Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Janice Nikkel, Executive Director / CEO ($65,700) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 370 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 51st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Janice Nikkel — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, 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); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bipartisan Climate Action | DC | $283,645 | President | $5,654 | $5,654 | 2024 |
| Social Justice Politicorps Of Sacramento | CA | $281,347 | Executive Dir. | $36,885 | $37,974 | 2023 |
| Prism Fl Inc | FL | $281,311 | Executive Director | $54,615 | $54,615 | 2024 |
| Oklahoma Donor Alliance Inc | OK | $283,764 | Executive Director | $84,000 | $84,000 | 2024 |
| Ella Baker Center Action Fund | CA | $283,872 | Secretary And Director | $12,226 | $12,226 | 2024 |
| Utah Center For Legal Inclusion | UT | $281,041 | Executive Director | $93,692 | $93,692 | 2024 |
| Missouri Civil Justice Reform | MO | $284,500 | Executive Dir. | $120,000 | $123,544 | 2023 |
| Before Racism | MN | $284,539 | Vice President & Secretary | $30,795 | $31,705 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Voter Education Network Inc | MA | $280,447 | Executive Director | $132,125 | $132,125 | 2024 |
| National Action Network Sacramento Chapter Education Fund | CA | $280,116 | Director And President | $36,000 | $37,063 | 2023 |
| Caring For Women Pregnancy Resource Center | CA | $280,065 | Director | $56,449 | $58,116 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance Inc | MA | $279,590 | Interim Executive Director | $13,388 | $13,388 | 2024 |
| National Organization For The Reform Of | DC | $285,744 | Board Member | $23,500 | $23,500 | 2024 |
| Intercommunity Justice & Peace Cent | OH | $278,990 | Executive Di | $75,000 | $75,000 | 2024 |
| United Black Agenda Inc | NJ | $287,003 | Executive Director | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Bare Chest Calendar Inc | CA | $277,420 | President | $26,700 | $26,700 | 2024 |
| North Texas Lead | TX | $277,336 | President & Executive Dire | $120,425 | $120,425 | 2024 |
| Witness Change Inc | GA | $288,030 | President | $57,990 | $59,703 | 2023 |
| Ohio Immigrant Alliance | OH | $276,851 | President | $8,820 | $8,820 | 2024 |
| New North Carolina Project Action First | NC | $288,251 | Chief Executive Officer | $13,408 | $13,408 | 2024 |
| Future Georgia Inc Dba Georgia Values Action | GA | $276,804 | Chair | $136,844 | $136,844 | 2024 |
| Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Inc | OR | $276,582 | Executive Director | $110,000 | $110,000 | 2024 |
| Ruth's List Florida Action | FL | $276,147 | Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director | $45,747 | $45,747 | 2024 |
| Colonial Court Appointed Special | VA | $288,982 | Executive Di | $79,495 | $79,495 | 2024 |
| 1 Million Madly Motivated Moms | NV | $276,045 | President | $59,583 | $59,583 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to the subject's state cost of living and 2024 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. 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 | 51st |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 52nd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 53rd |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 44th |
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.