Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Crystal Dunn, Executive Director / CEO ($3,692) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 323 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 3rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Crystal Dunn — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 TN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill City Farmers Market Charitable Fund | MN | $314,946 | Executive Director | $7,953 | $7,476 | 2024 |
| Grass Roots Cultural And Performing | MA | $315,357 | Executive Di | $58,000 | $51,049 | 2023 |
| The Saco River Theatre | ME | $315,634 | President/executive Dir. | $38,000 | $37,269 | 2023 |
| Dorill Initiative Inc | NY | $314,146 | Executive Director | $9,149 | $8,097 | 2023 |
| Masa Center | MI | $315,795 | President | $33,334 | $31,889 | 2025 |
| Art Sandy Springs Inc | GA | $316,160 | Treasurer | $24,013 | $22,378 | 2025 |
| Adefua Cultural Education Workshop | WA | $313,078 | Executive Director | $36,503 | $32,010 | 2023 |
| Arts Mission Oak Cliff | TX | $317,052 | Exec. Dir./p | $36,000 | $34,259 | 2024 |
| Ma's House & Bipoc Art Studio Inc | NY | $317,270 | President | $26,125 | $22,459 | 2024 |
| Huma House Inc | CA | $312,288 | President | $92,400 | $73,949 | 2025 |
| Colorado Celebration Of African American Arts And Culture | CO | $312,233 | Executive Director | $5,000 | $4,561 | 2024 |
| Tapestry Folkdance Center | MN | $317,726 | Executive Director | $52,000 | $48,882 | 2024 |
| Darke County Center For The Arts | OH | $318,073 | Executive Di | $31,669 | $31,910 | 2024 |
| Milton Artists Guild Inc | VT | $310,674 | Executive Dir. | $60,000 | $57,453 | 2024 |
| Arts Alive 45 Inc | IL | $309,678 | President | $24,500 | $22,915 | 2024 |
| First Night Monterey | CA | $309,305 | Executive Di | $40,919 | $33,615 | 2024 |
| Tonatiuh-danzantes Del Quinto Sol | CA | $320,656 | Artistic Director | $20,874 | $17,655 | 2023 |
| Campanile Center For The Arts Inc | WI | $307,761 | Executive Director | $62,647 | $62,243 | 2024 |
| Skyes The Limit Foundation Inc | AZ | $307,598 | President | $73,025 | $66,813 | 2024 |
| Wham Art Association | AZ | $306,863 | Executive Dir. | $49,940 | $47,041 | 2023 |
| Raga Massive Inc | NY | $323,178 | Executive Director | $17,550 | $15,532 | 2023 |
| Tofte Lake Center Inc | MN | $323,257 | Executive Di | $36,805 | $34,598 | 2024 |
| Creative Nomads Ltd | MD | $306,365 | Executive Director | $79,600 | $72,889 | 2023 |
| Kindred Arts Inc | NY | $305,052 | Executive Director | $11,750 | $10,399 | 2023 |
| Day Eight | DC | $304,981 | President | $83,000 | $69,292 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TN cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 TN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 3rd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 3rd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 4th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 3rd |
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.
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
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.