,358 2024
Salt Block Ministries TX$118,733 President $4,500 $5,064 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 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 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)42nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted61st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted22nd

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 (Olivia Peters-lazaro) 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 337 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (E), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $31,270 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.