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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Simple Needs Ga Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 272889754
GA · NTEE P195
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Brenda Rhodes, Executive Director / CEO ($42,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 23 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 39th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Brenda Rhodes — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

23 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 23 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,423 total compensation of comparable organizations → $158,503 $42,000
$8,89910th
$22,71325th
$47,602Median
$61,94075th
$103,74690th
$42,000This org · 39th
p10$8,899
p25$22,713
p50$47,602
p75$61,940
p90$103,746
$42,000

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 GA 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
The Center For Volunteer Caregiving NC$483,667 Executive Director $106,986 $104,035 2025
Rmdc Eagle Rock Inc MT$443,756 Director $13,504 $14,477 2023
Gesmv West Campus Center OH$429,948 President $8,042 $8,228 2024
Christian Alliance For Orphans VA$428,341 President $85,846 $78,007 2025
Iniciativa Guatemala VA$508,728 President/executive Direct $68,017 $63,442 2024
Fox Fellowship NV$510,041 Director $60,000 $56,600 2025
Unico National Inc NJ$409,643 Auditor $1,650 $1,423 2024
Esarc Inc NJ$408,893 President $35,882 $30,948 2024
Neon Real Estate Holding Company MN$399,999 President $38,459 $36,711 2024
Goods Bank Neo OH$557,212 Executive Di $43,750 $44,763 2024
Hunters For The Hungry LA$557,946 Executive Director $149,009 $158,503 2024
Life House TX$368,305 Executive Director $14,568 $14,077 2024
Equal Rights Institute NC$360,912 Executive Dir. $102,781 $102,590 2024
Safe Alternative Foundation For MD$359,980 President & Ceo $65,000 $60,438 2023
St Mary's Villa At Riverview Ii Inc CO$353,883 Director $34,463 $32,866 2023
Roots 2empower RI$352,772 President $56,700 $52,520 2024
Everymom Nfp IL$342,510 Pres&exec. Dir $50,769 $48,215 2024
Lutheran Volunteer Corps DC$592,213 President $131,349 $114,634 2023
Sea Change Yoga ME$325,842 Director $8,390 $8,115 2024
The Endowment For Federation CA$610,619 Chief Financial Officer $64,889 $55,726 2023
Catholic Charities Housing Corporation OH$630,632 President & Ceo $41,732 $43,960 2023
Wasi Social Innovation Inc NY$680,150 President (As Of 2/2/24) $13,270 $11,583 2024
Casa Support Council For Pima County In AZ$690,196 Executive Director $51,238 $47,602 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default39th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted13th

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 (Brenda Rhodes) 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 23 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P19), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $42,000 is reasonable (approximately the 39th 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.