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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Embrace Delaware Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 274804452
DE · NTEE P20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Abby Stewart, Executive Director / CEO ($54,018) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 899 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 59th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Abby Stewart — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

899 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 899 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$298 total compensation of comparable organizations → $218,186 $54,018
$12,03210th
$25,27125th
$46,143Median
$69,93075th
$94,39390th
$54,018This org · 59th
p10$12,032
p25$25,271
p50$46,143
p75$69,930
p90$94,393
$54,018

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 DE 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
Bethesda House Ministries TN$241,366 Member $32,383 $34,764 2024
Van Ness Group Inc DC$241,087 Executive Director $93,008 $83,355 2024
Healthy Steps Diaper Bank PA$240,826 Executive Director $32,740 $33,344 2024
Challenging Racism VA$240,741 Executive Director $39,644 $39,093 2024
Gospel To The Nations Inc GA$241,870 Ceo $2,000 $2,054 2024
Worry Free Community IL$240,508 Executive Director $16,000 $16,065 2024
431 Ministries TN$242,034 President $70,137 $75,293 2024
Wishing Well Foundation WA$240,450 Executive Director $50,000 $45,718 2024
Warrior Expeditions VA$242,144 President/ex $25,542 $25,187 2024
Shelter Wf Inc MT$242,199 Board Member $5,496 $6,050 2024
Come Over Ministry Inc FL$240,314 President $6,100 $5,852 2024
National Network For District Authorizing CA$242,318 Executive Director $174,198 $153,622 2024
Fiorenza's Food For Friends PA$242,342 Executive Director $81,250 $82,750 2024
Holy Family Adoption Agency MN$242,350 Executive Di $58,240 $58,773 2024
Crazy Faith Street Ministry CO$239,948 Executive Director $57,000 $55,820 2024
Youth Making A Difference UT$239,931 Director $13,000 $13,990 2023
Caitlin's Smiles Inc PA$242,835 Founder/ceo $34,500 $36,175 2023
Community Food Pantry MD$239,601 Director $23,752 $22,679 2024
Cascade Community Foundation MI$239,558 Ceo $64,615 $68,113 2024
Southwest India Christian Mission Inc OH$239,515 Missionary $81,836 $88,522 2024
Arlington Community Services Inc FL$243,130 Executive Director $29,416 $28,222 2024
Coalition For Social Justice Action MA$239,351 Executive Director $20,394 $20,059 2022
Hearts Unite To Give Support NV$243,184 President & $66,038 $67,604 2024
Carroll County Veterans MD$239,333 Executive Di $50,000 $49,151 2023
Good Life Refuge CO$243,200 President/director $21,000 $20,565 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DE cost of living and 2024 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 DE 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 default59th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)60th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted61st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted56th

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 (Abby Stewart) 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 899 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $54,018 is reasonable (approximately the 59th 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.