Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tonja Mettlach, Executive Director / CEO ($178,570) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 82 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 100th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended
Benchmarked executive: Tonja Mettlach — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 3/23”, 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 MA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret County Domestic Violence Program Inc | NC | $437,802 | Executive Director | $68,744 | $76,777 | 2024 |
| Chaverim Israel Family Services Inc | NJ | $445,755 | President | $26,631 | $25,701 | 2024 |
| The Fountain Of Youth Program | IA | $447,294 | Executive Dir. | $68,575 | $81,160 | 2024 |
| Logosworks | PA | $448,075 | Ceo | $106,648 | $118,352 | 2023 |
| Hopeful Opportunities Presented To | FL | $433,601 | President | $74,000 | $75,141 | 2024 |
| Midlands Education & Business | SC | $431,427 | Regional Car | $78,610 | $88,644 | 2024 |
| Dress For Success Charity New Orleans | LA | $453,371 | Executive Director | $64,901 | $79,528 | 2023 |
| Strategic Workforce Solutions | MI | $428,749 | President | $55,175 | $63,375 | 2023 |
| Aurora Economic Opportunity Coalition | CO | $455,269 | Executive Dir. | $72,000 | $79,978 | 2022 |
| Ur Chicago Alliance | IL | $458,467 | Executive Director | $74,293 | $81,279 | 2023 |
| Mass Afl-cio Workforce Development | MA | $458,934 | President | $79,037 | $76,769 | 2024 |
| Transitional Supported Employ Of Mn | MN | $459,164 | Coordinator | $60,960 | $67,031 | 2023 |
| Alabama Trucking Assn Foundation | AL | $422,418 | Secretary | $38,343 | $44,774 | 2024 |
| Tampa Bay Community & Family Development Corp | FL | $422,244 | Chair | $69,577 | $68,829 | 2025 |
| Dress For Success Cleveland | OH | $417,983 | Ceo | $75,417 | $86,340 | 2024 |
| Genesis At Work Foundation | OH | $413,827 | Chief Executive Officer | $24,000 | $28,288 | 2023 |
| Medtech & Biotech Veterans Program Inc | MA | $407,344 | President And Executive Director | $102,307 | $99,372 | 2024 |
| Worker Justice Wisconsin | WI | $475,866 | Executive Director | $70,200 | $79,245 | 2024 |
| Alliance 98 | IL | $403,906 | Chief Executive Office | $60,000 | $65,642 | 2023 |
| Racine Education Uniserv Council Inc | WI | $479,535 | Rea President | $111,944 | $126,367 | 2024 |
| Disabledperson Inc | CA | $482,638 | President | $78,600 | $73,362 | 2024 |
| Youth Employment Program Inc | ID | $398,435 | Executive Director | $28,000 | $33,147 | 2023 |
| International Narcotics | TN | $396,252 | Executive Di | $28,975 | $33,893 | 2023 |
| Burlington West Burlington Area | IA | $486,600 | Secretary | $4,627 | $5,476 | 2024 |
| Career Transitions Center Of | IL | $392,628 | Executive Di | $93,163 | $96,448 | 2025 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 100th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 100th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 100th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 94th |
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.