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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Tcf Mercy Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 275074513
IN · NTEE Q33
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tanneken Fros, Executive Director / CEO ($6,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 174 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 7th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Tanneken Fros — reported title “Field Representative”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

174 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 174 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,686 total compensation of comparable organizations → $156,512 $6,000
$9,15410th
$20,08925th
$35,885Median
$54,20175th
$78,43190th
$6,000This org · 7th
p10$9,154
p25$20,089
p50$35,885
p75$54,201
p90$78,431
$6,000

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 IN 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
United Liberia Inland Church Associates And Friends Inc IL$237,373 Executive Director $50,000 $46,613 2023
Partners With Ethiopia MN$239,245 Executive Director/president $22,000 $20,614 2023
Bless The Children Inc FL$235,412 Exec Director $10,200 $8,598 2025
Reach India Inc IN$240,370 Executive Director $34,365 $34,365 2023
Mission Of Truth TN$235,100 Vice President $60,000 $59,805 2023
The Senegal Health Institute CA$240,744 Exec Director $58,240 $46,320 2024
South Florida Haiti Project Inc FL$240,768 Executive Di $22,917 $20,415 2023
Evanjafrica Inc SC$234,392 Founder & Ex $54,000 $53,421 2023
Seek The Lamb Inc HI$241,529 President $46,520 $38,361 2024
His Cherished Ones Inc FL$233,345 President $26,127 $22,606 2024
Here For Kids International CA$242,854 Exec Director $98,291 $80,483 2023
Haitian Artisans For Peace Internat MI$232,790 Treasurer $50,231 $47,754 2024
Powering Potential Inc NY$243,386 President $43,956 $36,584 2024
Build And Restore International CA$232,223 President $20,000 $16,377 2023
Cuirim Outreach Inc VA$243,560 Director $66,669 $61,042 2023
Life Essentials Foundation TX$244,239 President $68,602 $63,206 2024
Benedictine Sister Of St Agnes Of MN$244,669 Treasurer, Dir. $6,000 $5,852 2022
A Touch Of Love Foundation CA$244,733 President $74,868 $59,545 2024
Engage Africa IL$230,892 President $37,150 $33,639 2024
Israel Team Advocates International Inc AL$230,832 President And Ceo $150,000 $149,258 2024
Ruel Foundation Usa CA$229,495 Board Member $5,401 $4,296 2024
Warren Majengo Foundation PA$228,965 Executive Director $14,300 $13,523 2023
The Mooncatcher Project Inc NY$228,334 Executive Director $36,200 $30,129 2024
Open Institute International Inc DC$228,190 Chairman $66,800 $55,586 2023
Third Day Missions Inc NY$227,765 Executive Director $23,800 $20,394 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IN 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 IN 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 default7th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)5th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted9th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted7th

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 (Tanneken Fros) 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 174 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q33), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $6,000 is reasonable (approximately the 7th 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.