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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 954331744
CA · NTEE N60J
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Joseph Jaramillo, Executive Director / CEO ($3,170) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 20 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 5th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Joseph Jaramillo — reported title “VP COMMUNICA”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

20 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 20 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$181 total compensation of comparable organizations → $85,564 $3,170
$4,19210th
$8,76525th
$15,156Median
$35,79375th
$57,61390th
$3,170This org · 5th
p10$4,192
p25$8,765
p50$15,156
p75$35,793
p90$57,613
$3,170

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
Memphis Bears Inc Police Activities League TN$121,245 Chief Executive Officer $12,750 $15,931 2024
Victory Sports Global Outreach Inc NY$103,989 Executive Director $77,372 $85,564 2023
North Jersey Board Of Approved NJ$102,479 President $175 $181 2025
Chugach Mountain Bike Riders AK$100,790 Executive Director $29,800 $34,867 2023
Club Selah Volleyball WA$126,007 President $4,000 $4,257 2024
Connecticut Storm Basketball CT$126,706 President & $12,867 $14,340 2024
Shaolin Traditional Kung Fu Inc MD$95,260 Director $45,600 $52,174 2023
Kalamazoo Soccer Club MI$92,953 Registrar $3,699 $4,673 2023
Sac Area Sports Inc CA$134,383 President $20,000 $20,529 2024
Karate Five Association Inc TN$87,422 President $2,800 $3,602 2023
Great Lakes Regional Field Hockey MI$139,734 Executive Di $45,000 $55,213 2024
Optimist Club Of Fort Worth Youth Fund Inc TX$142,141 Treasurer $9,000 $11,018 2023
East Coast Elite Volleyball Club Inc MD$143,711 Director And Coach $12,940 $14,380 2024
Hab CO$144,437 Dir Of Program $67,500 $79,211 2023
Club 4-u Sports Inc FL$147,269 Vice President $12,000 $13,401 2024
Idaho Regional Robotics Inc ID$151,328 Secretary $25,000 $31,613 2024
Skating Club Of Andover Inc MA$159,247 President $5,120 $5,631 2023
Transcend Foundation CA$161,957 Executive Dir. $36,500 $38,572 2023
Girls On The Run Of Middle Tennessee TN$164,935 Executive Dir. $25,149 $30,614 2025
Texas Kingdom Christian Sports TX$165,049 Treasurer $8,250 $9,810 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 2025 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 default5th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)10th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted5th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted5th

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 (Joseph Jaramillo) 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 20 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N60), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $3,170 is reasonable (approximately the 5th 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.