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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Freedom From Hunger

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 951647835
DC · NTEE T30
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Zubaida Bai Eff 1122, Executive Director / CEO ($3,321) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 225 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 2nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Zubaida Bai Eff 1122 — reported title “SUB. OFFICER/CEO GRAMEEN FNDT USA”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

225 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 225 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$857 total compensation of comparable organizations → $376,523 $3,321
$16,53310th
$28,78725th
$55,858Median
$87,59875th
$124,15990th
$3,321This org · 2nd
p10$16,533
p25$28,787
p50$55,858
p75$87,598
p90$124,159
$3,321

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 DC 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
Down Syndrome Society Of Wichita Inc KS$359,239 Executive Director $70,760 $84,614 2024
Residential Properties Inc MD$360,000 President $12,277 $13,080 2023
Water From Wine WA$358,236 Executive Director $6,458 $6,589 2023
Foundation For Community Empowerment TX$360,485 Treasurer $31,000 $34,324 2024
Jarrard Burch Foundationinc GA$357,896 Executive Di $38,812 $44,471 2023
Hunt Of A Lifetime PA$357,048 President & $4,327 $4,776 2024
National School Climate Center NY$355,465 Co-executive Director $39,570 $39,578 2024
The Park People Of Milwaukee County Inc WI$355,037 Executive Dir. $37,188 $42,988 2024
Aqume Foundation MI$353,531 President $117,642 $134,403 2024
Breast Reconstruction Org Inc NY$352,975 Executive Director $27,875 $27,880 2024
Hine Corporation ME$365,989 President $69,000 $76,476 2024
Youth Business Alliance Inc CA$366,781 Executive Dir. $102,092 $97,578 2024
Punks With Lunch Lansing MI$351,688 Executive Director $51,600 $58,952 2024
Josephine County Foundation OR$368,624 Treasurer & Ed $3,000 $3,084 2024
The School Foundation Inc SC$348,704 Executive Director $76,331 $88,142 2024
Gay For Good CA$348,240 Executive Director $88,535 $82,439 2025
Acorn Global Advance SC$370,432 Secretary $79,800 $94,870 2023
Community Foundation Of The Klamath OR$347,880 Executive Director $35,000 $35,977 2024
Georgia National Guard Family GA$370,846 Treasurer $48,360 $55,411 2023
United Way Of Oxford & MS$347,526 Executive Di $77,330 $92,873 2025
Family Arts Needlework Shop Inc AZ$371,557 Director $62,402 $64,714 2025
South Wood County Recreation Center Inc WI$346,935 Treasurer $1,000 $1,156 2024
School Of Choice Education Organization IL$345,648 Executive Director $125,000 $136,023 2024
Kurt Warner First Things MO$343,174 Executive Director/secreta $69,914 $81,963 2024
Theater Collaborative Of South Jersey NJ$375,641 Executive Director $18,027 $17,816 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC 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 DC 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 default2nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)2nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (Zubaida Bai Eff 1122) 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 225 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $3,321 is reasonable (approximately the 2nd 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.