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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

A Curiae

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 871528475
CA · NTEE I50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Wyatt Lim-tepper, Executive Director / CEO ($89,512) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 281 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 80th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Wyatt Lim-tepper — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

281 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 281 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$10 total compensation of comparable organizations → $457,623 $89,512
$14,86410th
$39,33025th
$60,564Median
$84,37475th
$109,27290th
$89,512This org · 80th
p10$14,864
p25$39,330
p50$60,564
p75$84,374
p90$109,272
$89,512

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 CA 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
Legal Aid Foundation Of Western OH$188,633 Interim Executive Director $26,821 $32,898 2023
Westmoreland Bar Foundation PA$187,803 Executive Director/secreta $4,800 $5,384 2024
Montgomery Bar Foundation PA$186,570 Executive Director $10,368 $11,631 2024
Guardians Of Our Children Inc NY$189,936 Director $45,500 $46,249 2024
Maricopa County Bar Foundation AZ$190,092 Executive Director $3,528 $3,817 2024
Weed & Seed Hawaii Inc HI$186,168 Executive Director $105,000 $108,867 2023
Englewood First Responders IL$190,347 President $34,545 $39,330 2023
Minnesota Dare Inc MN$185,919 Executive Director $91,192 $101,358 2024
Stanly County Juvenile Restitution NC$190,578 Executive Di $74,610 $84,481 2025
Heart Of Clay MN$191,134 Mens Coordinator $56,240 $64,356 2023
Pulaski County Friends Of Casa Inc AR$185,175 Executive Dir. $61,407 $77,642 2024
Southeast Nebraska Casa NE$185,002 Executive Director $50,000 $62,279 2023
Rebound Of Whatcom County WA$191,583 Executive Director $76,830 $79,660 2023
Fresh Start Inc CO$192,131 Executive Di $42,998 $47,747 2023
Kymari House Inc TN$192,591 Exec Director $45,000 $53,207 2024
Stafford House MI$192,607 President $10,000 $11,953 2023
Indiana Justice Project Inc IN$192,835 Executive Director $81,400 $96,559 2024
Santa Maria Police Council Inc CA$182,740 Executive Dir. $24,002 $23,313 2024
Denver Police Blue Hat Foundation CO$181,465 Executive Di $36,000 $38,829 2024
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's CA$195,537 Secretary $7,772 $7,772 2023
Polk County Crime Stoppers Inc FL$180,459 Executive Director $35,401 $37,408 2024
The Promise Tour TN$180,353 Executive Director $57,275 $67,721 2024
Iowa Chapter Of Children's Advocacy Centers IA$197,506 Executive Director $31,250 $37,497 2025
Oregon Abuse Advocates And OR$178,496 Co-director $66,000 $68,943 2024
Community Youth Athletic Center CA$198,373 President/exec. Dir. $72,500 $70,420 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default80th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)88th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
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 (Wyatt Lim-tepper) 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 281 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (I), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $89,512 is reasonable (approximately the 80th 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.