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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Washington Association Of Educators For Talented And Gifted

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 911259402
WA · NTEE B99
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Amy Phillips, Executive Director / CEO ($47,386) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 325 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 40th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

325 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 325 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$211 total compensation of comparable organizations → $310,885 $47,386
$11,19010th
$31,82625th
$54,658Median
$83,06075th
$112,15590th
$47,386This org · 40th
p10$11,190
p25$31,826
p50$54,658
p75$83,060
p90$112,155
$47,386

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 WA 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
Urban Bike Project Of Wilmington Inc DE$225,415 Executive Director $45,000 $50,668 2023
The Mehta Foundation Inc VA$225,050 President $280,000 $310,885 2023
Corner Post Media UT$225,664 Executive Director $27,840 $31,826 2024
Grand Haven Schools Foundation MI$224,879 Executive Dir. $56,774 $63,766 2025
The Gp Foundation For MI$224,525 President $30,000 $34,586 2024
City Youth Matrix MD$226,278 Executive Director $18,000 $18,796 2024
Pittsburgh Fellows PA$224,270 Executive Director $75,000 $83,538 2024
Noshami Institute NH$226,447 Executive Director $60,020 $63,730 2023
By Kids Inc NY$224,087 Board Member And Executive Director $86,400 $87,203 2024
Hip Hop Congress Inc CA$226,661 Executive Director $2,500 $2,483 2023
Theo Inc ND$226,676 Executive Director $54,718 $67,070 2024
National Shoe Travelers Association OR$223,771 Executive Director $71,262 $72,011 2025
Philosophy Learning And Teaching Org WA$223,267 Executive Dir. $57,500 $59,198 2023
Dui Victims Center Of Kansas Inc KS$223,232 Executive Director (Former) $43,190 $52,116 2024
Regina Inc SC$227,382 Executive Di $45,000 $52,436 2024
Aamva Region Iii Inc VA$223,129 Director, Regions Iii & Iv $15,356 $17,050 2023
Jandernoa Entrepreneurial Mentoring MI$227,525 Executive Di $132,515 $157,284 2023
Christian Learning Center Inc MS$227,592 Executive Director $8,000 $10,245 2023
Everybody Wins Atlanta Inc GA$227,915 Executive Director $68,245 $78,907 2023
Media Network Of Waterford Covert Center MI$222,333 Executive Director $52,894 $62,780 2023
Linking Community Now Inc FL$221,985 Executive Director $56,834 $59,635 2024
Michigan Leagues Of Academic Games MI$228,852 Executive Director $3,000 $3,561 2023
Lifewerks Inc PA$229,096 President $3,000 $3,342 2024
Franklin-simpson Educational KY$221,006 Chairman $6,600 $7,920 2024
The Partnership For Excellence OH$229,942 President & $152,192 $185,362 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WA 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 WA 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 default40th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)45th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted44th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted36th

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 (Amy Phillips) 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 325 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $47,386 is reasonable (approximately the 40th 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.