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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The 51st

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 993371005
DC · NTEE A30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Eric Falquero, Executive Director / CEO ($27,950) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 72 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 8th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

72 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 72 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,149 total compensation of comparable organizations → $331,917 $27,950
$41,49310th
$57,57625th
$78,079Median
$103,31275th
$137,33090th
$27,950This org · 8th
p10$41,493
p25$57,576
p50$78,079
p75$103,312
p90$137,330
$27,950

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Journalists Action NetworkVA $418,600$43,551 990
Making Gay History IncNY $413,923$118,154 990
Svg Sports Broadcasting FundNY $425,418$55,778 990
Longmont Public MediaCO $410,530$96,347 990
Pickle Hill Public Broadcasting IncAK $409,588$57,742 990
Altruism Media IncMO $406,300$26,480 990
Buffalo Media Resources IncNY $396,906$51,326 990
Peoples Dispatch LtdNY $388,535$71,595 990
Foundation Entertainment CompanyOH $386,160$331,917 990
Uncommon Voices CollectiveCA $453,530$103,209 990
Insight For The Blind IncFL $453,992$89,949 990
Minorities In Cybersecurity IncTX $454,793$268,520 990
Arizona Local PostAZ $382,188$67,699 990
Auricle ProductionsNY $457,392$94,980 990
Civil Righteousness IncMO $380,969$89,469 990
Compact Institute Of Ideas IncNY $376,215$5,149 990
Central Current IncNY $373,915$66,254 990
FactchequeadoCA $465,543$41,329 990
Florida Association For Media In Education IncFL $367,123$17,966 990
Theorem Media IncCT $366,650$78,927 990
Media Alliance IncNY $365,758$68,910 990
Christian Broadcasting MinistriesOH $364,229$18,593 990
Jmpro Community Media IncNC $476,017$67,924 990
Excellencies Of ChristFL $479,632$127,849 990
Kenya Diaspora MediaAL $357,374$101,398 990

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 DC 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 default8th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted8th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted7th

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 (Eric Falquero) 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 72 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (A30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $27,950 is reasonable (approximately the 8th 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.