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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Georgia Coalition For Higher

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 863043333
GA · NTEE B99
FY ending 2025-01-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Patrick Rodriquez, Executive Director / CEO ($123,476) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 426 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 88th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

426 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 426 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$129 total compensation of comparable organizations → $326,471 $123,476
$20,71110th
$42,28825th
$69,255Median
$96,08475th
$132,48090th
$123,476This org · 88th
p10$20,711
p25$42,288
p50$69,255
p75$96,084
p90$132,480
$123,476

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 GA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
American Association Of BovineOH $466,561$55,935 990
HawkquestCO $465,359$108,142 990
The Conscious KidCA $465,081$119,005 990
SteamimagineVA $464,600$19,714 990
Una Vida Esta VidaCA $464,152$12,782 990
The Teachers Lounge IncMA $463,525$82,642 990
New England Preparatory SchoolMA $462,462$20,814 990
CoongieCA $470,846$10,084 990
Gulf Coast Education InitiativeMS $470,864$109,778 990
Elevate DallasTX $461,045$22,772 990
Arbutus Folk SchoolWA $460,522$46,698 990
Upper Valley Trails AllianceVT $460,319$81,696 990
Heritage Museum Of Asian ArtIL $459,798$62,727 990
Communities In SchoolsNC $459,583$63,098 990
Global Education CenterTN $458,936$46,416 990
Science And Entrepreneurship ExchangeIL $458,706$86,316 990
HousecconTX $473,937$60,361 990
National Association State Directors OfMD $474,548$102,279 990
Vermont Energy Education Program IncVT $457,395$76,554 990
Paramedic Resources IncCA $474,692$37,728 990
Spirit Of YouthAK $457,289$86,700 990
Lancaster County AcademyPA $475,803$102,281 990
Partners In Change IncGA $455,719$5,284 990
Botanical BusCA $455,172$67,957 990
Vocation MinistryTX $477,577$88,488 990

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 GA 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 default88th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)86th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted89th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted82nd

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 (Patrick Rodriquez) 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 426 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $123,476 is reasonable (approximately the 88th 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). 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.