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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Bless An Orphan

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 208648679
FL · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Karissa Washburn, Executive Director / CEO ($28,269) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 52 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 31st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

52 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 52 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,500 total compensation of comparable organizations → $181,000 $28,269
$10,36610th
$24,89625th
$44,938Median
$74,66875th
$95,29090th
$28,269This org · 31st
p10$10,366
p25$24,896
p50$44,938
p75$74,668
p90$95,290
$28,269

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
The Place Of Hope AtFL $266,473$39,275 990
Military Spouse JobsFL $267,982$38,365 990
Caring Children Clothing Children IncFL $268,926$66,697 990
Ggi Foundation IncFL $271,195$118,948 990
Kingdom Gospel MissionFL $271,836$87,418 990
Gchfa IncFL $260,397$46,623 990
The American Healthy Weight Alliance InFL $277,778$107,323 990
Ajc Childrens Foundation IncFL $284,940$24,000 990
Helping Hands In Motion IncFL $288,325$37,059 990
Arlington Community Services IncFL $243,130$28,572 990
Christian Medical Ministries IncFL $290,062$57,354 990
Miami Shores People Of Color IncFL $292,006$76,000 990
Come Over Ministry IncFL $240,314$5,925 990
Gentle Carousel IncorporatedFL $292,845$27,981 990
Evolutionary Arts Life Foundations IncFL $295,320$33,996 990
Women On The Rise International IncFL $298,299$64,673 990
Earthen Vessels Womens Recovery IncFL $227,595$8,256 990
Immerse The Nations IncFL $226,005$31,305 990
Tampa Port Ministries IncFL $225,821$77,705 990
Pan American Medical Association Of Central Florida IncFL $225,020$24,000 990
Running 4 Heroes IncFL $224,590$10,223 990
Family Literacy Academy AtFL $220,623$46,476 990
Innovative Charities Of Northwest Florida IncFL $218,713$11,656 990
African-american Advocacy Center For Persons With Disabilities IncFL $314,106$36,628 990
Lehigh Community Services IncFL $314,966$28,480 990

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 FL 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 default31st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)31st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted37th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted29th

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 (Karissa Washburn) 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 52 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + FL + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $28,269 is reasonable (approximately the 31st 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.