Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Karim Sultan, Executive Director / CEO ($21,168) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 48 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 15th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Karim Sultan — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 CA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Arms Development Corporation | OH | $368,146 | Executive Director | $45,540 | $57,336 | 2024 |
| Grace Place Inc | MN | $366,805 | Presidentexecutive Director | $53,083 | $62,350 | 2024 |
| 123 Crawford Street Inc | MA | $372,992 | Cfo | $1,616 | $1,726 | 2024 |
| Architectural Salvage Warehouse Of | MI | $389,144 | Executive Di | $76,648 | $94,044 | 2024 |
| Montana Fair Housing Inc | MT | $347,061 | Executive Director | $68,450 | $87,709 | 2024 |
| Warriors Center For Women Hardeman County | TN | $344,209 | Executive Director | $33,208 | $41,494 | 2024 |
| The Innovative Housing Institute Inc | MD | $340,116 | Executive Dir. | $93,148 | $106,577 | 2023 |
| Usvets - Arizona | CA | $399,672 | President & Ceo | $18,095 | $19,122 | 2023 |
| Bleeding Disorders Association | SC | $401,157 | Director | $75,000 | $95,756 | 2023 |
| Coronado Interfaith Housing Corporation | CA | $402,681 | President | $12,848 | $13,188 | 2024 |
| Turn The Hearts | CA | $332,375 | Director Of Operations | $24,000 | $25,363 | 2023 |
| Mercy House Ministries Inc | TX | $329,287 | Director | $57,430 | $68,290 | 2024 |
| Harmony Village Senior Nonprofit Housing Corp | MI | $415,474 | Administrator | $48,655 | $59,697 | 2024 |
| Miracles Happen Recovery Residence | GA | $416,035 | Executive Di | $45,000 | $55,374 | 2023 |
| Car Housing Affordability Fund | CA | $420,324 | Treasurer | $47,274 | $49,958 | 2023 |
| Jacksonville Community Land Trust Inc | FL | $424,173 | Executive Director | $137,461 | $158,038 | 2023 |
| Potter's House Mission Inc | PA | $424,203 | President | $73,455 | $89,648 | 2023 |
| 330 East 4th Street Housing Development Fund | NY | $311,159 | Vice President | $61,207 | $67,688 | 2023 |
| Midwifery Education Accreditation | MN | $307,222 | Executive Director | $117,783 | $138,346 | 2024 |
| Los Sures 101 South 3rd Housing | NY | $434,107 | Executive Director | $17,573 | $19,434 | 2023 |
| Housing Works Lyman Prospect Hdfc | NY | $302,476 | Secretary | $27,348 | $30,244 | 2023 |
| Anayat House Inc | TX | $300,277 | Executive Director | $63,723 | $78,010 | 2023 |
| Helping Hands Fund | MT | $441,450 | Executive Director | $26,209 | $33,583 | 2024 |
| St Croix Family Resource Center | MN | $442,046 | Executive Director | $76,879 | $87,973 | 2025 |
| Asbury Arms North Inc | FL | $445,308 | Ceo/presiden | $36,488 | $41,950 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA cost of living and 2025 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 CA 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 15th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 17th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 0th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 73rd |
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.
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
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.