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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Sacred Heart Society Of Medina Ny Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 161135309
NY · NTEE N50
FY ending 2025-07-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Donna Brown, Executive Director / CEO ($18,296) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 46 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 61st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Donna Brown — reported title “FINANCIAL SECRETARY”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

46 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 46 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$151 total compensation of comparable organizations → $193,507 $18,296
$1,34510th
$5,55325th
$14,707Median
$33,18575th
$54,98490th
$18,296This org · 61st
p10$1,345
p25$5,553
p50$14,707
p75$33,185
p90$54,984
$18,296

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 NY 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
Lower Pottsgrove Sportsmans Association PA$137,253 Associate Treas $2,750 $3,115 2024
Miller Heights Independent Citizens Club PA$140,503 Club Manager $28,104 $32,777 2023
His Haven Ranch Co MN$131,994 Operations O $39,603 $44,452 2024
Amvets Post #293 Home Association PA$141,806 Manager $51,494 $56,828 2025
American Ukrainian Citizens Club PA$131,048 President $4,836 $5,478 2024
Independent Sportsmen Club Inc MA$143,805 Treasurer $9,600 $9,799 2024
Bruceville Rod & Gun Club Inc IN$144,549 President $640 $767 2024
Workingmens Mutual Beneficial Union PA$146,090 Secretary $4,006 $4,671 2023
Pulaski Club PA$126,986 Finance Sec. $30,719 $35,826 2023
Marion Township Rod And Gun Club PA$126,230 Financial Secretary $5,100 $5,777 2024
Yorkana Game And Gun Club PA$125,956 President $639 $745 2023
Richmond Mountain Trails Inc VT$147,472 Executive Director $16,437 $19,348 2023
Fraternal Order Of Police Berks Lodge 71 PA$148,053 President $12,850 $14,987 2023
Cross-roads Sportsmans Club In MD$148,559 Treasurer $39,000 $41,418 2024
National Wood Carvers Assn Inc OH$120,690 Editor $44,352 $53,360 2024
Lithuanian Citizens Social And PA$154,903 Financial Se $3,597 $4,074 2024
Nelson Armes Post 601 Home Association PA$117,030 Manager $9,480 $11,056 2023
Columbus Home Association Of IL$156,793 Chancellor $135 $151 2024
Elzie E Lynch Home Association PA$160,888 Secratary $18,900 $22,042 2023
Cumberland Democrat Club MD$161,031 Treasurer $45,000 $47,790 2024
Star Athletic Club PA$112,323 Manager $29,415 $33,321 2024
Elkhorn South Storm Legion Baseball NE$163,483 Board Member $8,200 $10,018 2024
Slovak Club Inc IN$163,950 President $17,700 $21,829 2023
Fremont Adventure Recreation CO$163,970 Director $700 $785 2023
Gridiron Imports Foundation Inc OK$165,567 Executive Director $83,050 $106,948 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY cost of living and 2025 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 NY 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 default61st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)65th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted61st

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 (Donna Brown) 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 46 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $18,296 is reasonable (approximately the 61st 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.