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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Satyana Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 841228956
CO · NTEE Z99Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of William Keepin, Executive Director / CEO ($3,339) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 218 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: William Keepin — reported title “ED/TREAS/SEC”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

218 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 218 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$807 total compensation of comparable organizations → $499,557 $3,339
$12,79010th
$34,72725th
$62,717Median
$91,66675th
$127,64290th
$3,339This org · 3rd
p10$12,790
p25$34,727
p50$62,717
p75$91,666
p90$127,642
$3,339

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 CO 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
Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Assoc Inc OH$436,383 Executive Director $11,500 $12,376 2025
Florida Beverage Association FL$436,690 Secretary & $240,831 $235,945 2024
Small Wonders Child Care Centerinc NY$434,669 Executive Di $119,443 $109,659 2025
Molalla River Watch Inc OR$434,329 Executive Director Until 10/15/24 $74,654 $72,301 2024
Women's Foundation Of Genesee NY$437,836 Executive Director $102,487 $96,582 2024
King Child Supervision Inc MI$434,026 Executive Director $57,754 $64,005 2023
Hope Inc MN$433,334 Executive Director $88,305 $90,997 2024
Artspan CA$432,105 Executive Dir. $149,732 $138,822 2023
Apollo Chamber Players TX$443,892 Executive Director $49,864 $53,555 2023
Four Winds Of Indian Education Inc CA$445,809 Executive Dir. $57,305 $51,605 2024
Kimberly-shirk Association CA$445,921 Executive Dir. $78,314 $72,607 2023
Race For The Rescues CA$445,990 Founder & President $60,000 $54,032 2024
Trinity Terrace Inc WI$446,574 Ceo $22,653 $24,673 2024
St Luke Association WA$425,148 President $535,028 $499,557 2024
Inland Valley Repertory Theatre CA$446,902 Executive Director $33,865 $31,397 2023
Sound Learning WA$423,767 Exec. Director $60,000 $54,578 2025
Minnesota Council For Quality MN$419,951 President $138,579 $142,804 2024
Global Enteral Device Supplier GA$453,349 Executive Director $188,087 $197,229 2024
Forest Service Employees For OR$454,119 Executive Di $146,820 $142,192 2024
Cleansing Stream Ministries CA$417,659 President $68,640 $61,813 2024
Silver Impact Inc FL$454,495 Executive Di $70,000 $68,580 2024
Lundberg Association WA$454,786 President $535,028 $499,557 2024
Poteau Chamber Of Commerce OK$415,985 Wages $66,042 $78,080 2023
Central Sierra Environmental Resource CA$415,147 Ceo/pres $111,124 $100,071 2024
Highline Heritage Museum WA$456,861 Executive Director $77,956 $72,788 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CO cost of living and 2024 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 CO 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 default3rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)3rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted18th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted2nd

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 (William Keepin) 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 218 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Z99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $3,339 is reasonable (approximately the 3rd 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.