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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Children & Families First Endowment Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 271705610
DE · NTEE P11
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kirsten Olson, Executive Director / CEO ($15,963) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 33 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Kirsten Olson — reported title “CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

33 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 33 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,432 total compensation of comparable organizations → $89,643 $15,963
$6,59810th
$11,93825th
$16,225Median
$35,83475th
$49,09490th
$15,963This org · 48th
p10$6,598
p25$11,938
p50$16,225
p75$35,834
p90$49,094
$15,963

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 DE 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
Lutheran Child And Family Services IL$106,035 Ceo $12,380 $12,798 2023
Wheeler East Street Holdings Inc IN$103,650 Board Member $13,814 $14,878 2024
Crossroads Foundation Inc IA$109,437 Executive Director $8,379 $9,646 2023
Wellroot Family Services Foundation Inc GA$101,804 Treasurer $47,684 $50,412 2023
Community Action Trust Inc MA$110,500 Executive Director $22,999 $21,107 2024
Beaver County Ymca Endowment Foundation PA$99,966 Director $31,015 $32,520 2023
Atlanta Ymca Young Qalicb Inc GA$97,792 Chief Executive Officer $36,068 $38,131 2023
Rainbows United Charitable Foundation KS$97,754 Interim President $15,365 $17,454 2023
River Deep Foundation CO$114,481 Executive Di $36,663 $35,904 2024
Halsey Center OR$94,257 Executive Director (Through 06/2024) $6,286 $5,962 2024
Fcs New Market Landlord Inc TN$120,019 Ceo $13,308 $14,286 2024
Ihs Ministries Inc AZ$122,194 Ex Officio - Non-voting $3,801 $3,733 2024
Seniors First Foundation Inc FL$122,983 President/ceo $21,126 $20,867 2023
Community Bridges Development Foundation AZ$81,911 Director $44,616 $43,822 2024
Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Miami FL$81,446 President & Ceo $12,086 $11,938 2023
Friends Of Hospice WA$80,672 Executive Di $21,210 $19,394 2024
Rebecca Residence Foundation PA$80,480 Board Member $13,195 $13,836 2023
Friends Of The Hocking Hills State Park OH$131,891 Program Director, Astronomy Park $15,000 $16,225 2024
Jf&cs Foundation Inc GA$79,093 Cao $14,940 $15,795 2023
The Office For Aging Foundation Of NY$133,728 Executive Di $13,341 $11,994 2025
Harc Foundationinc CT$133,954 President/ce $37,368 $35,782 2024
Ymca Of The East Bay Support Foundation CA$77,005 President $67,086 $59,162 2024
The Jarc Foundation MI$76,451 Ceo $31,740 $33,458 2024
Odd Fellows Faith Hope And Charity CT$136,335 Ceo $9,546 $9,141 2024
Safe Alliance Foundation TX$136,896 Chief Executive Officer $9,108 $9,305 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DE 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 DE 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 default48th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)55th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted64th

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 (Kirsten Olson) 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 33 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P11), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $15,963 is reasonable (approximately the 48th 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.