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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Accord Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 271770761
CO · NTEE P50
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Brian Newman, Executive Director / CEO ($30,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 24 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 21st percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Brian Newman — reported title “Ex Officio 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

24 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 24 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$8,231 total compensation of comparable organizations → $128,952 $30,000
$18,09210th
$32,22325th
$50,296Median
$65,32475th
$75,95290th
$30,000This org · 21st
p10$18,092
p25$32,223
p50$50,296
p75$65,324
p90$75,952
$30,000

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 CO 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
Lifeline Outreach International Ministry AK$146,671 President $48,010 $46,495 2024
Mount Washington Valley Supports NH$139,493 Vice President / Exec. Dir $44,555 $41,674 2024
A Brighter Day CA$154,387 Business Develo $77,000 $67,352 2024
Regional Representative Payee Servi OH$156,554 Ceo $70,240 $77,585 2023
Team Guts Inc MI$128,413 President $50,000 $53,822 2023
Americas Gold Star Families IL$124,008 Executive Dir. $37,500 $37,345 2024
Common Ground Healing Arts VA$171,879 Excutive Director $28,688 $28,887 2023
Tacoma Slavic Association WA$117,550 Director Of Info&ref Srvs $17,524 $16,362 2023
Family & Community Services Inc OH$176,962 Executive Director $60,671 $65,093 2024
Tetelestai House Inc AR$112,480 Director $38,000 $43,268 2024
Healing Paws For Warriors Inc FL$180,841 Executive Director $15,534 $14,782 2024
Brain Injury Alliance Of Vt VT$180,846 Executive Director $8,073 $8,231 2024
Open Door Resource Center OH$183,478 Executive Di $49,816 $53,447 2024
Kula Kamala Foundation PA$103,819 President & $127,654 $128,952 2024
3sixty MI$191,368 President $69,000 $72,143 2024
Dream Center Clinic Inc SC$196,023 Executive Director $30,000 $32,639 2023
The Nest Corporation Inc AL$202,808 Executive Director $43,080 $47,144 2024
Well Of Grace Ministries Inc MI$204,250 Executive Director $21,165 $22,129 2024
Good Samaritan Counseling Inc GA$204,278 President & Counselor $81,753 $83,268 2024
The Mindfulness Center Inc MD$205,898 Secretary $32,708 $30,976 2024
Ministry To The Nations TN$210,096 Chaplain $62,000 $66,015 2024
Care Net Pregnancy Center Of NY$213,297 Executive Di $58,500 $53,548 2024
Haynes Harbour Group Inc FL$213,520 Executive Director $61,538 $58,559 2024
Dress For Success Memphis TN$215,225 Key Employee $58,300 $62,075 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CO 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 CO 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 default21st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)21st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted25th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted21st

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 (Brian Newman) 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 24 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $30,000 is reasonable (approximately the 21st 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.