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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Knights Of Heroes Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 260786719
CO · NTEE O50
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jordan Eshbaugh, Executive Director / CEO ($11,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 102 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 23rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Jordan Eshbaugh — reported title “Fundraising director”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

102 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 102 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$53 total compensation of comparable organizations → $105,243 $11,500
$2,92910th
$15,55325th
$29,184Median
$60,59775th
$74,46290th
$11,500This org · 23rd
p10$2,929
p25$15,553
p50$29,184
p75$60,597
p90$74,462
$11,500

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 CO 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
Lost Coast Camp CA$115,989 Executive Director $1,000 $928 2023
Nw Youth Power Early Learning GA$116,990 Employee $37,800 $39,637 2024
Girls On The Run Of Northeast Tn Inc TN$117,344 Executive Director $27,500 $30,146 2024
Fishermenz Group Inc GA$113,372 Ceo $50 $53 2023
Fddoc Winners' Circle Inc LA$112,714 Project Dire $7,600 $8,985 2023
Providence Road Outreach Mission LA$112,148 Program Director $53,444 $61,373 2024
Yo Art Inc SC$111,567 Executive Director $31,875 $35,703 2023
The Parent Help Center Inc FL$110,838 Ceo $65,000 $63,681 2024
Saginaw S T E M MI$110,368 President $52,000 $57,628 2023
Replay Outreach Inc FL$108,681 Director Of $55,000 $53,884 2024
Arizona Kids Think Too AZ$122,515 Executive Dir. $83,016 $83,262 2024
Adelante Youth Alliance CA$107,878 Executive Dir. $79,375 $73,592 2023
Sunago Inc AZ$123,313 Secretary/ Manager $30,000 $30,089 2024
Sheriffs Youth Project MN$107,096 Gmblg Mgr-board $9,600 $9,893 2024
Harbor Hoops Ltd NY$124,275 President $20,000 $18,848 2024
Fairbanks Tennis Association AK$124,543 Vice President, Treasurer $2,150 $2,207 2023
Wolfpack Wrestling Club Inc NC$105,742 Director $15,000 $16,164 2024
Youth Voices Center Inc NY$105,654 Exec Director/president $60,760 $58,951 2023
The Third Story Inc CO$125,746 President $70,391 $72,470 2023
Legacy Makers Inc NY$105,000 Executive Director $24,000 $23,285 2023
Tfd Soccer Limited NY$104,726 Treasurer $11,308 $10,971 2023
Camp Quest Inc SC$104,105 Executive Director $76,378 $83,098 2024
Daytona Beach Sports Club Inc FL$127,128 President $1,000 $980 2024
Pure Productions Inc TX$103,993 Director, President $94,688 $101,697 2023
The Outstanding Youth Awards SC$103,945 Oya Founder & Executive Director $10,033 $10,916 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CO 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 CO 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 default23rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)23rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted25th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted23rd

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 (Jordan Eshbaugh) 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 102 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $11,500 is reasonable (approximately the 23rd 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.