Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Melissa Silvey, Executive Director / CEO ($62,673) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 277 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 54th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Melissa Silvey — reported title “Former 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), normalized to NH 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raising Harts Corporation | MA | $332,098 | President/ Ceo | $15,500 | $14,651 | 2024 |
| Women's Fund Of Hawai'i | HI | $333,935 | Admin. Coord | $48,532 | $45,708 | 2024 |
| United Returning Citizens Inc | OH | $329,445 | Executive Director | $78,000 | $86,903 | 2024 |
| Operation Hope Prison Ministry Inc | OK | $329,169 | Executive Di | $75,520 | $90,060 | 2023 |
| Birthline | NE | $334,590 | Executive Director | $48,417 | $54,779 | 2024 |
| Prism Of Georgia Inc | GA | $328,809 | Ceo | $53,011 | $56,069 | 2024 |
| Eileen & Callies Place | WA | $328,766 | Executive Director | $44,260 | $41,684 | 2024 |
| Burma Humanitarian Mission | UT | $337,697 | Executive Director | $24,480 | $25,677 | 2025 |
| Rise Women Leadership Conference | RI | $337,934 | Executive Director | $5,000 | $5,192 | 2023 |
| Lutheran Housing Services 10 Inc | OH | $325,479 | President/ce | $62,368 | $71,540 | 2023 |
| Jackson Center For Conductive Education | IN | $338,751 | Program Director | $55,000 | $62,815 | 2023 |
| Dress For Success Of Western Massachusetts | MA | $324,685 | Executive Director | $60,608 | $58,984 | 2023 |
| Wheelchair Ramp Accessibility Program | IA | $324,595 | Program Manager | $60,000 | $69,108 | 2024 |
| Justice Health Intiative Inc | MA | $323,991 | Founder & Director | $92,249 | $87,200 | 2024 |
| Next Move Program | VA | $340,422 | Executive Director & Co-founder | $78,757 | $82,355 | 2023 |
| Young Audiences Of Northeast Texas Inc | TX | $340,792 | Executive Dir. | $50,417 | $54,618 | 2023 |
| Next Step Clubhouse | NC | $322,694 | Executive Dir. | $40,210 | $43,705 | 2024 |
| Autism Society Of Maine | ME | $342,179 | Executive Director (Former) | $56,638 | $58,121 | 2025 |
| Suzerain | SC | $342,464 | Executive Di | $55,000 | $60,358 | 2024 |
| Mujeres Extraordinaries Inc | CA | $320,180 | President | $41,250 | $38,576 | 2023 |
| Waterville Valley Adaptive Sports | NH | $344,040 | Executive Director | $21,104 | $20,499 | 2024 |
| Northrop Loving Care Inc | MI | $319,280 | Vice President | $95,140 | $103,299 | 2024 |
| Southeastern Ohio Center For | OH | $319,232 | Exec Dir/pre | $37,489 | $41,768 | 2024 |
| Hogans Junior Golf Foundation | NE | $344,706 | Executive Director | $23,695 | $27,600 | 2023 |
| Corazon A Corazon | IL | $345,264 | Executive Dir. | $60,000 | $62,050 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NH 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 NH 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 | 54th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 57th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 57th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 48th |
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.