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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Vermont Children's Alliance

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 273145131
VT · NTEE I72
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Patti Randall, Executive Director / CEO ($65,944) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 54 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 65th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

54 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 54 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,817 total compensation of comparable organizations → $169,007 $65,944
$37,83510th
$51,35825th
$58,625Median
$73,96775th
$87,81790th
$65,944This org · 65th
p10$37,835
p25$51,358
p50$58,625
p75$73,967
p90$87,817
$65,944

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 VT cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Warren Washington Care CenterNY $232,516$51,246 990
Front Range Casa Gal IncMT $230,891$74,272 990
Patchworks House IncOH $236,972$52,614 990
Casa Of Hill County TexasTX $225,648$37,141 990
Sarah's Friends IncOH $241,243$55,263 990
Connecticut Center For NonviolenceCT $223,380$67,132 990
Heartland CasaNE $222,415$48,929 990
Childrens Advocacy Center Of Guernsey CountyOH $222,174$54,310 990
Bennington County Association AgainstVT $221,558$58,122 990
Casa Of Houston County IncGA $218,780$81,856 990
Family & Children's CouncilIA $247,648$87,358 990
First Judicial District Casa-gal ProgramMT $248,664$58,563 990
Hero House The Childrens AdvocacyGA $248,817$64,963 990
Bold SolutionsWA $210,452$39,455 990
Safe Harbor A Children's Justice CenterWY $256,887$51,695 990
Friends Of Western Pa Cares For Kids IncPA $207,155$49,346 990
Family Nurturing Center Of FloridaFL $259,042$83,894 990
Lasalle County Childrens Advocacy CenterIL $206,603$57,420 990
Casa Of The 5th Judicial DistrictWY $206,544$74,427 990
Windham County Safe Place Child AdvocacyVT $259,817$76,927 990
Tulare County Child ProtectionCA $202,938$73,053 990
Iowa Chapter Of Children's Advocacy CentersIA $197,506$50,868 990
Kymari House IncTN $192,591$46,995 990
North Star Family Advocacy CenterMN $279,355$104,061 990
Child Assault Prevention Project Of Washoe CountyNV $280,285$63,064 990

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 VT 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 default65th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)63rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted67th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted63rd

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 (Patti Randall) 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 54 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (I72), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $65,944 is reasonable (approximately the 65th 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). 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.