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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Laura Mahoney Autism And Epilepsy

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 262419296
NH · NTEE P80
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Amy Mahoney, Executive Director / CEO ($34,614) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 166 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 35th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

166 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 166 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$803 total compensation of comparable organizations → $178,768 $34,614
$11,68310th
$27,93925th
$50,630Median
$68,49375th
$80,53790th
$34,614This org · 35th
p10$11,683
p25$27,939
p50$50,630
p75$68,493
p90$80,537
$34,614

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 NH 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
Homes For Laurel Inc MD$184,441 Vice President & Director $27,109 $26,660 2024
Nonprofitconnect Inc NJ$182,966 Executive Director $83,703 $78,614 2024
Pettaway Pursuit Foundation PA$182,330 Executive Director/president $66,401 $69,656 2024
Hawaii Coalition Against Sexual Assault HI$181,460 Executive Director $52,500 $50,905 2023
Hannah And Friends Inc IN$187,260 Secretary, Director Of Ope $18,545 $21,180 2023
The Whatcom Dream WA$180,029 Executive Director $54,820 $53,154 2023
Westfield Residence Inc CA$189,049 Director $2,450 $2,226 2024
Camp Bluebird Of West Michigan MI$178,194 Executive Dir. $60,030 $67,104 2023
Dress For Success Billings Inc MT$190,236 Executive Director $47,167 $53,484 2024
Community Access Naperville Inc IL$190,504 President $1,305 $1,350 2024
Roots To Wings Inc NE$175,893 Executive Director $49,104 $55,556 2024
The Shepherds Center Of Fairfax-burke VA$175,121 Executive Dir. $43,471 $44,153 2024
Coleman Road Supportive Housing Inc MN$192,374 President/tr $65,715 $70,323 2023
Volunteer Caregivers Program NY$174,381 Executive Director $75,000 $71,291 2024
Helping Hands Of Yuma AZ$193,285 Executive Director $65,322 $68,036 2023
Hope Reins In Texas Inc TX$194,211 Director $20,300 $21,361 2024
Lowell Terrace Corp CO$194,511 Board President & Ceo Of Mhcd $24,467 $25,408 2023
Ide Center Apartments Ii Inc OH$172,521 Ceo/president $18,970 $21,760 2023
Promoting Responsible Independence In Daily Endeavors Inc CA$195,145 President $30,000 $27,250 2024
Professional Student Government MN$195,627 Secretary Of Grants, President $5,200 $5,405 2024
Universal City Supportive Housing MN$171,303 President/tr $68,006 $68,864 2025
Hope House DC$170,608 Ex Executive Director $80,534 $74,340 2024
Lighthouse Recovery Services Inc KY$197,001 Director $34,113 $39,692 2023
Dentists Who Care Inc TX$198,497 Executive Director $65,000 $68,396 2024
Surayya Anne Foundation Inc OK$199,279 Executive Director $49,000 $58,434 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NH 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 NH 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 default35th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)37th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted42nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted25th

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 (Amy Mahoney) 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 166 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $34,614 is reasonable (approximately the 35th 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.