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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Seton Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 882333957
NH · NTEE B24
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Erika Robichaud, Executive Director / CEO ($42,273) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 114 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 43rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Erika Robichaud — reported title “Trustee/Teacher”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

114 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 114 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,775 total compensation of comparable organizations → $172,714 $42,273
$16,51110th
$34,01525th
$45,838Median
$59,11975th
$75,71490th
$42,273This org · 43rd
p10$16,511
p25$34,015
p50$45,838
p75$59,119
p90$75,714
$42,273

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 NH 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
Phoenix Learning Academy FL$341,934 Director $23,181 $22,908 2024
International School Of Greenville SC$348,825 President $22,800 $25,021 2024
Cottage Forest School MI$349,440 Head Of School $15,413 $16,304 2025
Mysa School Inc DC$337,850 President $192,053 $172,714 2025
Operation Rebirth Inc OH$352,625 Exec Directo $35,000 $40,147 2023
Summit Academy Of Southwest Ohio Inc OH$335,504 Administrator $48,250 $53,758 2024
Cambria School Of Excellence Inc NY$327,723 Director $24,000 $22,813 2024
Down To Earth Nonprofit OR$326,089 Executive Director $48,583 $47,459 2024
Maranatha Academy Inc WI$323,010 Administratortrustee $32,011 $35,167 2024
Great River Montessori Inc WI$322,872 Secretary Co-founder $55,328 $62,578 2023
Aurora School VT$322,056 President $38,136 $39,337 2025
Mercy Prepratory Academy TX$319,962 Founder $20,833 $22,569 2023
The Trinity School Of Cartersville Inc GA$368,288 Director $38,000 $39,156 2025
Reach Academy Inc FL$317,631 Director $55,814 $53,734 2025
Big Leaf Montessori WA$314,984 Head Of Scho $35,395 $34,319 2023
Gardenview Montessori School WA$314,374 Director $54,819 $51,628 2024
Rochester Classical Academy NY$313,821 Head Of School $50,000 $48,931 2023
Sharon School Of Excellence FL$374,801 Ceo $162,332 $165,155 2023
Platt Park Children's Center CO$375,367 Director $58,167 $57,159 2025
Birch School Inc NY$311,558 Executive Di $62,250 $59,172 2024
Crossroads Christian Academy TN$377,701 Headmaster $15,000 $16,586 2024
Al Judiy Academy CA$377,997 Head Of School $48,127 $43,715 2024
Acorn School Of Charleston SC$378,520 Administrator $90,000 $98,767 2024
Trinity Classical Academy MS$307,601 Head Of School $8,167 $9,851 2023
The Grove School AL$380,659 President $58,500 $66,482 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NH 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 NH 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 default43rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)47th
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 (Erika Robichaud) 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 114 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B24), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $42,273 is reasonable (approximately the 43rd 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.