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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Bergen-passaic Arc Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 223458399
NJ · NTEE P82
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kathleen Walsh, Executive Director / CEO ($21,145) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 91 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 46th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

91 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 91 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$372 total compensation of comparable organizations → $296,583 $21,145
$2,55810th
$9,91825th
$23,842Median
$46,68575th
$75,22390th
$21,145This org · 46th
p10$2,558
p25$9,918
p50$23,842
p75$46,685
p90$75,223
$21,145

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
House Of GraceAZ $31,675$974 990
Sole EffectsCA $31,560$72,333 990
Adoption Hope Foundation IncCT $31,298$12,821 990
Arabella Wellness Center IncTX $32,145$12,681 990
Agc Charities IncVA $31,213$65,978 990
Connected FoundationVA $32,200$96,031 990
Nassau Community Mental Retardation Services Company IncNY $32,246$210,751 990
New England Musicians Resource Fund IncMA $32,256$2,114 990
Mckenzie Community Develoment CorporationOR $31,093$41,605 990
Lutheran Mission Society San DiegoCA $30,915$130,968 990
Lutheran Social Services Foundation OfCA $30,451$11,935 990
The Cutty Legacy FoundationAZ $30,133$29,818 990
All-in Charitable Events And Services IGA $33,290$94,824 990
Mountaineer Life Lines IncWV $29,893$47,205 990
Eras Home IiCA $29,742$3,917 990
Mobc-boscobel IncTN $29,154$19,428 990
Sheboygan County Ymca Endowment TrustWI $29,080$6,403 990
All Housing IncCA $28,557$46,164 990
Project Ohr - Office For HomecareNY $34,904$56,149 990
Walk & Talk IncAZ $28,332$9,381 990
Nature NinosNM $28,011$12,403 990
Straight From The StreetsNV $35,465$4,042 990
Pinecrest Voluntary Home For TheNY $35,652$1,194 990
Prosperity Of HumanityCA $36,000$1,934 990
Raphaels Refuge IncTX $27,023$14,184 990

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 NJ 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 default46th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)48th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted64th

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 (Kathleen Walsh) 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 91 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (P), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,145 is reasonable (approximately the 46th 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.