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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Capstone Recovery Center Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 272354002
NC · NTEE F22
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 13, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Miriam Hernandez Ramirez, Executive Director / CEO ($36,040) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 32 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 47th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Miriam Hernandez Ramirez — reported title “PRESIDENT-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

32 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 32 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$10,597 total compensation of comparable organizations → $139,614 $36,040
$15,33410th
$26,59825th
$40,547Median
$53,87075th
$58,12290th
$36,040This org · 47th
p10$15,334
p25$26,598
p50$40,547
p75$53,870
p90$58,122
$36,040

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 NC 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
There Is Victory In Jesus Recovery TX$199,477 Secretary $12,162 $11,436 2024
One Bridge To Hope Inc KY$202,538 Director $39,700 $41,279 2023
Addicted Nation Solutions AZ$197,019 Ceo $150,000 $139,614 2023
Kansas City Kansas Alcohol Safety KS$205,633 Executive Di $40,000 $40,622 2024
Central California Fellowship Of CA$211,610 Business Off $67,075 $54,447 2024
Grace House Norcal CA$219,187 Director $41,800 $34,932 2023
Tobiah Life Center NJ$220,249 President $23,305 $20,138 2023
Family Care Excellence Incorporated OH$222,524 President $45,000 $44,804 2024
Never Alone Transitional TN$223,094 Executive Dir. $54,324 $53,678 2024
Wyoming Professional Assistance Program WY$223,305 Executive Dir. $90,000 $90,595 2024
Cornerstone For Hope PA$226,245 Director $54,000 $52,117 2023
Day At A Time Inc CO$165,340 Manager $29,656 $26,731 2024
Central Ohio Group Fellowship Inc OH$165,204 Office Manager $56,134 $55,890 2024
Gateway Of Hope Addiction NC$237,497 President $46,667 $45,328 2024
Sick Recovery For 638 PA$163,527 Executive Director $31,731 $29,746 2024
Freedom House Of Mecklenburg Inc NC$240,894 Executive Director $40,472 $40,472 2023
Wabash Recovery Services Inc IN$160,941 Executive Di $53,200 $52,739 2024
Community Recovery International MI$160,100 Director $65,700 $63,747 2024
Peniel Recovery Ministries Inc GA$242,375 President $33,600 $31,759 2024
Breakaway Inc MN$242,711 Mgr $63,600 $57,553 2025
The Way Homes Inc MD$244,388 Vice President $29,553 $26,740 2023
Morgan County Court Services I AL$247,119 Gann $55,650 $58,185 2023
Prodigal Daughters Journey Home Inc FL$252,710 Executive Director $12,000 $10,597 2024
Abundant Life Recovery Housing Network WV$146,989 Executive Director $25,000 $26,197 2023
Pri Counseling Services Inc NC$258,830 Secretary $32,200 $31,276 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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 default47th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)44th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted47th

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 (Miriam Hernandez Ramirez) 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 13, 2026, comparing compensation against 32 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F22), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,040 is reasonable (approximately the 47th 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 13, 2026.