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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Grande Ronde Academy

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 931321759
OR · NTEE B20
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jaclyn Upwall, Executive Director / CEO ($32,218) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 250 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jaclyn Upwall — reported title “PRINCIPAL”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

250 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 250 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$169 total compensation of comparable organizations → $174,485 $32,218
$9,09310th
$22,80125th
$42,487Median
$69,92375th
$95,99490th
$32,218This org · 37th
p10$9,093
p25$22,801
p50$42,487
p75$69,923
p90$95,994
$32,218

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 OR 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
Grace Collaborative Incorporated NY$328,833 President And Ceo $2,900 $2,749 2025
Nci Community Fund Inc TX$329,491 President $16,924 $18,768 2023
Parker Jordan Christian Academy NY$330,984 Executive Director $55,000 $52,138 2025
Chapin Academy SC$331,736 Administrator $34,648 $40,072 2023
La Salle Community Center CA$331,750 Ceo $16,200 $15,063 2024
Stanza Education Corporation CA$332,157 Ceo $1,800 $1,674 2024
Aukela Unique & Distinguished Scholars Inc FL$332,373 Rodriguez $27,739 $27,337 2025
Five Points Academy CO$324,589 Executive Director $8,072 $8,335 2024
Educational Solutions For Children Inc DC$323,995 Executive Director $72,900 $68,887 2024
Ka Hale O Na Keiki Inc HI$333,803 Executive Di $100,496 $99,748 2023
St George Classical Academy Inc MA$323,310 Head Of School $17,308 $16,748 2024
Apt Academy OR$323,249 Treasurer $14,200 $13,834 2025
Crescent Academy CA$335,567 President & Ceo $107,000 $102,431 2023
The Lab School Of Memphis Inc TN$336,399 Executive Director $12,017 $13,602 2024
Providence Christian Academy PA$321,286 President $44,100 $46,136 2025
Austin Christian Vocational Academy Inc FL$337,515 Officer $50,000 $52,074 2023
St Louis Modern Chinese School MO$337,557 Chairman $756 $887 2023
Michelle Davis TX$320,000 Ceo $25,421 $28,191 2023
St John Paul Ii Independent School Inc KS$338,029 Principal $60,000 $71,861 2023
Offense Ministries Inc IL$338,137 Headmaster/s $40,721 $43,109 2024
Cager Athletic Association CA$338,390 Ceo $39,150 $36,403 2024
Community Resources Inc CO$319,295 Executive Direcotr $88,248 $88,771 2025
Teach Our Children Fund Inc IN$319,004 Executive Di $60,296 $66,706 2025
River Of Life School MI$318,788 Principal $105,400 $117,148 2024
Lifeprep Projects Inc NC$339,374 Exec Directo $7,663 $8,526 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR 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 OR 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)40th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted38th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted35th

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 (Jaclyn Upwall) 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 250 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $32,218 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.