Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Cecelia Murphy, Executive Director / CEO ($45,630) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 137 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Cecelia Murphy — reported title “Foundation Mgr.”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 PA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eaton Area Senior Center Inc | MI | $298,581 | Executive Director | $75,124 | $73,578 | 2025 |
| Riverview Community Action Corporation | PA | $298,319 | Executive Director - Resigned | $50,760 | $50,760 | 2023 |
| The Senior Agenda Coalition Of Rhode | RI | $298,296 | Executive Director | $32,308 | $30,174 | 2024 |
| Callahan County Aging | TX | $297,942 | Director | $24,000 | $22,781 | 2025 |
| Corbin Senior Citizens Inc | KY | $297,677 | Executive Director | $40,574 | $41,364 | 2025 |
| Silver Horizons New Mexico Inc | NM | $297,096 | Executive Dir. | $74,380 | $77,920 | 2024 |
| Martin County Senior Citizens Corporation | KY | $296,836 | Director | $35,624 | $37,278 | 2024 |
| Audrey's Angels | AZ | $300,789 | Executive Director | $63,073 | $59,082 | 2024 |
| Scott County Senior Citizens Inc | AR | $300,874 | Executive Director | $36,500 | $39,961 | 2024 |
| Howard County Council On Aging | TX | $302,533 | Director | $27,500 | $26,793 | 2024 |
| People Program Inc | LA | $294,092 | Executive Director | $71,000 | $76,148 | 2024 |
| Fair Park Activity Center | TN | $293,399 | Exc Director | $45,000 | $46,072 | 2024 |
| Senior Needs Committee Of Wells And Ogunquit | ME | $291,770 | Director At Large | $45,797 | $44,666 | 2024 |
| Connellsville Area Senior | PA | $291,594 | Executive Di | $42,921 | $41,690 | 2024 |
| Rapp At Home | VA | $291,247 | Executive Director | $63,667 | $59,875 | 2024 |
| Senior Citizens Council Of Madison County Inc | FL | $306,937 | Executive Director | $47,925 | $43,851 | 2024 |
| Crescent Cities Charities Inc | MD | $289,816 | President | $4,550 | $4,266 | 2023 |
| Cokeville Senior Citizen Center Inc | WY | $288,546 | Site Director | $29,562 | $30,833 | 2024 |
| Circle Of Friends Inc | PA | $309,648 | Executive Director | $63,964 | $62,129 | 2024 |
| Tipton Co Commission On Aging | TN | $285,980 | Exec Director | $34,165 | $36,012 | 2023 |
| Faribault Area Senior Citizens Inc | MN | $284,670 | Executive Di | $70,000 | $67,370 | 2024 |
| Jerome County Senior Citizens | ID | $283,745 | Executive Director | $49,520 | $51,309 | 2024 |
| Franklin County Senior Citizens Inc | ID | $283,097 | Site Manager | $27,950 | $28,960 | 2024 |
| Kearsarge Area Council On Aging Inc | NH | $277,438 | Executive Director | $96,538 | $86,822 | 2024 |
| Cozad Haymaker Grand Generation Center Inc | NE | $319,976 | Executive Director | $48,500 | $49,499 | 2025 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 PA 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 48th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 46th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 50th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 45th |
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.
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
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.