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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Dekleptocracy Project

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 853315551
VA · NTEE W20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kristofer Harrison, Executive Director / CEO ($109,375) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 30 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 67th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Kristofer Harrison — reported title “President and Executive Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

30 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 30 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,932 total compensation of comparable organizations → $178,134 $109,375
$33,68710th
$61,99625th
$89,836Median
$117,39975th
$169,72190th
$109,375This org · 67th
p10$33,687
p25$61,996
p50$89,836
p75$117,399
p90$169,721
$109,375

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 VA 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
Center For New Democratic Processes MN$480,227 Executive Director $136,396 $139,584 2023
State Government Affairs Council VA$478,088 Executive Director $37,760 $36,677 2024
Center For Procurement Advocacy Inc DC$472,417 Executive Director $26,890 $24,439 2023
Tea Party Patriots Foundation Inc GA$472,219 President $14,706 $15,314 2023
Fda Expositions Inc MD$458,747 President $183,000 $172,110 2024
New York State Association Of Traffic NY$449,202 Treasurer $6,338 $5,932 2023
Washington Dc Homeland Security DC$446,271 President $196,000 $178,134 2023
Minnesota Counties Foundation MN$526,359 Executive Director $40,614 $40,371 2024
California City Management Foundation CA$434,938 Executive Director $129,394 $115,719 2023
Women Winning MN$428,587 Executive Director $160,542 $159,581 2024
To The Village Square Inc FL$422,019 Founder & Ce $85,000 $80,327 2024
Somerset Economic Development ME$551,464 Executive Director $90,800 $94,166 2023
Public Assets Institute Inc VT$555,832 President $99,466 $103,688 2023
Powerhouse Texas TX$556,109 Executive Director $72,500 $75,111 2023
Demand Justice DC$566,313 Managing Director $90,959 $80,296 2024
Massachusetts Peace Action Education Fund MA$383,723 Executive Director $38,401 $34,714 2024
Government Oversight And Education Inc VA$380,086 Preisdent $180,000 $174,836 2024
Decatur Legacy Project Inc GA$374,115 Executive Dir. $74,000 $74,850 2024
Portage Development Board OH$371,014 President $102,636 $109,356 2024
Kentucky County Clerks Association KY$364,818 Executive Dir. $51,865 $57,711 2023
Safe & Just Michigan MI$613,045 Executive Director $82,349 $85,505 2024
The Transparency Foundation CA$354,319 Ceo $110,000 $98,375 2023
Northwest Ottawa Recreation Authority MI$352,532 Nora Director $53,734 $54,356 2025
100reporters DC$351,207 President $129,165 $117,391 2023
Investor Choice Advocates Network CA$632,630 Chair $95,639 $83,078 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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 default67th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)60th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted73rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted53rd

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 (Kristofer Harrison) 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 30 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $109,375 is reasonable (approximately the 67th 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.