Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sara Gallagher-bernall, Executive Director / CEO ($80,400) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 85 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 68th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Sara Gallagher-bernall — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 MT cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empower 8 Inc | CA | $391,749 | Executive Dir. | $89,073 | $71,353 | 2024 |
| Trans Women In Need Of Services Inc | FL | $380,202 | Executive Director | $116,875 | $101,856 | 2024 |
| Turn The Page Stl | MO | $378,952 | Executive Director | $80,545 | $79,141 | 2024 |
| The Uprise Collective | OR | $375,361 | Executive Dir. | $91,106 | $78,489 | 2024 |
| Vip Consortium Inc | GA | $373,476 | Executive Director | $6,000 | $5,597 | 2024 |
| Idaho Family Policy Center Inc | ID | $372,895 | President | $118,850 | $120,755 | 2023 |
| South Carolina First Steps | SC | $406,282 | Executive Di | $57,503 | $57,295 | 2023 |
| Maryland Family Institute | MD | $367,020 | President | $37,500 | $33,485 | 2023 |
| Paltrek Inc | NY | $416,989 | Director | $11,485 | $9,912 | 2023 |
| Be Loud Studios | LA | $417,018 | Executive Dir. | $70,000 | $71,506 | 2024 |
| The 15 White Coats Inc | LA | $359,824 | Executive Director | $36,923 | $38,832 | 2023 |
| Nashville Propel Parent Institute Inc | TN | $417,900 | Executive Director | $106,347 | $103,703 | 2024 |
| Alabama Justice Initiative | AL | $422,395 | Board President/ Executive | $126,617 | $130,647 | 2023 |
| South Carolina First Steps To | SC | $423,812 | Executive Di | $48,125 | $47,951 | 2023 |
| Delaware Charter Schools Network | DE | $349,872 | Ceo | $100,000 | $90,836 | 2024 |
| District Of Columbia Association For The | DC | $428,548 | Exec. Dir. (From 6/2024-12/2024 ) | $68,269 | $55,576 | 2024 |
| Biomimicry For Social Innovation | NM | $432,266 | Executive Director | $36,546 | $37,542 | 2023 |
| Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association | FL | $432,486 | Executive Director | $110,446 | $96,253 | 2024 |
| Working To Extend Anti-racist Education Inc | NC | $344,424 | Executive Director | $102,996 | $96,182 | 2025 |
| Sheros Rise Inc | CA | $342,948 | President | $30,000 | $24,032 | 2024 |
| Scotland County Partnership For | NC | $436,229 | Exe.director | $96,611 | $95,343 | 2023 |
| Supportive Childcare Provider Alliance Scpa | WA | $336,385 | Executive Director | $62,500 | $51,911 | 2024 |
| Choose Aerospace Inc | OK | $443,443 | Executive Director | $110,344 | $112,718 | 2024 |
| Let Our Voices Empower | VA | $332,985 | Executive Director | $90,734 | $79,178 | 2025 |
| National Latino Farmers And Ranchers | DC | $446,919 | Chairman Of The Board | $16,000 | $13,025 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MT cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 MT 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 68th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 58th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 71st |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 67th |
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.
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
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.