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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Caring Hearts Pregnancy Ctr Of

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 200517117
NC · NTEE P40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Denise Garnes, Executive Director / CEO ($45,684) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 191 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 34th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

191 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 191 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,470 total compensation of comparable organizations → $201,652 $45,684
$23,92110th
$37,67625th
$57,511Median
$75,82075th
$93,43690th
$45,684This org · 34th
p10$23,921
p25$37,676
p50$57,511
p75$75,820
p90$93,436
$45,684

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 NC 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
Prism Economic Development Corporation WI$411,848 Executive Director $51,635 $52,190 2024
Esperanza House Inc AL$406,907 Executive Director $63,104 $67,928 2023
Abc Crisis Pregnancy Center Inc SC$413,176 Director $40,369 $40,759 2024
Crossroads Pregnancy Resource Center KY$413,393 Executive Director $75,383 $78,382 2024
The Nurture Place Inc FL$404,622 President $24,000 $22,465 2023
Furniture Mission Of The Red River Valle ND$403,304 Executive Director $63,000 $68,887 2023
Restore Small Groups TN$417,004 Founder & Executive Director $91,683 $93,269 2024
New Day Inc PA$418,002 Executive Di $57,879 $57,511 2023
Quakerdale Family Services IA$399,118 Executive Director $72,100 $76,403 2024
One Love Global MI$398,990 Secretary $34,619 $34,582 2024
Eagles Flight Advocacy And Outreach TX$420,891 Director $36,000 $37,352 2022
The Family & Children's Society Inc NY$421,119 Executive Director $26,662 $24,006 2023
Career Focus Inc FL$397,535 Chief Executive Officer / Founder $68,600 $62,370 2024
Ohio County Family Resource Network WV$397,037 Executive Di $60,000 $62,873 2024
Old Colony Ymca Wellness Services Inc MA$397,020 President, Ceo $31,731 $27,596 2024
Nehemiah Community Empowerment Center Inc NC$423,000 Executive Director/ceo $29,000 $28,252 2025
Providence Family Life Center MI$394,992 Ceo $61,938 $61,872 2024
Vocare CO$424,968 President $108,490 $100,680 2024
The New Life Center Inc TN$425,245 President $34,757 $35,358 2024
Wilson Commencement Park NY$425,933 Executive Director $30,990 $27,102 2024
Life Choices Pregnancy & Family Resource Center TN$393,471 Executive Director Since 10124 $11,500 $11,699 2024
Imtasik Family Counseling Services Inc CA$426,908 Chief Executive Director $11,163 $9,329 2024
Mcdowell Pregnancy Care Center Inc NC$428,664 Director $35,177 $35,177 2024
Northeast Missouri Caring MO$390,555 Director $41,200 $42,232 2024
Foster Alumni Mentors CO$389,696 Executive Di $80,726 $74,914 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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 default34th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)34th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted36th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted31st

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 (Denise Garnes) 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 191 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $45,684 is reasonable (approximately the 34th 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.