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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Urban Purpose Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 274707089
AL · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jim Mcfarland, Executive Director / CEO ($51,276) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 589 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 67th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jim Mcfarland — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

589 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 589 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$101 total compensation of comparable organizations → $228,830 $51,276
$9,21810th
$20,91825th
$37,389Median
$57,99075th
$78,64490th
$51,276This org · 67th
p10$9,218
p25$20,918
p50$37,389
p75$57,990
p90$78,644
$51,276

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 AL 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
Deep Roots Ministries Inc TX$175,816 Executive Director $41,100 $38,056 2023
Young Women's Transitional Home Of Moore County NC$175,847 Vice President $4,584 $4,384 2023
Honoring Americas Warriors Inc OK$175,900 Executive Director $21,960 $22,383 2023
Delaware Ecumenical Council On Chil DE$175,516 Executive Di $55,583 $48,932 2024
587 Ministries Inc CA$175,473 President $50,000 $38,818 2024
Benjamin E Mays Family Resource Ctr SC$175,374 Executive Di $69,566 $65,250 2024
David Woods Kemper Veterans Foundation MO$176,768 Executive Director/trustee $133,333 $130,719 2023
Tricircle Corporation CT$176,769 Executive Director $36,000 $31,244 2023
Strategic Community Solutions Inc MI$176,810 Professional Staff Director $2,607 $2,419 2024
Awl Foundation MO$174,601 Executive Di $33,756 $32,145 2024
Mission Of Hope AL$176,939 Executive Dir. $44,400 $43,126 2024
Dream Fund TX$177,171 Executive Director $66,000 $59,357 2024
Neighborhood Crusades Inc PA$174,265 Director $33,100 $30,554 2023
Cannedwater4kids Inc WI$173,824 Secretary $31,025 $29,132 2024
Kaleidoscope Ministries TX$177,997 Executive Director $62,292 $56,023 2024
Downtown Chillicothe OH$173,376 Program Manager $49,000 $46,661 2024
Positive Behavior Support Community NY$173,087 Executive Director $32,400 $27,100 2023
Heart For The City AZ$172,910 President / Ceo $14,833 $12,825 2024
Hamilton County Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention Coalition Inc FL$178,572 Executive Director $73,663 $60,613 2025
Konbit Nfp IL$178,884 President $73,350 $66,749 2023
Justice Matters Inc KS$172,152 Lead Organizer $21,681 $21,059 2024
Project Cpr PA$179,363 Pres $89,154 $79,935 2024
Ifs Empowerment Center TX$171,941 President & Ceo $24,550 $22,080 2024
Birthstone Corporation MO$179,523 Assistant Treasurer $27,966 $27,418 2023
The Israel Story Inc OH$171,747 President $91,253 $89,464 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AL 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 AL 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 default67th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)63rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted70th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted64th

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 (Jim Mcfarland) 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 589 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $51,276 is reasonable (approximately the 67th 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.