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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 843281520
CA · NTEE S20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Greg Allen, Executive Director / CEO ($29,950) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 19 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 32nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

19 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 19 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,500 total compensation of comparable organizations → $121,180 $29,950
$16,55310th
$25,20225th
$57,200Median
$87,69675th
$102,03390th
$29,950This org · 32nd
p10$16,553
p25$25,202
p50$57,200
p75$87,696
p90$102,033
$29,950

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 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
Belle Haven Action CA$240,543 President& D $29,162 $29,162 2023
Center For The Empowerment Of Families Inc CA$240,965 Executive Director $16,450 $16,450 2023
Bolinas Community Inc CA$248,817 Secretary $21,868 $21,241 2024
Community Realignment Education Program CA$230,414 Program Director $93,062 $90,392 2024
Lifeline Community Development Corporation Of Merced County CA$255,931 Executive Director $4,500 $4,500 2023
River Valley Community Outreach Center CA$256,621 President $121,180 $121,180 2023
Sonoma County Black Forum CA$258,567 Co-sec/treasure $17,069 $16,579 2024
Community Services United CA$220,114 Director $54,600 $53,034 2024
Leadership Pasadena Inc CA$214,359 Board Member $39,700 $37,567 2025
Willowbrook Inclusion Network CA$212,180 President/chairperson $85,000 $85,000 2023
Urban University CA$271,812 Executive Director $64,896 $61,409 2025
New Season Community Development Corp CA$273,020 Director $45,000 $43,709 2024
Community Action Team-california Inc CA$273,760 Chief Executive Officer $105,000 $101,988 2024
The High Point Community Development Cor CA$277,109 Executive Dir. $79,700 $77,413 2024
Sdhc Building Opportunities Inc CA$181,216 Interim Board Chair $73,722 $73,722 2023
Canoga Park Improvement Association CA$299,192 Exc. Dir. $57,200 $57,200 2023
Livermore Downtown Inc CA$308,752 Executive Director $105,232 $102,213 2024
The Orinda Association CA$321,844 Secretary $17,125 $16,634 2024
Uptown Parnership Incorporated CA$323,144 Executive Director $95,434 $95,434 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 default32nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)32nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted37th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted32nd

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 (Greg Allen) 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 19 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S20) + CA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $29,950 is reasonable (approximately the 32nd 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.