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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Helping House

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 261477646
TX · NTEE B20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Amanda S Johnson, Executive Director / CEO ($73,327) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 18 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 89th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Amanda S Johnson — reported title “TEACHER/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

18 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 18 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$7,163 total compensation of comparable organizations → $99,146 $73,327
$8,25410th
$14,75725th
$28,288Median
$39,75075th
$53,92090th
$73,327This org · 89th
p10$8,254
p25$14,757
p50$28,288
p75$39,750
p90$53,920
$73,327

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 TX 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
King's Academy TX$360,086 Head Of School $99,146 $99,146 2023
Dominion Equippers Inc TX$386,263 Pres $8,500 $8,256 2024
Journey School Of Houston TX$350,685 Clinical Director Vice Chair $44,155 $42,888 2024
Nci Community Fund Inc TX$329,491 President $16,924 $16,924 2023
Destiny Christian Academy TX$416,116 Principal $36,000 $34,967 2024
Michelle Davis TX$320,000 Ceo $25,421 $25,421 2023
Tyler Ind School District Foundation TX$422,347 Executive Director $82,014 $79,661 2024
Saint Francis Montessori Christian TX$301,529 Director $39,900 $38,755 2024
Yucca Blossom Montessori TX$448,028 President $31,154 $31,154 2023
Austin Japanese School Inc TX$290,647 Administration $7,570 $7,163 2025
Banner Of Faith Ministries Inc TX$453,467 President $24,000 $23,311 2024
Deep Waters Academy TX$265,042 President $15,490 $14,658 2025
Central Texas Education Center TX$264,163 President $41,266 $40,082 2024
Veritas Montessori Academy TX$259,856 Director $15,500 $15,055 2024
Pinnacle Christian School TX$481,840 Head Of School $43,654 $42,402 2024
Waldessori Schoolhouse TX$484,528 Board President $13,573 $13,184 2024
True Knight TX$513,715 President $8,250 $8,250 2023
Nacogdoches Christian Academyincorporated TX$547,964 Director $39,762 $38,621 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TX 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 TX 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 default89th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)89th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted89th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Amanda S Johnson) 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 18 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (B20) + TX + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $73,327 is reasonable (approximately the 89th 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.