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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ascension Texas Cardiovascular

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 273220767
MO · NTEE E30
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Mark J Pirwitz Md, Executive Director / CEO ($36,312) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 21 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 52nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Mark J Pirwitz Md — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

21 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 21 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,333 total compensation of comparable organizations → $770,981 $36,312
$2,78210th
$16,23025th
$26,761Median
$68,54275th
$168,79190th
$36,312This org · 52nd
p10$2,782
p25$16,230
p50$26,761
p75$68,542
p90$168,791
$36,312

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 MO 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
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary KS$6,301 Director $18,000 $18,360 2023
The Lavender Clinic HI$5,756 Chief Executive Officer And Bod Member $3,057 $2,510 2024
Covenant Aco Inc WA$6,591 Ceo $205,579 $168,791 2024
Meaningful Autistic Resources For Kids Mark LA$6,762 President $1,282 $1,333 2023
Eastern Maine Medical Center Auxiliary ME$5,567 Board Member $44,828 $41,165 2024
St Barnabas Community Enterprises Inc NY$6,884 President & Ceo $27,455 $23,424 2023
Dubois Medical Center Inc WY$5,398 Treasurer $2,833 $2,782 2024
St Joseph'scandler Health System GA$6,949 President & $28,189 $26,761 2023
Heritage Care Connection Inc KY$7,037 Executive Director $21,312 $20,998 2024
Sheltering Arms Hospital South Inc VA$5,208 President & Ceo $18,329 $16,230 2024
Clarksville Senior Care Llc VA$5,069 Director/treasurer $186,150 $169,698 2023
Cec Management Systems Inc MA$5,004 President & Ceo $80,787 $68,542 2023
Holy Cross Carenet Inc MI$4,774 Former Officer; President & Ceo Thah $152,988 $149,090 2023
Advance Housing Foundation Inc NJ$4,753 Member And Ceo $5,926 $4,995 2023
Berkshire Health Systems Inc MA$4,607 Trustee/physician $69,757 $57,486 2024
Carilion Biomedical Institute VA$7,870 Director $167,911 $148,680 2024
University Physicians Group Inc KY$8,000 Chairman $803,217 $770,981 2025
University Medical Services Foundation KY$8,002 President $6,800 $6,898 2023
Tri-county Mental Health Services ME$4,311 Former Ed $43,109 $38,566 2025
Alliance Health Of Marblehead Inc MA$4,262 President & Clerk & Ceo $68,094 $56,115 2024
Bering Omega Community Health Services TX$8,453 President/ceo $19,835 $18,733 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO 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 MO 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 default52nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)52nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted95th

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 (Mark J Pirwitz Md) 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 21 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (E), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,312 is reasonable (approximately the 52nd 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.