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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Na Maka Haloa O Waipio

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 912079670
HI · NTEE A23
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Annmarie Kon, Executive Director / CEO ($71,200) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 161 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 58th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

161 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 161 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,074 total compensation of comparable organizations → $188,406 $71,200
$16,95710th
$35,09925th
$62,249Median
$87,74175th
$112,10990th
$71,200This org · 58th
p10$16,957
p25$35,099
p50$62,249
p75$87,741
p90$112,109
$71,200

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 HI 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
Korean Performing Arts Institute Of Chicago IL$483,721 Education Director $36,375 $38,796 2024
Aleut International Association AK$481,180 Executive Di $80,859 $83,868 2024
The Westerners The First People Of CA$486,134 President & Ceo $141,242 $132,316 2024
Subject Matter Inc NY$487,822 Co-executive Director $60,000 $58,821 2024
Latinos United For A New America CA$487,880 Co-director $87,517 $81,986 2024
Enrich Chicago IL$489,079 Executive Director $89,889 $95,873 2024
Brasil Brasil Cultural Center CA$477,881 Director $50,600 $47,402 2024
Igogo International IN$492,085 President $125,000 $143,010 2024
Japan-america Society Of Tennessee TN$492,666 President $86,009 $98,082 2024
Six Square Austins Black Cultural District TX$474,275 Executive Director $76,667 $83,201 2024
New York Chinese Cultural Center Inc NY$493,915 Executive Director $85,500 $83,819 2024
Foundation For Korean Language & Culture In The Usa CA$494,664 Secretary $43,091 $40,368 2024
Japanese Cultural Center Tea House & MI$495,853 Executive Director $23,074 $25,838 2024
Be The Healing Inc OR$496,535 Executive Dir. $24,000 $23,557 2025
Ballet Folklorico Ollin Yoliztli AZ$470,458 Executive Dir. $12,900 $13,460 2024
Miho Belmont International Inc MA$469,675 Clerk $193,257 $188,406 2024
German-american Society Of Trenton NJ$498,276 Trustee $1,682 $1,677 2023
Charro Days Inc TX$499,901 Executive Director $44,000 $46,519 2025
100 People Foundation Inc NY$466,693 President $74,525 $73,060 2024
Hungary Foundation DC$464,187 Executive Di $92,000 $87,587 2024
Hospitality Center For Chinese MN$504,509 Executive Director $71,004 $74,154 2025
Alliance Francaise De St Louis MO$504,539 Executive Director $86,737 $99,667 2024
Korean American Center CA$506,498 Ceo $67,500 $63,234 2024
Kona Historical Society HI$459,661 Executive Di $50,375 $48,930 2024
So'oh Shinali Sister Project CA$457,523 Executive Director $67,959 $63,664 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to HI 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 HI 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 default58th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)61st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted59th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted57th

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 (Annmarie Kon) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 161 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A23), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $71,200 is reasonable (approximately the 58th 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 10, 2026.