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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Patch Our Planet Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 275056319
FL · NTEE P20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Steve Gillis, Executive Director / CEO ($71,624) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 141 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 87th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Steve Gillis — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

141 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 141 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4 total compensation of comparable organizations → $270,928 $71,624
$5,08310th
$16,93925th
$31,791Median
$55,40675th
$76,87390th
$71,624This org · 87th
p10$5,083
p25$16,939
p50$31,791
p75$55,406
p90$76,873
$71,624

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 FL 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
Adams Quest PA$81,977 Director $52,631 $55,870 2024
Skyway Housing Foundation Inc FL$82,745 Executive Director $150,000 $150,000 2024
Shields For Kids Inc TX$82,833 Employee $15,403 $16,401 2024
Victory Christian Ministries Of FL$82,839 President $127,217 $130,975 2023
Latinos For Leadership Excellence CA$81,059 Founder & Board Chair $99,013 $93,700 2023
Metro Baptist Center Incorporated IN$83,770 Executive Director/ceo $49,638 $57,367 2023
Shelter Resources Inc LA$80,584 Exective Director $98,572 $115,540 2024
Hwc Foundation Inc OK$83,936 Ceo $18,950 $22,212 2024
Waymakers Center TN$80,299 President And Treasurer $22,500 $25,920 2023
Doylestown Business And Community Alliance PA$80,143 Office Manager $20,916 $22,203 2024
Heart Of Unlimited Boundaries OH$84,571 Executive Di $39,788 $46,184 2023
Recovery Cafe Columbus IN$79,639 Executive Director $12,003 $13,873 2023
Breaking Ground Inc IL$85,306 Executive Director $5,385 $5,635 2024
Village Resources Incorporated NJ$85,329 Executive Director/ceo $24,500 $23,973 2023
Believe Community Services Inc FL$85,360 Executive Director $325 $335 2023
Iglesia Camino Verdad Y Vida NY$78,852 President $9,353 $8,997 2024
Flickinger Learning Center IA$85,672 Executive Director $54,942 $62,387 2025
Mulberry Place Inc AR$78,254 Executive Director $21,642 $26,660 2023
Black Child Development Institute Colorado CO$86,471 Affiliate President $31,582 $33,188 2023
Assist - Flathead Valley MT$86,611 System Ceo $37,517 $44,320 2023
True Community Development Corporation NY$86,648 Executive Director $33,150 $32,829 2023
Winchester-frederick-clark Faith VA$86,677 Executive Di $32,656 $34,556 2023
Juan Diez Rancheros IA$86,839 Pres/exec Dir $47,537 $55,406 2024
Selflessservice Inc PA$87,194 Executive Di $28,800 $31,476 2023
Academic Technology And Wellness Academy SC$76,695 Executive Director $29,500 $32,760 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default87th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)89th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted69th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted74th

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 (Steve Gillis) 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 141 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $71,624 is reasonable (approximately the 87th 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.