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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Elmhurst House Incorporated

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 050480790
RI · NTEE L25
FY ending 2024-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of John J Padien Iii, Executive Director / CEO ($36,004) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 16 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 25th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: John J Padien Iii — reported title “CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

16 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 16 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,605 total compensation of comparable organizations → $630,404 $36,004
$14,46710th
$42,24825th
$72,036Median
$85,13275th
$115,69090th
$36,004This org · 25th
p10$14,467
p25$42,248
p50$72,036
p75$85,132
p90$115,690
$36,004

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Lee Building Industry Association Builders Care FL$443,176 Executive Director $84,295 $85,024 2023
Gods Way Home Inc WV$439,614 Director $23,939 $27,031 2024
Rebuilding Together North Jersey Inc NJ$437,401 Executive Director $677,032 $630,404 2024
Main Plaza Conservancy TX$460,080 Executive Director $65,962 $68,812 2024
50th Street Housing Development NY$483,958 Secretary $13,130 $12,373 2024
Chelsea Restoration MA$361,156 Executive Director $88,570 $85,455 2023
Los Angeles Communities Advocating For CA$354,342 Executive Director $73,643 $68,277 2023
American Built Communities Inc FL$540,561 Presidentdirector $138,000 $135,200 2024
Sowing Seeds Of Hope Inc AL$340,734 Executive Director $42,000 $47,320 2024
197-201 Roebling Street Hdfc NY$333,739 Executive Director $17,573 $16,560 2024
Appalachian Opportunity Fund TN$321,792 Executive Di $63,100 $71,215 2023
Town Clock Community Development NJ$309,594 Executive Director $76,000 $72,856 2023
Plano Community Home Phase V Inc TX$594,718 Executive Vice President $6,331 $6,605 2024
South Bay Community Land Trust CA$595,740 Executive Director $89,040 $82,552 2023
Home For Good Of Eau Claire Inc WI$613,953 Program Director $69,022 $75,175 2024
Hard Bargain Mt Hope TN$653,423 Executive Di $87,737 $96,179 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to RI 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 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 default25th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)25th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted88th

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 (John J Padien Iii) 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 16 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (L25), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,004 is reasonable (approximately the 25th 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 9, 2026.