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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Sola Robotics

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 833200281
CA · NTEE O50
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jennifer Lashley, Executive Director / CEO ($57,960) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 56 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 45th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

56 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 56 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,089 total compensation of comparable organizations → $179,695 $57,960
$19,93810th
$42,80325th
$62,419Median
$95,36375th
$104,60090th
$57,960This org · 45th
p10$19,938
p25$42,803
p50$62,419
p75$95,363
p90$104,600
$57,960

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
The GreenhouseCA $348,281$59,913 990
Srd-straightening Reins FoundationCA $346,745$35,256 990
OurtismCA $343,806$56,625 990
Santa Clara Diving ClubCA $343,321$95,150 990
Santa Barbara School Of SquashCA $342,875$106,670 990
East Los Angeles Boys And Girls ClubCA $342,376$69,308 990
Levon Ishtoyan FoundationCA $342,158$28,827 990
Truly Reviving Our YouthCA $353,693$98,024 990
Fostering Youth IndependenceCA $335,766$63,831 990
Encampment For CitizenshipCA $367,995$67,560 990
Aguas Sagradas IncCA $368,466$65,582 990
African American Chamber Of San Joaquin FoundationCA $371,277$69,805 990
IcanhelpCA $375,849$86,667 990
The Village Nation IncCA $378,833$23,990 990
Kollab YouthCA $379,747$179,695 990
We Lead OursCA $313,210$34,112 990
DrawbridgeCA $309,553$102,999 990
The Blue Heart FoundationCA $309,138$11,711 990
Reach Bridge Extended Learning Programs IncCA $388,230$93,400 990
Football For Her IncCA $393,827$52,491 990
Focusfish IncCA $296,355$76,148 990
New Hope Community DevelopmentCA $295,653$16,473 990
Im A Movement Not A MonumentCA $294,495$19,875 990
The Axiom Project IncCA $290,761$53,406 990
Sacred RokCA $289,602$44,270 990

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 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 default45th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)45th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted46th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted45th

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 (Jennifer Lashley) 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 56 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O50) + CA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $57,960 is reasonable (approximately the 45th 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.