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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Opheliasmedia Films Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 842311180
GA · NTEE A31
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ellie Bernstei, Executive Director / CEO ($45,950) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 619 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 74th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Ellie Bernstei — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

619 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 619 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $443,338 $45,950
$4,15310th
$12,47025th
$26,115Median
$46,41475th
$65,23390th
$45,950This org · 74th
p10$4,153
p25$12,470
p50$26,115
p75$46,414
p90$65,233
$45,950

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 GA 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
Highland Historical Society VA$111,650 Executive Di $19,240 $18,476 2024
Susquehanna Museum Of Havre De MD$111,710 Executive Di $48,866 $45,436 2024
Trent House Association Inc NJ$111,226 Interim Executive Director $6,000 $5,485 2023
Bronzeville Children's Museum IL$111,780 President $6,000 $6,040 2023
Chambersburg Community Theatre Inc PA$111,852 Managing Director $25,000 $24,795 2024
Belton Center For The Arts SC$111,131 Executive Director $35,077 $36,394 2024
Japan House La Foundation CA$111,910 Ceo $6,000 $5,153 2024
River City Drum Corp Cultural Arts Institute Inc KY$111,932 Executive Director $44,500 $47,549 2024
Shelton Historical Society Inc CT$111,059 Executive Director $24,445 $22,795 2024
Trilogy An Opera Company NJ$111,031 Artisticexecutive Director $19,150 $17,005 2024
Philadelphia Dance Projects PA$111,022 Executive Di $4,000 $3,865 2025
Holland Childrens Movement NE$110,791 Ceo $42,825 $47,163 2023
The Midwest Writing Center IL$110,753 Executive Director $33,497 $33,719 2023
Denizen Theatre Inc NY$110,746 Secretary/treasurer $19,980 $17,956 2024
The Arts Project Inc MD$110,552 Executive Director $24,559 $22,835 2024
Johnson House Historic Site PA$112,477 Executive Director $21,000 $20,828 2024
The Lafayette Trail Inc PA$112,945 President $70,000 $71,477 2023
Art In The Atrium Inc NJ$110,017 Ceo $54,985 $48,825 2024
The Iredell Museums Inc NC$109,708 Programs Opreations Manager $48,585 $48,641 2025
Tanner Gift Of Music Trust UT$113,311 Secretary/tr $8,500 $8,908 2023
Five Myles Inc NY$113,371 Founder $50,000 $44,935 2024
Emerald Hills Institute UT$109,609 Director $3,000 $3,054 2024
International Federation For Choral Music TX$113,444 Office Manager $36,960 $36,770 2024
Torah Lishmah Institute Inc NY$109,422 President $100,000 $89,870 2024
Barnsdall Arts CA$113,634 Executive Dir. $21,800 $18,239 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default74th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)73rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted76th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted70th

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 (Ellie Bernstei) 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 619 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (A), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $45,950 is reasonable (approximately the 74th 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.