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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Mental Health Association Of Rhode

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 050280788
RI · NTEE F80Z
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Laurie-marie Pisciotta, Executive Director / CEO ($75,808) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 28 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 75th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

28 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 28 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,813 total compensation of comparable organizations → $141,761 $75,808
$15,14210th
$46,63925th
$65,001Median
$76,51275th
$99,29090th
$75,808This org · 75th
p10$15,142
p25$46,639
p50$65,001
p75$76,512
p90$99,290
$75,808

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Lighthouse IncMD $264,244$66,776 990
Amazing Grace AdvocacyNC $254,651$72,577 990
Resilience Education And Training Institute IncFL $281,437$39,390 990
Dekalb County Mental Retardation BoardAL $234,359$70,711 990
Conneaut Human Resources Council IncOH $295,111$34,493 990
Building Recovery Integrity DedicationGA $223,417$53,865 990
Emotions Matter IncNY $301,412$59,926 990
National Alliance On Mental Illness OfNY $307,484$60,476 990
Nami Lorain CountyOH $212,543$69,036 990
Resource Development InstituteMO $312,122$97,691 990
Black Mental Health VillageTN $209,294$14,757 990
Psychotherapy Training AssociatesCA $314,697$15,307 990
Advocacy Choices And Empowerment IncOH $207,630$69,480 990
Seacoast PathwaysNH $316,672$141,761 990
Black Men SpeakCA $318,188$63,037 990
The Mental Health AssociationNC $198,016$88,901 990
Nami Broward County IncFL $331,789$117,785 990
Nami Davidson County IncTN $333,149$92,051 990
North Carolina Infantyoung ChildNC $333,856$84,994 990
Phoenix Rising Therapy CenterNV $189,488$62,321 990
Nami MontanaMT $342,441$103,022 990
Sapientia Initiative IncNY $345,725$66,528 990
Kings View FoundationCA $175,709$5,352 990
The Arc Of Lancaster CountyPA $351,137$49,055 990
American Friends Of Shalvat Chayim IncNY $356,147$73,685 990

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 RI 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 default75th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)71st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted68th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted71st

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 (Laurie-marie Pisciotta) 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 28 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $75,808 is reasonable (approximately the 75th 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.