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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Blazing Stars Montessori School Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 871964111
FL · NTEE B28
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Latania Scott, Executive Director / CEO ($57,876) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 83 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 52nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Latania Scott — reported title “Officer”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

83 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 83 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,664 total compensation of comparable organizations → $156,037 $57,876
$16,95510th
$31,78025th
$57,288Median
$76,81875th
$106,64490th
$57,876This org · 52nd
p10$16,955
p25$31,780
p50$57,288
p75$76,818
p90$106,644
$57,876

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 FL 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
Roxbury Roots Montessori Inc MA$404,189 President & Ceo $70,705 $69,631 2023
Exceptional Education Outreach Inc FL$402,749 President & Ceo $26,606 $27,392 2023
The Social Engineering Project CA$405,321 Director $92,308 $84,848 2024
Spectrum Of Joy Inc AZ$407,281 President $10,854 $10,825 2025
No More Sidelines MI$408,828 Ceo $26,000 $28,567 2024
Clarke County Education Foundation Inc VA$397,863 Executive Dir. $40,040 $41,153 2024
Snowdrop Montessori School Inc MA$396,087 President $60,000 $57,394 2024
Hope Springs Christian Learning Center Inc GA$413,039 Ceo $39,930 $42,738 2024
The Italian American Club Foundation MN$391,509 President $9,000 $9,466 2024
Huaxia Chinese School At Bergen Inc NJ$390,653 Principal $8,713 $8,281 2024
Alexsander Academy Inc GA$390,034 Executive Di $100,130 $107,171 2024
Mission Empower PA$386,847 Executive Dir. $33,877 $35,962 2024
The Exceptional Way Inc GA$421,142 Executive Di $59,908 $64,121 2024
Clover Montessori School PA$383,799 Board President, Founding Teacher Leader $67,000 $73,224 2023
New Castle Learning Advantage CO$382,113 Executive Di $14,834 $15,141 2024
Inspiring Minds ND$380,097 President $74,778 $87,354 2024
Azalea Montessori Elementary Nature School OH$378,989 Executive Director $60,000 $67,647 2024
Take Note Studio Inc WI$378,193 Executive Director $98,083 $109,040 2024
Kingsport Christian Academy TN$376,169 Director/administrator $25,603 $27,909 2025
Matthew 19 14 KS$432,166 Executive Director $44,871 $53,125 2023
Shenandoah Autism Center VA$436,300 Executive Di $69,357 $71,285 2024
Arizona Spellers Academy AZ$439,070 Ceo $13,846 $13,809 2025
Westerhoff School Of Music & Art Inc NJ$441,879 Director $133,086 $126,487 2024
Flor De Loto Montessori Corp PR$364,110 Employee $36,321 $36,321 2024
Wisteria Montessori Inc MA$444,264 President $56,657 $54,196 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL cost of living and 2024 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 FL 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 default52nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)53rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted52nd

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 (Latania Scott) 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 83 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B28), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $57,876 is reasonable (approximately the 52nd 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.