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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Kidney Foundation Of Central Pa

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 232113424
PA · NTEE G44Z
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Phyllis Hicks, Executive Director / CEO ($68,900) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 218 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 76th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Phyllis Hicks — reported title “EXECUITIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

218 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 218 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$730 total compensation of comparable organizations → $277,318 $68,900
$12,60910th
$24,25025th
$46,595Median
$67,20075th
$88,13190th
$68,900This org · 76th
p10$12,609
p25$24,250
p50$46,595
p75$67,200
p90$88,131
$68,900

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 PA 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
Ovarian Cancer Project Inc NY$180,466 Executive Dir. $54,916 $48,333 2024
Pop Earth Corporation NY$179,952 Executive Di $60,000 $52,809 2024
Autism Society Of America Foundation MD$181,121 President And Ceo $52,831 $48,108 2024
Chestor House Inc CO$179,566 President $1,875 $1,751 2024
Candor Nc NC$182,134 Executive Director $19,250 $19,946 2023
Manes & Miracles At Chaffee Crossing AR$178,339 Executive Director $17,000 $18,612 2024
The Chip Miller Charitable Foundation PA$182,848 Board Member $8,714 $8,464 2024
Texas Podiatric Medical Foundation TX$183,446 Executive Director $21,600 $21,045 2024
Federation Center Of The Blind SC$183,953 Executive Director $32,031 $33,509 2023
Ms 4 Ms MD$184,294 Ceo/director $12,000 $10,928 2024
Friendship Circle Of Va VA$176,021 Executive Dir. $30,600 $29,628 2023
The Connecticut Orthopaedic Society CT$175,799 Executive Di $65,654 $61,729 2023
Hope In Pain Inc CA$175,432 President $12,025 $10,412 2023
412 Thrive PA$175,282 Executive Dir. $14,000 $14,000 2023
One Step Closer Therapeutic CA$174,828 Vp/secretary $53,000 $44,576 2024
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Inc TN$174,597 Executive Director $73,181 $72,992 2025
Marthas Ranch Foundation TX$174,460 Executive Dir. $25,038 $25,115 2023
Ovarian Cancer Alliance Of Oregon And Sw WA$187,042 Executive Director $84,505 $73,692 2024
Move For Jenn Foundation NC$173,487 Executive Di $59,422 $59,802 2024
Fibrofighters Foundation Inc CA$173,219 Medical Director $146,900 $123,551 2024
Logan County Cancer Society Inc OH$172,885 President $111,927 $118,877 2023
Austin Black Physicians TX$172,557 Executive Director $27,500 $26,793 2024
Hearts Everywhere Reaching Out For GA$172,552 Secretary & Executive Dire $70,000 $68,554 2024
Gwendolyn's Gifts MO$188,236 Executive Director $50,000 $51,582 2024
Wetherald Behavioral Academy Inc GA$172,453 Board Member $26,372 $25,827 2024

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.

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 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.

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 default76th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)74th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted79th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted72nd

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 (Phyllis Hicks) 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 218 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (G), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $68,900 is reasonable (approximately the 76th 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.