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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Los Alamos Study Group

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 850438692
NM · NTEE Q054
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Gregory Mello, Executive Director / CEO ($3,333) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 97 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 9th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Gregory Mello — reported title “Executive Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

97 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 97 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $141,145 $3,333
$4,13210th
$11,65625th
$32,641Median
$50,76775th
$83,72390th
$3,333This org · 9th
p10$4,132
p25$11,656
p50$32,641
p75$50,767
p90$83,723
$3,333

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
United States-asia Foundation DC$98,808 President $142,000 $115,856 2023
Ukraine Childrens Aid Fund Inc MD$100,435 Managing Dir. $99,000 $83,585 2024
Principe Productions Inc NY$100,781 Executive Director $168,000 $141,145 2023
World Share Usa CA$100,888 President $43,000 $33,531 2024
Inmed Partnerships For Children Inc WA$93,678 President $4,500 $3,638 2024
Angels' Haven Outreach CA$92,675 Executive Director $139,712 $108,949 2024
Puresa Humanitarian Corp FL$102,287 President $46,378 $39,345 2024
Israel 20 Inc NJ$92,286 Hernandez $18,400 $14,836 2024
Alaska Universal Service AK$103,489 Agent $52,864 $45,642 2024
Funds For The Missions Inc TX$103,696 Chief Executive Officer $6,470 $6,017 2023
Global Solutions Pittsburgh PA$90,977 Executive Di $69,267 $64,223 2023
Chabad Lubavitch Of Moscow Inc NY$104,366 Director $12,500 $10,502 2023
Destined For Grace Children's Relief CA$104,521 Ceo $119,710 $90,944 2025
Viethope Inc CA$104,808 Vn Executive Director $33,034 $26,521 2023
Worldhope Corps Inc CA$104,857 Exec Director $24,000 $19,268 2023
Health Access Connect Usa Inc FL$89,914 Executive Director $18,000 $15,271 2024
Project Vic International Inc NJ$89,852 President $71,799 $59,602 2023
International Assistance Ministries TX$105,175 Director $37,500 $34,877 2023
Nk Missions Inc VA$89,521 Secretary $66,396 $59,605 2023
Institute For Asian Democracy DC$105,507 Director $86,596 $70,652 2023
Friends Of Tilonia Inc NY$105,527 President/ Exec Director $1,000 $795 2025
Elba Fire Department Inc NY$105,856 President $100 $81 2024
Project Hope Ministries MI$88,878 Co-executive Director $12,000 $10,897 2025
San Antonio Council For International Visitors TX$106,023 Executive Director $42,731 $38,601 2024
A Bridge For Africa Foundation CO$107,359 Co-exec Dir. $32,254 $27,210 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NM 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 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 default9th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted12th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted8th

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 (Gregory Mello) 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 97 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (Q), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $3,333 is reasonable (approximately the 9th 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.