Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sarah Tunnell, Executive Director / CEO ($9,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 107 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 6th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Sarah Tunnell — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIR. (THRU MAY)”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable 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 OK 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Colores Arts | CA | $393,608 | Executive Director | $132,613 | $101,010 | 2024 |
| Oregon Walks | OR | $392,591 | Executive Di | $80,519 | $67,907 | 2023 |
| Landmark Events Inc | FL | $392,181 | President | $91,000 | $73,465 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs Community Ventures Inc | CO | $391,700 | Chief Executive Officer | $21,010 | $17,771 | 2024 |
| Demolay International 73000 Northern California | CA | $390,765 | Executive Director | $81,946 | $64,261 | 2023 |
| Henderson Chamber Of Commerce | NV | $390,603 | Ed Of Founda | $9,089 | $8,036 | 2024 |
| Women & Family Life Center Inc | CT | $408,164 | Executive Director | $105,925 | $90,195 | 2023 |
| Creativeone Productions Inc | FL | $408,596 | President | $66,000 | $56,307 | 2023 |
| Splashes Of Hope Inc | NY | $409,705 | Founder/ceo | $80,000 | $63,767 | 2024 |
| D2is Foundation | CA | $382,720 | President | $40,327 | $31,624 | 2023 |
| Mnff Inc | VT | $377,160 | Executive Di | $18,846 | $16,732 | 2024 |
| West Hartford Art League Inc | CT | $419,447 | Executive Di | $70,079 | $56,466 | 2025 |
| Forward Progress Arts & Entertainment Centers Inc | TX | $372,833 | Executive Director | $23,050 | $20,339 | 2024 |
| Learning First Alliance | VA | $422,999 | Executive Director | $114,920 | $97,878 | 2024 |
| Higher Works Collaborative | MN | $372,381 | Exec Adminis | $37,671 | $33,804 | 2023 |
| Spaceflight Mission | TX | $371,544 | Founding Board Member | $41,250 | $36,398 | 2024 |
| Open Tone Music | OH | $371,437 | Program Director | $45,928 | $42,909 | 2024 |
| Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee | FL | $424,014 | Director (Compensated As Webmaster) | $7,821 | $6,481 | 2024 |
| National Association Of Women | NY | $371,048 | Executive Di | $42,940 | $34,227 | 2024 |
| The Society For Financial Awareness | CA | $426,670 | Coo | $108,489 | $82,635 | 2024 |
| Upbeat Music And Arts Center | IL | $430,843 | President | $43,968 | $39,256 | 2023 |
| Chicago Dancemakers Forum | IL | $431,745 | Executive Dir. | $79,928 | $69,314 | 2024 |
| National Association Of Presidential | TX | $362,974 | Executive Director | $72,500 | $62,323 | 2025 |
| The Jar | MA | $432,651 | Executive Director & Founder | $110,000 | $89,769 | 2023 |
| D3 Arts | CO | $437,977 | Executive Dir. | $75,000 | $63,437 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OK cost of living and 2023 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 OK 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 | 6th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 4th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 7th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 13th |
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.