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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

First Growth Children & Family Charities

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 201260228
OR · NTEE P114
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kristy Anderson, Executive Director / CEO ($106,933) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 50 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 92nd percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

50 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 50 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,608 total compensation of comparable organizations → $199,940 $106,933
$9,68010th
$17,11925th
$31,318Median
$71,63175th
$98,55090th
$106,933This org · 92nd
p10$9,680
p25$17,119
p50$31,318
p75$71,631
p90$98,550
$106,933

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 OR cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Providence State Street HousingNY $242,726$15,260 990
Heart Gallery Of New MexicoNM $244,874$73,437 990
A Second Chance Charitable FoundationPA $244,959$7,590 990
Ach Landowner IiiTX $247,485$29,208 990
Caf Property IncCA $232,532$2,059 990
Silver Key Senior Services FoundationCO $219,159$13,250 990
Hope Ventures IncCA $216,685$71,583 990
Old North End Community CenterVT $264,429$27,636 990
Radiate CoalitionTX $265,456$33,858 990
Village On The Isle Foundation IncFL $209,517$12,494 990
Grace Medical Home Foundation IncFL $272,213$32,013 990
Vogel Alcove FoundationTX $272,565$52,884 990
Starkey Foundation IncKS $272,592$21,403 990
Vicar's Landing Foundation IncFL $206,417$44,307 990
Rainbow Defense Fund IncAZ $275,065$78,755 990
The Arc Greater Hudson Valley FoundationNY $279,031$53,005 990
Mary Graham Children's FoundationCA $201,194$91,942 990
Goodwill Industries Of The SouthernNC $279,662$34,722 990
Sitrin Foundation IncNY $200,153$17,978 990
The Black Feather FoundationVA $200,023$23,807 990
Central Florida Ymca Foundation IncFL $280,740$30,255 990
Eliada Foundation IncNC $281,463$9,203 990
Buildup Steam IncMI $282,313$102,908 990
Freedom To CaptivesFL $195,547$71,647 990
Children's Advocacy CenterNV $285,800$63,102 990

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 OR 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 default92nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)96th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted90th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted24th

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 (Kristy Anderson) 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 50 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P11), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $106,933 is reasonable (approximately the 92nd 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). 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.