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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

On-the-rise

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 043750441
OH · NTEE O52
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Debbie Mccullough, Executive Director / CEO ($60,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 785 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 65th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

785 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 785 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$17 total compensation of comparable organizations → $153,012 $60,000
$11,79410th
$27,60325th
$48,869Median
$66,21675th
$84,32390th
$60,000This org · 65th
p10$11,794
p25$27,603
p50$48,869
p75$66,216
p90$84,323
$60,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Quincy HouseMN $247,636$22,957 990
Working Parents Alliance IncNY $247,391$57,506 990
Man Up Mentoring IncFL $247,790$34,769 990
Lisbon Bronco Athletic BoostersND $248,020$7,681 990
Open Door Abuse Awareness PreventionPA $248,263$102,695 990
Carolina Youth Action ProjectSC $248,269$57,492 990
The Safety PlaceLA $248,440$18,194 990
Student Movement Of Justice And OpportunityCA $246,623$31,307 990
Lighthouse Community CenterWA $248,689$40,139 990
Recess ClevelandOH $246,370$11,807 990
Kings Academy TyronePA $246,239$6,591 990
Swappow Plus FoundationAZ $246,020$68,101 990
Friends Of The Addison Youth CenterNY $245,993$29,758 990
Loveland Youth GardenersCO $245,954$52,995 990
Blackfoot Community CenterID $245,899$52,986 990
Girls On The Run Western MontanaMT $249,422$35,954 990
Building Utah YouthUT $245,695$7,223 990
Texas United FcTX $249,719$60,193 990
Premier Athletics For Youth DevelopmentMI $245,424$30,015 990
Southeast Nashville HomeschoolTN $249,740$8,174 990
Reality Check IncAR $249,786$84,104 990
First Love Kids International IncGA $250,076$28,480 990
Hilliard High School Hockey ClubOH $250,149$11,965 990
The Julio A Martinez Memorial FundNY $244,889$40,796 990
Go Run MissoulaMT $244,581$72,005 990

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 OH 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 default65th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)60th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted68th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted63rd

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 (Debbie Mccullough) 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 785 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (O), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,000 is reasonable (approximately the 65th 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.