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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Connecticut State Independent Living Council Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 061664597
CT · NTEE P80
FY ending 2024-09-30
June 13, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Cole Molly, Executive Director / CEO ($76,442) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 275 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 66th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Cole Molly — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

275 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 275 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$647 total compensation of comparable organizations → $404,177 $76,442
$18,42610th
$39,10725th
$62,912Median
$83,42975th
$103,34990th
$76,442This org · 66th
p10$18,426
p25$39,107
p50$62,912
p75$83,429
p90$103,349
$76,442

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
Diversability Inc OR$390,718 Executive Director $79,625 $78,864 2024
Amor Wellness Center Inc CA$389,449 Treasurer $19,077 $17,569 2024
Deepwood Foundation OH$389,176 Dir Of Devel $75,421 $87,715 2023
Housing & Assistive Technology Inc FL$391,911 Executive Di $138,036 $134,738 2025
Isaiah House Inc NY$387,311 Executive Director $84,789 $81,716 2024
Coming Home Connection NM$393,855 Exec. Direct $83,110 $95,337 2024
Autism Project Of Palm Beach FL$394,556 President $50,000 $51,576 2023
Alianza Latina Aplicando Soluciones WI$394,659 Executive Director $67,275 $74,935 2024
Friends Of Club 21 CO$384,436 Ceo $60,000 $61,361 2024
Rio Association Inc OH$384,063 Director $63,343 $73,668 2023
Eagle Mount Great Falls MT$397,000 Executive Director $75,050 $86,283 2024
Maximum Accessible Housing - Sheffield OH$383,291 President $24,629 $27,822 2024
Reck League VA$397,841 Advisory $5,250 $5,406 2024
Create Independence Inc CT$398,803 Program Director $63,065 $63,065 2024
Maryam Parman Foundation CA$399,680 Executive Dir. $44,936 $42,606 2023
Oklahomans For Independent Living OK$380,925 Executive Di $69,432 $81,541 2024
Thrive Center Inc KY$400,000 Executive Director $67,350 $77,173 2024
Strides To Success Inc IN$380,636 Executive Director $46,848 $52,691 2024
Widows And Orphans Of God Inc VA$400,299 Executive Dir. $21,300 $21,935 2024
Family Promise Of Southwest New Jersey NJ$401,491 Executive Dir. $68,654 $67,307 2023
The Statewide Independent Living Council IL$402,673 Executive Director $65,140 $66,541 2025
Homeownership Center Inc WV$402,735 Executive Director $38,702 $44,693 2024
Avalon Center IA$375,270 Executive Di $88,756 $106,711 2023
Lake Trust Credit Union Foundation MI$375,055 Board Of Directors, President $356,617 $404,177 2023
Care Center Ministries Missouri Inc MO$374,406 Presidentlead Pastorexecuti $46,800 $54,428 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CT 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 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 default66th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)72nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted68th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted59th

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 (Cole Molly) 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 13, 2026, comparing compensation against 275 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $76,442 is reasonable (approximately the 66th 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 13, 2026.