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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Way 2 Serve Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 262154971
AL · NTEE P80
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Shane Kyles, Executive Director / CEO ($80,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 282 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 86th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Shane Kyles — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

282 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 282 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$561 total compensation of comparable organizations → $350,780 $80,500
$16,09710th
$34,68525th
$53,307Median
$70,53075th
$84,69790th
$80,500This org · 86th
p10$16,097
p25$34,685
p50$53,307
p75$70,530
p90$84,697
$80,500

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 AL 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
Carribean Equality Project Inc NY$351,131 Executive Director $54,120 $46,605 2023
Hoyt Foundation Inc MA$350,597 Director $5,000 $4,159 2024
Seniors Vs Crime Inc FL$352,975 President $37,560 $31,819 2025
Caroline Baird Crichfield Fund For Women VT$353,749 Vice President $22,600 $21,678 2023
Soleana Stables TX$354,040 Executive Director $85,000 $78,704 2024
Hartford Artisans Weaving Center Inc CT$349,093 Executive Director $75,000 $65,092 2024
Planned Lifetime Assistance Network Of Arizona Inc AZ$355,075 Executive Director - President $97,977 $89,796 2023
Waterfall Foundation AK$355,161 Ex. Director/secr. $36,000 $31,858 2024
Rebuilding Together Fargo-moorhead ND$355,535 Executive Di $57,750 $58,663 2024
Po-mar-lin Fire Company PA$356,227 President $13,012 $12,011 2024
Supporting The Taylor House Inc CA$357,458 Executive Dir. $14,808 $12,185 2023
Senora Woods Retirement Community MI$357,572 President & Ceo $31,878 $31,357 2023
Target Evolution Incorporated TX$358,079 Executive Director $72,420 $67,056 2024
Corazon A Corazon IL$345,264 Executive Dir. $60,000 $54,601 2024
Flywheel Foundation NC$358,465 Executive Di $74,301 $71,064 2024
Friendship Adventures WA$358,783 Board Chairman, Exec Direc $24,500 $20,904 2023
Hogans Junior Golf Foundation NE$344,706 Executive Director $23,695 $24,287 2023
Art Spark Texas TX$358,886 Executive Director $62,868 $58,211 2024
New Kids Production & Design Inc GA$359,112 Executive Director $30,300 $28,201 2024
Waterville Valley Adaptive Sports NH$344,040 Executive Director $21,104 $18,038 2024
House Of The Good Shepherd Of TN$359,671 Executive Di $90,516 $90,671 2023
Forest Ridge Manor Inc TN$359,832 Secretary $26,880 $26,154 2024
Creede Early Learning Center CO$360,015 Executive Di $62,807 $55,746 2024
Suzerain SC$342,464 Executive Di $55,000 $53,112 2024
Autism Society Of Maine ME$342,179 Executive Director (Former) $56,638 $51,143 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AL 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 AL 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 default86th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)79th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted78th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted79th

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 (Shane Kyles) 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 282 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $80,500 is reasonable (approximately the 86th 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.