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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Pacific Rim Education Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 990277983
HI · NTEE B99Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Charles Frumin, Executive Director / CEO ($39,463) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 135 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 40th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

135 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 135 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$211 total compensation of comparable organizations → $244,842 $39,463
$15,31110th
$25,56725th
$46,605Median
$80,01075th
$100,68790th
$39,463This org · 40th
p10$15,311
p25$25,567
p50$46,605
p75$80,010
p90$100,687
$39,463

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 HI cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Developing Radio Partners IncDC $147,429$70,637 990
Beavercreek Freedom AcademyOH $144,948$18,675 990
School For Esoteric Studies IncNC $150,630$34,727 990
Military Intelligence Corps Association IncAZ $150,680$37,746 990
Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational FoundationHI $150,849$25,885 990
Fiberglass Reinforced PlasticsMA $141,886$67,167 990
Cliquepoint Data FoundationOH $141,860$43,475 990
Century Association Archives FoundationNY $140,365$90,226 990
Teach For Ethiopia IncVA $140,294$90,119 990
The Gardens Edge IncNM $154,271$17,810 990
The Harry L Dougherty And Sakae KCA $138,680$9,758 990
Challenger Learning Center OfNY $155,858$25,323 990
Microfinance OpportunitiesMA $156,708$1,034 990
Beyond Diversity Resource Center IncNJ $136,828$73,923 990
Greenwood Womens CenterSC $136,336$42,677 990
Isis HawaiiHI $135,730$32,327 990
Southeastern Ct Chinese SchoolCT $135,480$3,051 990
Cultivatus Leadership InstituteNC $135,415$38,765 990
Satvatove Institute IncFL $158,205$89,835 990
Creative AdventuresincMD $158,252$73,096 990
Needs Beyond MedicineUT $135,027$43,546 990
The Financial Education And Economic Transformation CenterCO $135,000$16,540 990
The Nourishment Projects NfpIL $158,876$101,746 990
North Texas Capacity BuildersTX $133,687$43,015 990
Mathematics Education CollaborativeWA $132,569$56,505 990

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 HI 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 default40th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)47th
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 (Charles Frumin) 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 135 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $39,463 is reasonable (approximately the 40th 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). 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.