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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Indigenous Language Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 850405613
NM · NTEE A230
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Raul Aguilar Jr, Executive Director / CEO ($72,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 170 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 76th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Raul Aguilar Jr — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

170 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 170 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,359 total compensation of comparable organizations → $161,464 $72,000
$14,51110th
$27,69125th
$50,341Median
$71,85375th
$88,83590th
$72,000This org · 76th
p10$14,511
p25$27,691
p50$50,341
p75$71,853
p90$88,835
$72,000

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 NM 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
Ujima Mens Collective Inc FL$414,105 President And Program Directoor $76,500 $68,791 2023
Caribbeing Inc NY$414,535 Executive Dir. $14,125 $11,867 2024
Aspiring Leaders Enrichment Center Inc NY$411,858 President $17,050 $14,325 2024
Indigenous Performance Productions A Nonprofit Corporation WA$415,091 President $60,000 $49,945 2024
New York Society Of Eye Physicians And Surgeons Inc NY$415,660 Executive Director $136,639 $118,188 2023
Michigan Black Expo Inc MI$410,971 President $49,918 $49,319 2023
Sofia Quintero Art & Cultural OH$407,509 Executive Director $73,390 $74,406 2023
Freetown Village Inc IN$406,571 Executive Director $62,400 $61,182 2024
Academy Of Himalayan Art And Childr HI$406,001 President $25,000 $21,425 2023
Cultural Coalition Inc AZ$403,582 Executive Dir. $62,292 $55,699 2024
International Muslim Outreach Inc FL$403,502 Executive Director $110,000 $96,077 2024
Pacific Community Of Alaska AK$402,914 Executive Director $100,300 $91,789 2023
Salem Multi Institute OR$402,048 Executive Director $50,000 $44,446 2023
Bundled Arrows Inc NY$398,839 Director $7,416 $6,231 2024
We Are The Culture Creators Nonprofit MI$396,365 Executive Director $30,000 $29,640 2023
Latino Music Education Network CA$395,124 Member Board Of Directors $20,000 $16,531 2023
Dance Parade Inc NY$394,841 Brd&exec Dir $24,750 $20,258 2025
Mandala South Asian Performing Arts Inc IL$394,781 Executive Artistic Director $55,000 $50,273 2024
Blackspace Urbanist Collective Inc NY$432,714 Comanaging Director $110,000 $92,416 2024
Triad Cultural Arts Inc NC$433,307 Executive Director $25,000 $24,017 2024
Fanm Saj Inc FL$392,782 Director $58,359 $50,972 2024
Navi Journey Corp NJ$389,669 Author $125,000 $106,830 2023
Enlightened Learning Club CA$437,572 Chief Executive Officer $18,101 $14,532 2024
Bihl Haus Arts Inc TX$388,480 Executive Dir. $91,088 $87,217 2023
Hispanic League NC$385,109 Executive Director Through September 2024 $55,531 $53,348 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NM 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 NM 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 default76th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)68th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted78th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted74th

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 (Raul Aguilar Jr) 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 170 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A23), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $72,000 is reasonable (approximately the 76th 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.