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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

United Way Of Western Crawford County

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 250965304
PA · NTEE T70Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Marisa Lines, Executive Director / CEO ($66,950) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 94 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 84th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Marisa Lines — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

94 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 94 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,040 total compensation of comparable organizations → $161,867 $66,950
$12,87110th
$29,81625th
$39,894Median
$59,19775th
$74,11090th
$66,950This org · 84th
p10$12,871
p25$29,816
p50$39,894
p75$59,197
p90$74,110
$66,950

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
United Way Of Dodge City Inc KS$187,579 Executive Director $52,530 $56,908 2024
Jamestown United Way ND$187,625 Executive Director $23,850 $26,246 2024
Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Committee PA$187,672 Race Directo $31,000 $30,201 2025
Gleaners Of South Lake County Inc IN$185,696 Dir/treas. $17,865 $19,450 2023
United Way Of Whitman County WA$188,519 Executive Director $51,624 $46,348 2024
Equality Illinois IL$190,104 Secretary/ Ceo $147,094 $149,295 2023
United Way Of Rockbridge Inc VA$190,380 Executive Director $38,000 $37,879 2023
Vernacular Video Mission International Inc MN$190,832 Executive Director $62,640 $62,067 2024
The Luxury Education Foundation NY$191,252 Employee $130,000 $121,277 2023
Mennen Environmental Foundation CA$191,557 Executive Dir. $40,000 $35,659 2023
United Way Of Fulton County OH$193,032 Administrato $63,000 $68,888 2023
United Way Of The Coalfield Inc KY$193,734 Executive Di $49,423 $54,819 2023
Matagorda County United Way TX$194,072 Executive Director $58,110 $58,289 2024
United Way Of Coles County Inc IL$194,923 Executive Director $41,600 $41,011 2024
United Way Of Franklin County TN$195,004 Executive Director $35,375 $38,389 2023
Grant Hamill Foundation Inc IN$178,070 Executive Director $36,996 $39,123 2024
Calumet Area Community Health Foundation Inc WI$195,451 President $20,700 $21,678 2024
United Way Of Northeast Michigan MI$196,067 Executive Di $36,000 $38,361 2023
United Way Of Clatsop County OR$176,326 Executive Director $3,316 $3,088 2024
Rhea County United Way TN$197,461 Executive Director $40,000 $42,162 2024
Callaway County United Way MO$198,210 Executive Director $39,991 $42,474 2024
Breast Cancer Eradication Initiative Inc TN$200,539 Executive Director $12,000 $12,649 2024
Tioga United Way Inc NY$172,773 Executive Dir. $58,548 $53,052 2024
Atchison United Way Board KS$200,949 Executive Director $8,620 $9,098 2025
United Way Of Dodge County Inc WI$201,720 Executive Director $18,375 $18,747 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 2024 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 default84th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)84th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted83rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted76th

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 (Marisa Lines) 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 94 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T70), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $66,950 is reasonable (approximately the 84th 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.