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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Thrift Shop Of Boston Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 041903280
MA · NTEE P29Z
FY ending 2024-03-31
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Christopher Roth, Executive Director / CEO ($69,352) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 49 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 82nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

49 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 49 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$8,189 total compensation of comparable organizations → $97,748 $69,352
$22,81910th
$34,08025th
$49,675Median
$61,22875th
$85,61890th
$69,352This org · 82nd
p10$22,819
p25$34,080
p50$49,675
p75$61,228
p90$85,618
$69,352

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 MA 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
The Clubs Thrift Store Inc MN$498,598 Manager $50,609 $55,649 2024
Et Cetera Shop Of Hutchinson Inc KS$511,206 Mgr $38,952 $48,213 2023
Millies Mission Inc IN$512,464 Executive Di $27,447 $33,162 2023
Giving Tree Topeka Inc KS$483,958 Officer $36,131 $44,720 2023
Fvca Thrift Inc WI$479,016 Executive Dire $30,000 $35,895 2023
Green Scene Thrift PA$478,742 Store Manager $49,560 $54,999 2024
Pie In The Sky Community Alliance Inc FL$478,481 Senior Program Manager $48,000 $50,180 2024
Live Thankfully Little Rock AR$478,256 President $73,500 $91,939 2024
Mcb Thrift Stores Inc MO$475,454 Store Manage $47,840 $56,387 2024
Faithcentre PA$523,143 Executive Director $82,500 $91,554 2024
Middle Ga Sonrise Ministry Inc GA$534,264 Trustee $43,920 $49,143 2024
Community Family Services Inc PA$534,560 Treasurer $14,233 $15,795 2024
A Lot Of Good CA$427,768 President $96,326 $95,296 2023
North Texas Charities TX$425,180 Store Manager $74,077 $84,896 2023
Fort Myer Thrift Shop VA$424,301 Bookkeeper $21,665 $22,679 2025
St John's Christian Charity & MI$423,826 President/tr $85,100 $97,748 2024
Hope 4 Kids Inc FL$423,822 President $46,154 $49,675 2023
Crossroads Mission Enterprises Inc NC$581,374 Treasurer $19,876 $22,854 2024
Shadow Box Nfp IL$411,548 President $54,590 $59,723 2024
The Bargain Store OH$586,148 Director/sto $46,989 $55,384 2024
Ruths House Inc MA$404,034 Executive Dir. $48,385 $48,385 2024
Troost Thrift Store Inc MO$402,310 President $12,490 $14,721 2024
Second Chances Thrift Inc OK$400,699 Director $62,250 $76,279 2024
Northland Ministerial Association TN$400,597 President $55,600 $65,037 2024
Et Cetera Shop Nfp IL$398,741 Executive Director $51,488 $57,994 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA cost of living and 2024 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 MA 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 default82nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)82nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted80th

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 (Christopher Roth) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 49 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P29), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $69,352 is reasonable (approximately the 82nd 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 10, 2026.