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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Gainesville Preparatory School Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 880994391
GA · NTEE B20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Katie Boswell, Executive Director / CEO ($41,913) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 280 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 45th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

280 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 280 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$152 total compensation of comparable organizations → $169,228 $41,913
$8,98110th
$27,09325th
$47,466Median
$71,62775th
$87,34590th
$41,913This org · 45th
p10$8,981
p25$27,093
p50$47,466
p75$71,627
p90$87,345
$41,913

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Springfield Christian School WA$450,316 Chairman $44,467 $38,458 2024
Cambridge School Volunteers Inc MA$450,938 Executive Director $96,934 $81,977 2025
Family Health Ministries Inc NC$451,760 Former Executive Director $72,000 $71,866 2024
Yucca Blossom Montessori TX$448,028 President $31,154 $30,994 2023
Spirit At Play Inc MT$446,640 Executive Dir. $56,569 $58,906 2024
Anthem Classical Academy AR$453,466 Head Of School $33,588 $37,549 2023
Banner Of Faith Ministries Inc TX$453,467 President $24,000 $23,191 2024
Cornerstone Christian Schools Inc ID$454,132 President $34,708 $35,667 2024
Excellence In Education CA$445,380 Executive Dir. $81,999 $68,399 2024
Foundation For Pottstown Education PA$454,654 Executive Di $101,439 $95,201 2025
Touchstones Discussion Project Inc MD$444,972 Executive Di $95,306 $88,616 2023
East Providence Education Association RI$444,361 President $9,696 $8,750 2025
Axiom Christian Classical School NM$444,326 President, Dean Of Athletics & Activities $25,000 $26,742 2023
Foothills Christian School WA$444,133 Member $8,000 $6,919 2024
Star Christian School CA$456,867 President $30,700 $26,365 2023
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy OH$457,299 Admin Repres $11,127 $11,721 2023
Pure In Heart Christian Academy & FL$461,442 President $27,200 $24,684 2024
The Education Foundation Of Indian River FL$438,310 Executive Director $81,462 $76,110 2023
Chesterton Academy Of Rochester NY$438,015 Board Member $39,183 $34,204 2024
Pentathlon Institute Inc IN$462,122 National Director $96,499 $98,305 2024
Chess And Strategy Game Association MN$462,253 Associate Di $90,623 $89,057 2023
Sheltering Tree Ranch Inc TN$437,675 Vice-president $22,375 $23,391 2023
Prew Academy Of Sarasota Inc FL$462,414 Dir/principal $102,170 $95,457 2023
Sea-king District Of The Washington Interscholastic Activities Assn WA$462,852 Sea-king District Director $44,325 $37,348 2025
Windsor Street Montessori School MO$436,941 President $24,000 $23,923 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 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 default45th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)40th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted46th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted43rd

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 (Katie Boswell) 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 280 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $41,913 is reasonable (approximately the 45th 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.