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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Athens Mental Health Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 237099743
OH · NTEE F80Z
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of G Schmalenberg, Executive Director / CEO ($57,464) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 34 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 44th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: G Schmalenberg — reported title “EXEC DIRECTIR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

34 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 34 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,641 total compensation of comparable organizations → $128,340 $57,464
$21,68510th
$37,84825th
$60,342Median
$82,00775th
$94,68890th
$57,464This org · 44th
p10$21,685
p25$37,848
p50$60,342
p75$82,007
p90$94,688
$57,464

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 OH 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
The Yellow Tulip Project ME$366,033 Director $1,736 $1,641 2023
Nami Will-grundy IL$363,859 Executive Director $28,846 $26,007 2024
American Friends Of Shalvat Chayim Inc NY$356,147 President $80,500 $66,709 2024
The Arc Of Lancaster County PA$351,137 Executive Director $49,846 $44,410 2025
Sapientia Initiative Inc NY$345,725 Executive Dir. $72,681 $60,230 2024
Nami Montana MT$342,441 Executive Director $94,350 $93,269 2024
North Carolina Infantyoung Child NC$333,856 Executive Di $78,875 $76,947 2023
Nami Davidson County Inc TN$333,149 Executive Director $86,452 $83,337 2024
Nami Broward County Inc FL$331,789 Ceo $123,775 $106,633 2024
Center For Youth Mental Health CA$440,705 President $25,045 $19,832 2024
Nami Greater Orlando Inc FL$442,313 Executive Director $89,731 $79,587 2023
Black Men Speak CA$318,188 Executive Dir. $70,000 $57,069 2023
Seacoast Pathways NH$316,672 President And Ceo Of Fedcap $151,561 $128,340 2024
Psychotherapy Training Associates CA$314,697 President & Ceo $17,500 $13,858 2024
Resource Development Institute MO$312,122 Ceo $91,054 $88,442 2024
Center For Psychotherapy Spirituality & Creativity CA$462,221 Director And Founder $19,000 $15,046 2024
National Alliance On Mental Illness Of NY$307,484 Executive Director $66,070 $54,751 2024
Atron Foundation VA$465,513 Chair $96,000 $82,813 2025
Emotions Matter Inc NY$301,412 Executive Director $65,468 $54,252 2024
Forensic Mental Health Association CA$476,044 Executive Dir. $107,961 $88,018 2023
Conneaut Human Resources Council Inc OH$295,111 Executive Director $33,000 $31,227 2025
Vocal Inc VA$479,237 Ex. Director $81,469 $70,279 2025
50 Mile March Foundation Inc NE$483,581 Executive Director $33,333 $33,849 2023
Mid-valley Fellowship OR$483,781 Executive Dir. $37,921 $32,295 2024
Christian Counseling Ministries Westernnewyork Inc NY$484,037 Executive Director $83,206 $70,988 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default44th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)29th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted47th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted44th

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 (G Schmalenberg) 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 34 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $57,464 is reasonable (approximately the 44th 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.