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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Gerson Institute Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 953284919
CA · NTEE H30Z
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nicole Ferrer-clement, Executive Director / CEO ($62,475) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 15 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Nicole Ferrer-clement — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

15 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 15 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$16,998 total compensation of comparable organizations → $200,471 $62,475
$37,07510th
$58,18625th
$75,827Median
$103,58975th
$141,46190th
$62,475This org · 33rd
p10$37,075
p25$58,186
p50$75,827
p75$103,589
p90$141,461
$62,475

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
Neurofibromatosis Network IL$452,414 Executive Di $104,158 $115,184 2024
Grassrootshealth CA$417,413 Ceo $75,827 $75,827 2023
Cancollaborate Inc MA$471,902 President $52,083 $54,201 2023
Friends For An Earlier Breast Cancer Test Inc NC$527,340 Founder $26,750 $31,091 2024
Heartland Cancer Foundation NE$527,925 Executive Di $67,600 $84,201 2023
The Hpv And Anal Cancer Foundation NY$309,639 Executive Director $61,165 $62,171 2024
The Jed Ian Taxel Foundation For UT$309,100 President/ceo $40,000 $46,050 2024
Animal Cancer Foundation NY$301,771 Executive Director $74,000 $75,217 2024
Acadiana Medical Research Foundation Inc LA$577,365 Director/secretary $117,898 $146,031 2024
Karen Wyckoff Rein In Sarcoma MN$577,435 Executive Director $121,105 $134,606 2024
Ohio Cancer Research Associates OH$580,314 Executive Di $168,267 $200,471 2024
Premier Community Health OH$608,672 President & Ceo (From Jun) $57,305 $70,289 2023
Steven G Cancer Foundation OH$644,370 Executive Director $75,000 $91,993 2023
Heart Of The Brain Foundation CA$646,031 Executive Director $17,500 $16,998 2024
Boarding For Breast Cancer Inc CA$647,787 Chairwoman/ Board Member $85,625 $83,168 2024

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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)40th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted40th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Nicole Ferrer-clement) 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 15 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (H30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $62,475 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.