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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Rancho Santiago Community College

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 953847834
CA · NTEE B42I
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Enrique Perez, Executive Director / CEO ($41,807) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 16 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 31st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Enrique Perez — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

16 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 16 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,351 total compensation of comparable organizations → $208,997 $41,807
$27,40210th
$37,20425th
$74,586Median
$101,20975th
$168,52890th
$41,807This org · 31st
p10$27,402
p25$37,204
p50$74,586
p75$101,209
p90$168,528
$41,807

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
Nevada Vision Foundation NV$3,375 Coo $72,000 $79,089 2025
Mississippi Charter Schools Association MS$3,160 Former Executive Director $108,000 $135,302 2024
Dudley Square Realty Corporation MA$3,151 Treasurer/chief Of Operations $30,741 $31,073 2024
Knowledge Standards Foundation OH$3,775 President $86,283 $105,833 2023
Kipp Metro Atlanta Opportunity Fund Inc GA$3,860 Ceo $33,706 $39,248 2023
Academy Global Learning TX$3,869 Trustee $1,200 $1,351 2024
Midtown Youth Academy DC$3,937 President/executive Direct $43,900 $43,334 2024
Michigan Biotechnology Institute MI$2,936 President & Chair $58,630 $70,082 2023
Sage Future Inc DE$3,975 Acting Director $87,895 $99,667 2023
Montessori In The Park Foundation AZ$2,745 President $24,231 $25,537 2025
Iiaa Educational Foundation VA$4,179 Ceo $58,522 $63,560 2024
Gtcc Innovative Resources Corp NC$2,610 Vice Preside $80,611 $93,691 2024
Noble Family Support Fund IL$2,573 Treasurer - Term $25,706 $29,267 2023
Regional Division Inc WI$4,336 President/ceo $172,803 $208,997 2023
Little Lambs Children's Center OH$4,408 Administrator $84,000 $97,497 2025
The Webb Schools Real Estate Fund CA$4,514 Trustee $201,754 $201,754 2023

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 default31st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)31st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted69th

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 (Enrique Perez) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 16 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $41,807 is reasonable (approximately the 31st 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 10, 2026.