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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Retired Employees Of Santa Barbara

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 953183857
CA · NTEE N50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Annette Paladino, Executive Director / CEO ($2,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 48 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 17th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Annette Paladino — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

48 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 48 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$59 total compensation of comparable organizations → $62,450 $2,000
$1,08110th
$3,94425th
$12,031Median
$23,79475th
$36,42090th
$2,000This org · 17th
p10$1,081
p25$3,944
p50$12,031
p75$23,794
p90$36,420
$2,000

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 CA 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
East End Social Club Of Lowell Mass Inc MA$50,001 Treasurer $1,200 $1,213 2024
Cook Inlet Archers AK$47,265 Advisor $720 $774 2024
Minnesota Valley Snow Riders-redwood MN$50,748 President $100 $111 2024
Alex Area Usbc MN$50,897 Association Manager $354 $383 2025
Islamorada Charter Boat Association Inc FL$51,183 Treasurer $18,254 $19,289 2024
National Alliance For Accessible Golf FL$45,854 Executive Director $50,000 $51,474 2025
Rakad Dance Camp FL$51,910 Executive Director $7,000 $7,206 2025
Washington City Historical Society UT$52,426 Trustee $2,368 $2,807 2023
Florence Wine & Food Festival SC$52,675 Executive Director $18,000 $21,123 2024
Evansville Parks Foundation IN$44,669 Executive Director $30,000 $35,586 2024
South Central Foundation For CA$44,521 President $11,518 $11,188 2024
Crow River Sno Pros Inc MN$54,120 Secretary $1,830 $1,982 2025
Nelson Community Association MN$54,791 Sec/treas $2,400 $2,667 2024
Stone Harbor Triathlon Charities Inc NJ$55,123 President $10,750 $10,797 2024
Pengilly Booster Club MN$55,327 Gambling Manager $29,225 $32,483 2024
The L40 Foundation Inc FL$56,628 President $6,579 $7,157 2023
Whitewater Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club MN$56,824 Gambling Manager $18,660 $20,741 2024
United States Bowling Congress Inc CA$57,017 Association Manager $13,152 $12,775 2024
Kearney Usbc NE$40,188 Association Manager $3,622 $4,269 2025
Iowa Park Recreational Activities TX$57,847 Executive Direc $21,566 $24,983 2023
Maple Island Park Association MN$57,969 Secretary $22,787 $24,675 2025
Northern Columbus Athletic Assoc OH$39,122 Treasurer $3,600 $4,289 2024
Ohio Valley Hockey Association Inc WV$58,387 Director Emeritus $50 $59 2025
United States Bowling Congress NJ$59,199 Association Manager/director $20,800 $20,889 2024
Amigos Y Amigas NM$59,365 Executive Di $9,384 $12,168 2022

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default17th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)19th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted21st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted15th

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 (Annette Paladino) 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 48 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (N), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $2,000 is reasonable (approximately the 17th 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.