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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Copeland Family Supporting Organization

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 201512052
VA · NTEE X112
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Naomi Sedek, Executive Director / CEO ($5,470) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 22 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 5th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Naomi Sedek — reported title “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

22 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 22 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,828 total compensation of comparable organizations → $103,158 $5,470
$10,83510th
$21,16825th
$31,995Median
$50,79175th
$87,56890th
$5,470This org · 5th
p10$10,835
p25$21,168
p50$31,995
p75$50,791
p90$87,568
$5,470

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 VA 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
New Life Center Foundation ND$135,797 Secretary $25,948 $30,362 2023
The Harriette And Ted Perlman Family IL$154,571 Secretary $66,424 $69,631 2023
Great Is Thy Faithfulness Cogic MN$133,094 Pastor $10,000 $10,536 2023
Bethel Institute For Social Justice MA$118,444 Cfo $20,412 $19,558 2023
Gamboa Union Ministries PA$170,755 V. Chairman/treasurer $3,600 $3,828 2023
Kyle Winkler Ministries Inc FL$112,567 President $54,000 $52,539 2024
Mcfarlin Memorial Methodist Episcopal OK$111,889 Successor Trustee $11,864 $13,530 2024
Minn-iowa Christian Broadcasting MN$180,278 Executive Di $21,580 $21,515 2025
Arizona District Council Of The AZ$106,715 Ceo Current $103,568 $103,158 2024
The Genesis Foundation CO$182,458 Treasurer $27,230 $27,042 2024
The Lookout Coffee TX$105,331 Executive Director $25,083 $26,754 2023
United Methodist Volunteers In Miss AL$187,916 Exec. Dir. $85,573 $95,747 2024
Robert And Susan R Hurwitz Family OH$99,500 Treasurer Thru 10/27/22 $40,331 $45,548 2023
Cricket Alley Ministries KS$190,966 Executive Di $35,000 $39,161 2024
Kgm Support Corporation MI$195,025 President & $31,457 $33,628 2024
New Leaf Ministries Inc ID$196,207 President $21,000 $23,137 2024
Opoverwatch Inc NY$198,953 Executive Directorboard Memb $42,000 $40,468 2023
Union Foundation OH$203,499 Board Member $8,075 $8,858 2024
Scph Legacy Corporation OH$207,055 President $36,750 $40,313 2024
Mission First Alliance TN$208,566 Executive Di $82,268 $89,561 2024
Dental Community Fellowship SC$209,226 Vice Preside $20,000 $21,052 2025
Velvet Ashes Incorporated PA$210,704 Executive Director $55,327 $57,143 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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 default5th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)5th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted77th

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 (Naomi Sedek) 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 22 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (X11), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $5,470 is reasonable (approximately the 5th 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.