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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Secret Land Arp

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 833229758
CA · NTEE A40
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Shannon Labaw, Executive Director / CEO ($4,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 36 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 17th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Shannon Labaw — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

36 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 36 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$324 total compensation of comparable organizations → $365,492 $4,000
$2,93710th
$5,97225th
$16,082Median
$37,26075th
$89,10190th
$4,000This org · 17th
p10$2,937
p25$5,972
p50$16,082
p75$37,260
p90$89,101
$4,000

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
Yankee Air Museum Foundation Inc MI$17,520 Executive Director $135,000 $156,740 2024
Coatesville Cultural Society Inc PA$17,419 President $30,994 $34,767 2024
Streatorland Historical Society Inc IL$17,809 Executive Director $13,470 $14,896 2024
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra IA$18,000 Interim Ceo $4,528 $5,577 2024
Menlowe Ballet CA$16,800 Artistic Director $599 $582 2024
North Texas Public Broadcasting TX$18,220 President & Ceo $28,809 $33,373 2023
University Cultural Center Association MI$18,733 Executive Director $305,767 $365,492 2023
International Classical Concerts Of The CA$19,562 President $7,000 $6,799 2024
Seeds Of Light Foundation OR$19,597 Secretary $41,600 $44,739 2023
Museum Of Ancient Wonders CA$19,670 Executive Director $5,500 $5,342 2024
Dream Out Loud Productions CA$15,043 President $20,000 $20,000 2023
Network Of Ensemble Theaters Inc OR$20,205 Executive Dir. $83,898 $90,228 2023
Afton Historical Society Press MN$14,792 Bookeeper $2,500 $2,778 2024
Denton Maker Center TX$14,791 Secretary $288 $324 2024
Stephen J Ponzillo Jr Memorial Library MD$20,728 Grand Secretary $9,099 $9,851 2023
Friends Of Danada IL$14,084 Executive Di $112,040 $120,706 2025
The New York City Police Museum NY$21,135 Executive D $21,540 $21,894 2024
Contact Collaborations Inc VT$22,079 President $12,250 $14,279 2023
Carmel Mission Foundation Inc CA$22,133 Executive Dir. $56,623 $56,623 2023
Strategic Air & Space Museum Foundation NE$22,156 President/ceo $13,500 $16,815 2023
The Buddhayana Foundation Inc MA$22,435 Treasurer $24,000 $24,259 2024
Wayne County Historical Society IL$22,599 Director / Curator $4,830 $5,341 2024
Sfte Inc NM$22,897 Presidentdirector $13,670 $16,539 2024
New Sounds Music Incorporated PA$11,957 Executive Director $7,855 $8,812 2024
Claude Heater Foundation CA$23,205 Ceodirector $70,000 $70,000 2023

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 default17th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)17th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted44th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted17th

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 (Shannon Labaw) 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 36 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $4,000 is reasonable (approximately the 17th 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.