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Compensation Comparability Determination

The Connection Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 060886125
CT · NTEE F22Z
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lisa Dematteis-lepore, Executive Director / CEO ($25,203) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 129 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 3rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Lisa Dematteis-lepore — reported title “CEO/PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

129 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 129 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,829 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,018,634 $25,203
$78,61810th
$207,06125th
$296,776Median
$384,71575th
$526,75790th
$25,203This org · 3rd
p10$78,618
p25$207,061
p50$296,776
p75$384,715
p90$526,757
$25,203

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 CT 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
Southlake Community Mental Health Center IN$45,156,365 President/ceo $321,051 $361,095 2023
Apalachee Center Inc FL$45,414,072 President, C $514,999 $515,994 2023
Horizon Health And Wellness Inc AZ$44,588,399 Chief Executive Officer $276,550 $275,524 2024
Scioto County Counseling Center Inc OH$45,678,353 Ceo $319,726 $361,172 2023
Musc Affiliate Physicians SC$45,730,385 Chair/director/ceo $39,780 $44,262 2023
🔒 124 more comparable organizations — included in the purchased report

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CT cost of living and 2023 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 CT 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 default3rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)3rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted60th

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:

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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.