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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Molly Bears

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 275308591
VA · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bridget Crews, Executive Director / CEO ($27,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 20 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 15th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Bridget Crews — reported title “Production Mgr”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

20 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 20 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,536 total compensation of comparable organizations → $149,604 $27,500
$23,29510th
$38,10625th
$42,398Median
$69,44975th
$121,14590th
$27,500This org · 15th
p10$23,295
p25$38,106
p50$42,398
p75$69,449
p90$121,145
$27,500

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 VA 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
Deaf & Hard Of Hearing Services Center Inc VA$208,988 Executive Director $9,950 $9,665 2024
Challenging Racism VA$240,741 Executive Director $39,644 $38,507 2024
Warrior Expeditions VA$242,144 President/ex $25,542 $24,809 2024
The 31heroes Project VA$245,804 Executive Director $77,000 $74,791 2024
Bridge Of Hope Harrisonburg-rockingham VA$253,232 Executive Director (Through 12/2/24) $31,183 $29,508 2025
United Way Next VA$185,689 President And Ceo $119,703 $119,703 2023
Arab Watch Coalition VA$181,168 Co-executive Director $134,118 $134,118 2023
Williamsburg Volleyball Club VA$267,495 President $5,700 $5,536 2024
Coptic Cross Ministries VA$169,965 Executive Minister $42,000 $40,795 2024
Foundation For Family And Community VA$166,147 Executive Dir. $41,500 $40,309 2024
Action For Enterprise Inc VA$274,796 Executive Dir $154,023 $149,604 2024
Henry Fork Service Center VA$156,026 Executive Director $44,000 $44,000 2023
Village To Village VA$287,606 Executive Di $37,991 $36,901 2024
Vine And Fig Tree VA$290,001 Vice Preside $80,000 $80,000 2023
Circles Ashland Inc VA$293,750 Executive Director $62,025 $62,025 2023
Bristol Faith In Action Inc VA$295,818 Executive Director $40,923 $39,749 2024
Front Royal Pregnancy Center Inc VA$298,177 Executive Director $48,000 $48,000 2023
Three-wide Ministries VA$300,461 President $39,600 $39,600 2023
By His Wounds Inc VA$314,584 Treasurer $57,417 $55,770 2024
Youth Volunteer Corps Of Hampton VA$325,852 Executive Di $69,667 $67,668 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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 default15th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)15th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted15th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted15th

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 (Bridget Crews) 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 20 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + VA + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $27,500 is reasonable (approximately the 15th 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.