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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Rejoice Diaspora Dance Theater

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 842709421
OR · NTEE A62
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Oluyinka Parsons-akinjiola, Executive Director / CEO ($23,869) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 110 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Oluyinka Parsons-akinjiola — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

110 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 110 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$303 total compensation of comparable organizations → $152,194 $23,869
$8,22010th
$18,52725th
$34,824Median
$56,19375th
$79,47390th
$23,869This org · 33rd
p10$8,220
p25$18,527
p50$34,824
p75$56,193
p90$79,473
$23,869

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 OR 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
Dance Augusta Inc GA$231,610 President $9,900 $10,719 2024
Blue 13 Dance Company Inc CA$232,003 Executive Director $18,708 $17,395 2024
Sjdanceco CA$232,074 Artistic Director & Founder $7,200 $6,893 2023
Resilience Dance Company Stl MO$232,570 Executive And Artistic Director $23,803 $26,448 2025
Stockton Folk Dance Camp CA$229,159 Director $2,700 $2,511 2024
Encinitas Ballet Academy And Arts Center CA$234,736 Ceo, Artistic Director $43,750 $41,882 2023
The Arte Flamenco Dance Theatre Inc CA$227,916 President $24,814 $23,755 2023
Jazz Of Yuma Inc AZ$227,755 Executive Director $25,200 $26,097 2024
Gafa Studios NC$226,424 President $24,000 $26,704 2024
Dance Studies Association IL$236,904 Executive Director $50,797 $53,776 2024
Happendance Inc MI$225,566 Executive Director $35,892 $41,071 2023
Positive Outcome Mentoring & Dance Inc MD$237,831 Founder And Director $8,499 $8,336 2025
Developing Connections Northeast OH$238,232 Executive Di $76,867 $85,409 2025
Mdsa Foundation TX$224,425 President $1,080 $1,198 2023
Sb Dance UT$223,976 Executive Dir. $42,500 $46,839 2024
Tl Tango Lovers Organization Inc FL$223,495 Coo $21,600 $22,496 2023
Namah Ensemble Inc CA$223,420 Director/pre $23,000 $21,386 2024
Dalton Dance Company GA$240,550 Board Member $13,900 $15,050 2024
Dance Masters Of New England Chapter 5 Inc MA$222,168 President $1,000 $968 2024
Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company Inc NY$221,500 Director $12,040 $11,716 2024
Spotlight Productions & Co Inc MA$241,520 Executive Di $85,082 $82,330 2024
Issaquah Dance Theatre Ensemble WA$220,686 Artistic Dir $103,462 $99,747 2024
Homestead Youth Arts Center Inc FL$219,882 President $29,500 $29,842 2024
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Of Wisconsin Inc WI$218,705 Executive Director $51,420 $57,827 2024
West Florida Dance Company Booster Club Inc FL$244,948 President $300 $303 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR 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 OR 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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)33rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted33rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Oluyinka Parsons-akinjiola) 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 110 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A62), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $23,869 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.