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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Deon Policy Institute

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 921713753
MA · NTEE Q05
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Afroditi Xydi, Executive Director / CEO ($82,440) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 131 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 82nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Afroditi Xydi — reported title “Vice President and Exec Dire”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

131 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 131 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $272,225 $82,440
$5,34110th
$13,22825th
$40,037Median
$71,33975th
$108,85290th
$82,440This org · 82nd
p10$5,341
p25$13,228
p50$40,037
p75$71,339
p90$108,852
$82,440

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 MA 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
Foundation For Restoring Womens TN$114,273 Medical Dir. $43,814 $51,251 2023
Texas Water Mission Inc TX$116,927 Executive Director $30,000 $32,437 2024
Institute For International MI$113,629 Exec. Direct $8,000 $8,925 2024
Solar Village Project Inc MD$113,596 President $36,928 $36,355 2025
Vision For Missions Inc AR$117,432 Missionary $12,000 $14,580 2024
International Friends Of Khm NY$112,780 Treasurer & Director $13,205 $12,898 2024
Mercys Action Mission Inc FL$111,914 President $15,000 $15,232 2024
Friends Of Hue CA$109,563 Program Manager $3,500 $3,363 2023
Intermed International Inc NY$121,592 President & Program Direct $35,000 $34,186 2024
U S All Blessings Corporation TN$121,841 President $26,000 $30,413 2023
A Bridge For Africa Foundation CO$107,359 Co-exec Dir. $32,254 $32,568 2025
Partners In Compassionate Care Inc MI$124,335 Exec Dir Thr $53,242 $59,400 2024
The Paul Rusch Foundation Inc KY$124,661 Execuitive Director $99,112 $112,130 2025
San Antonio Council For International Visitors TX$106,023 Executive Director $42,731 $46,202 2024
Afrika Tikkun Usa Inc OH$124,739 Exec Directo $75,000 $85,862 2024
Compass Rose International CO$124,890 Ceo & Board President $32,650 $34,840 2023
Elba Fire Department Inc NY$105,856 President $100 $98 2024
Glodev Inc FL$124,940 Ceo $2,658 $2,699 2024
Mercy Partners NC$125,056 Executive Director $27,000 $29,377 2025
Center For Peace Through Culture Inc MA$125,224 Executive Director $128,419 $124,735 2024
Friends Of Tilonia Inc NY$105,527 President/ Exec Director $1,000 $951 2025
Institute For Asian Democracy DC$105,507 Director $86,596 $84,564 2023
International Assistance Ministries TX$105,175 Director $37,500 $41,744 2023
Panel Group Thought For Action DC$125,863 Director $74,539 $70,701 2024
Worldhope Corps Inc CA$104,857 Exec Director $24,000 $23,062 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 default82nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)85th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted85th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted81st

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 (Afroditi Xydi) 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 131 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (Q), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $82,440 is reasonable (approximately the 82nd 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.