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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hope's Front Door

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 270073814
IL · NTEE P58
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Janell Robinson, Executive Director / CEO ($78,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 29 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 93rd percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

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

How comparable organizations were selected

29 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 29 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$757 total compensation of comparable organizations → $123,903 $78,000
$9,94710th
$23,47825th
$45,060Median
$58,98775th
$75,36590th
$78,000This org · 93rd
p10$9,947
p25$23,478
p50$45,060
p75$58,987
p90$75,365
$78,000

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 IL 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
Boost A Foster Family Inc AZ$314,055 Secretary $24,000 $23,478 2023
Dignity For Divas WA$316,884 Executive Director $45,142 $39,931 2024
Childrens Literacy Network MI$310,189 Executive Director $71,237 $72,645 2024
Cardinal Kung Foundation Inc CT$308,899 President $50,000 $45,124 2025
Christmas Project Inc NY$323,236 Treasurer $7,000 $6,088 2025
Restore Humanity Inc AR$331,449 Chairman $71,000 $78,849 2024
Teachers Supply Closet SC$338,844 Executive Dir. $72,347 $74,569 2024
New Mexico Childrens Foundation NM$286,038 Executive Dir. $58,330 $61,984 2024
The Christmas Cheer Agency Of Alamance NC$280,428 Executive Director $50,000 $52,550 2023
Kenosha Christmas Charities Inc WI$278,814 Administrato $9,141 $9,189 2025
The Christian Laymans Corps PA$351,388 President & Ceo $58,152 $58,987 2023
Mending-the-gap Inc GA$355,390 Secretary $38,769 $38,514 2024
Ward 365 Nfp IL$358,198 Executive Director $17,500 $17,500 2023
Wright-hennepin Electric Trust MN$268,605 Chair $775 $757 2024
Waukesha County Christmas Clearing WI$268,507 Executive Di $44,825 $45,060 2025
My Joyful Heart IL$266,757 Executive Director $33,000 $33,000 2023
Heroes Night Out Inc TX$362,233 Executive Director $76,000 $75,111 2024
Childrens Christmas Party Of FL$254,667 Executive Di $37,500 $34,805 2024
Marshall County Christmas Coalition AL$379,270 Executive Director $21,240 $22,671 2024
The Christmas Cheer All Year Program CA$247,503 Vice President $54,000 $46,069 2024
Sweet Sleep Inc TN$392,407 President $115,885 $123,903 2023
Pay It Forward Outreach Corp FL$235,922 President $10,920 $10,136 2024
Pastor In Residence Ministries Inc MI$230,485 Executive Di $43,655 $45,833 2023
A Bridge For Kids CA$401,083 Ceo $66,176 $56,456 2024
Toy Shop Of Duncan Inc OK$226,006 Executive Director $52,500 $57,116 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IL 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 IL 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 default93rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)93rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted93rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted93rd

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 (Janell Robinson) 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 29 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P58), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $78,000 is reasonable (approximately the 93rd 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.