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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

University District Development Associat

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 911973749
WA · NTEE S31
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Juliet Sinisterra, Executive Director / CEO ($139,201) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 99 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 79th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Juliet Sinisterra — reported title “CEO - OFFICER”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

99 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 99 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,307 total compensation of comparable organizations → $268,118 $139,201
$16,55110th
$53,48125th
$93,852Median
$128,88875th
$178,25990th
$139,201This org · 79th
p10$16,551
p25$53,481
p50$93,852
p75$128,888
p90$178,259
$139,201

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
Central Region Innovation And KY$450,611 Executive Director $48,082 $59,402 2023
Michigan Faith In Action MI$448,959 Executive Di $61,700 $71,132 2024
Pyramid Community Development Corporatio OH$448,140 Executive Direcotr $38,514 $45,562 2024
Certified Development Corporation SC$447,388 Director $1,875 $2,185 2024
Vibe District Virginia Beach VA$446,533 Executive Director $91,406 $98,577 2024
Bayview Community Development Corp CA$453,216 Vice Chairman $12,000 $11,574 2024
Pemiscot County Initiative Network MO$441,365 Director $52,977 $61,056 2025
Lowell Development & Financial Corp MA$458,536 Executive Di $151,318 $151,877 2024
Conyers Rockdale Economic Deve GA$436,100 Exec Director $125,750 $145,396 2023
Fly Sun Valley Alliance Inc ID$427,621 Executive Di $135,752 $161,298 2024
Dania Economic Development Corp Inc FL$474,716 Executive Director $92,065 $103,532 2022
Avatar Non-profit Inc FL$475,621 President $5,000 $5,246 2024
Downtown Pkb Inc WV$423,548 Executive Di $66,121 $79,964 2024
Menomonee Valley Partners Inc WI$420,413 Executive Director $105,614 $126,837 2023
Chico Economic Planning Corporation CA$417,941 Executive Director $104,004 $103,272 2023
Midlands Latino Community Development NE$483,552 Executive Director $112,800 $139,513 2023
Burlington Community Development Corp VT$415,198 President $19,449 $22,510 2023
Tacony Community Development Corpor PA$414,614 Interim Executive Director $55,846 $62,204 2024
Rolland Curtis Commercial Qalicb Inc CA$413,513 President $29,689 $28,634 2024
The Peoples Place Inc CT$412,013 Executive Director $50,769 $53,168 2024
Waipahu Community Association HI$411,945 Executive Dir. $50,000 $50,000 2024
Yonkers South Broadway District Management Association Inc NY$411,834 Executive Director $81,304 $84,483 2023
West Broadway Business And Area Coalition MN$406,331 Executive Director $93,521 $103,215 2024
Craft3 Future Fund OR$405,349 President $31,950 $34,119 2023
Colorado Thrives CO$497,226 Executive Director $170,630 $182,746 2024

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 default79th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)84th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted81st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted68th

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 (Juliet Sinisterra) 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 99 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S31), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $139,201 is reasonable (approximately the 79th 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.