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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Azimuth Counseling And Therapeutic Services Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 203545100
VT · NTEE F30
FY ending 2025-08-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Scott Rancourt, Executive Director / CEO ($12,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 63 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 10th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Scott Rancourt — reported title “Executive Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

63 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 63 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,422 total compensation of comparable organizations → $177,840 $12,500
$14,36610th
$33,14125th
$49,693Median
$73,03475th
$100,25790th
$12,500This org · 10th
p10$14,366
p25$33,141
p50$49,693
p75$73,034
p90$100,257
$12,500

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 VT 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
Teton Valley Mental Health ID$233,570 Executive Di $72,659 $78,824 2024
Community Improvement Associates NH$235,476 Employee Representative $33,500 $31,545 2024
Christian Counseling Connection Inc CT$224,871 Exec. Dir. (Ret 6/24) $6,668 $6,375 2024
Bella Terra Stables PA$223,353 President/executive Director $33,007 $33,567 2024
The Samaritan Counseling Center Of GA$238,356 Executive Di $90,025 $92,311 2024
Mental Health Programs Inc V MA$240,219 President $12,032 $10,742 2025
Rise Canyon Ranch CA$220,642 Board Member $61,021 $52,350 2025
Blue Mountain Health Cooperative WA$219,923 Executive Dir. $71,160 $64,972 2024
Nami Lowcountry SC$219,077 Executive Di $62,000 $67,910 2023
Vibrant Lives Of Montana MT$219,037 Therapist $44,522 $50,388 2023
Dreavita Counseling Coaching And Consulting Inc DE$245,854 Founder $157,570 $157,341 2024
Pennsylvania Association Of Psychiatric PA$214,452 Executive Director $74,542 $75,808 2024
Crested Butte State Of Mind CO$247,597 Executive Director $63,135 $63,562 2023
Merakey Youth Services PA$249,352 President/ceo $55,952 $58,583 2023
Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center Of Chesapeake VA$249,365 President $2,714 $2,751 2023
Strong Partners In Health OR$250,000 Managing Director $22,888 $22,317 2023
Animal Companion Counseling OH$210,989 Co-executive Director $44,007 $47,533 2024
The Speedy Foundation Inc ID$250,333 Executive Director $77,000 $83,534 2024
Logos Healing Institute CO$209,780 President And Director Of Ops $50,817 $49,693 2024
Live Oak Counseling Center SC$208,958 Executive Director $51,062 $55,930 2023
Ground Work Inc AZ$206,523 Chair $16,000 $15,692 2024
Renovations For Life Inc ID$205,716 Secretary $30,155 $32,714 2024
Depression And Bipolar Support Alliance CA$205,574 Executive Director $66,000 $59,836 2023
Champions For Children's Mental Health DE$255,744 Executive Director $100,121 $102,929 2023
Christian Counseling Of Mid Michigan MI$205,033 Executive Director $40,189 $41,213 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VT 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 VT 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 default10th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)10th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted13th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted6th

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 (Scott Rancourt) 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 63 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $12,500 is reasonable (approximately the 10th 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.