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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

String Theory Corporation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 871893842
PA · NTEE B41
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Angela Corosanite, Executive Director / CEO ($44,482) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 17 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 35th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

17 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 17 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$50 total compensation of comparable organizations → $180,970 $44,482
$16,28310th
$35,04625th
$49,094Median
$75,31675th
$128,98590th
$44,482This org · 35th
p10$16,283
p25$35,046
p50$49,094
p75$75,316
p90$128,985
$44,482

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 PA 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
Whitworth Foundation WA$6,377 University President $43,858 $38,246 2024
The Corporation For Penn State PA$6,380 President $56,351 $54,734 2024
Graduate Center Foundation Housing NY$6,406 Secretary $50,703 $45,944 2023
Blue Line Foundation TX$6,000 Officer $48,000 $46,767 2024
Ib Fund Us Inc DC$5,800 Board Member $24,400 $21,471 2023
Ever Scouts Education Foundation DE$5,539 Executive Di $50,000 $49,094 2023
Simonds Music And Technology Founda CA$5,532 Treasurer $10,375 $8,501 2025
Frankie Casseb Youth Literacy Club TX$5,235 Director $24,000 $24,074 2023
South Carolina Cattlemens Foundation Inc SC$7,859 Exec Director $33,500 $35,046 2023
The Webb Schools Real Estate Fund CA$4,514 Trustee $201,754 $174,698 2023
International Cultural Exchange Inc AR$8,000 Chairman Of The Board $89,977 $98,510 2024
Little Lambs Children's Center OH$4,408 Administrator $84,000 $84,422 2025
Regional Division Inc WI$4,336 President/ceo $172,803 $180,970 2023
Pitzer College Costa Rica CA$8,145 President $88,447 $74,388 2024
Iiaa Educational Foundation VA$4,179 Ceo $58,522 $55,037 2024
Pennsylvania Public Education Foundation PA$8,690 Executive Director $77,541 $75,316 2024
Taller Creativo Inc PR$9,066 Director $50 $50 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 default35th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)35th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted76th

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 (Angela Corosanite) 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 17 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $44,482 is reasonable (approximately the 35th 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.