Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Veronica Arteaga, Executive Director / CEO ($4,050) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 122 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: Veronica Arteaga — reported title “PRESIDENT/CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth And Family Advocacy Services | SC | $204,508 | Case Manager | $38,862 | $45,604 | 2024 |
| Love Not Lost Inc | GA | $203,992 | Executive Director | $45,000 | $52,399 | 2023 |
| Guardian Friend Associates Inc | WI | $206,489 | Executive Dir. | $76,412 | $89,766 | 2024 |
| Marriage Missionaries | CO | $202,713 | President | $69,185 | $74,622 | 2024 |
| Music Therapy Of The Rockies | CO | $208,047 | Executive Director | $60,000 | $64,716 | 2024 |
| Warren County Small Business Development | OH | $209,273 | Exec Director | $80,496 | $95,903 | 2024 |
| Tipton County Council On Aging Inc | IN | $199,940 | Executive Di | $37,500 | $44,483 | 2024 |
| Grandparents Raising Grandchildren | FL | $209,556 | Executive Di | $36,550 | $38,622 | 2024 |
| Tears | ND | $199,121 | President | $3,790 | $4,678 | 2024 |
| The Charlotte Center For The Humanities Inc | NC | $198,268 | Executive Director | $60,250 | $68,222 | 2025 |
| Servantworks Inc | IL | $197,794 | Asian Ministries Director | $75,600 | $83,603 | 2024 |
| Friends Of The Ulyssess S Grant | NY | $197,672 | Executive Di | $19,862 | $20,785 | 2023 |
| Riseup Networks | WA | $211,636 | Treasurer | $13,202 | $13,688 | 2023 |
| The Bridge Of West Tennessee Inc | TN | $196,990 | Treasurer | $17,752 | $20,990 | 2024 |
| Project Prosper Inc | FL | $213,822 | Executive Director | $103,726 | $109,608 | 2024 |
| Senior Veterans Inc | CO | $213,990 | Ceo/president | $50,500 | $54,469 | 2024 |
| Fit And Faithful Living Inc | TX | $214,407 | Cofounding Vice President | $28,800 | $32,406 | 2024 |
| Ruths House Inc | CT | $214,765 | Founder/pres. | $13,200 | $13,921 | 2024 |
| Inner Court Family Center | OR | $216,046 | Executive Dir. | $4,200 | $4,517 | 2023 |
| Pilipino Senior Resource Center | CA | $193,011 | Executive Dir. | $24,950 | $24,234 | 2024 |
| Hope Fostered Inc | KS | $216,642 | Ceo | $68,153 | $82,821 | 2024 |
| Armour Inc | MD | $216,900 | Executive Director | $156,000 | $164,054 | 2024 |
| Hearts Of Empowerment Inc | VA | $192,110 | Ceo | $33,275 | $37,207 | 2023 |
| Daily Ascension Partners Program | CA | $217,434 | Executive Director | $48,423 | $48,423 | 2023 |
| Gift Of Surrogacy Foundation Inc | GA | $217,828 | Treasurer | $29,176 | $32,999 | 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.
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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 2nd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 6th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 0th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 97th |
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.
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
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.