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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Community Service Alliance

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 201418132
OH · NTEE L41
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tim Gleason, Executive Director / CEO ($83,067) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 92 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 93rd percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

92 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 92 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,471 total compensation of comparable organizations → $141,719 $83,067
$27,40910th
$45,16825th
$58,511Median
$66,53375th
$77,97290th
$83,067This org · 93rd
p10$27,409
p25$45,168
p50$58,511
p75$66,533
p90$77,972
$83,067

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Illinois Valley Family CoalitionOR $390,371$23,252 990
Unity Place Housing IncFL $390,810$141,719 990
Brunswick Partnership For Housing IncNC $393,222$42,115 990
Hospitality HouseWA $377,790$71,781 990
1960 Community Hope CenterTX $377,665$74,761 990
Tyson's Community Development IncFL $404,069$27,439 990
Home Alliance IncSC $404,404$73,135 990
Family Promise Of Greene Co OhOH $406,099$65,975 990
Connections Of Cumberland County IncNC $367,010$76,753 990
Clinton County Services For The HomelessOH $366,995$67,749 990
Phoenix Recovery InstituteOK $409,370$62,264 990
The Resilient PlaceTX $365,512$11,900 990
Windham Region No Freeze ProjectCT $364,670$48,384 990
Family Promise - Salt LakeUT $361,894$86,162 990
Leavenworth Interfaith Community Of HopeKS $424,624$65,388 990
5812 RescueOH $349,616$30,000 990
Family Promise Of KnoxvilleTN $349,354$66,020 990
Peace Valley Haven IncNY $348,083$56,599 990
Crestview Area Shelter For The HomelessFL $347,760$19,625 990
Hope Haven Ministries IncTN $429,651$48,198 990
Family Promise Of Shenandoah County IncVA $429,921$63,832 990
Catalyst Rescue Mission IncIN $432,694$16,727 990
Gracebound IncCA $433,413$38,134 990
Sarah Jane Bentley FoundationPA $438,266$91,727 990
Moravian Open Door IncNY $438,968$62,039 990

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 OH 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 default93rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)87th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted95th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted89th

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 (Tim Gleason) 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 92 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (L41), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $83,067 is reasonable (approximately the 93rd 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.