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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Pal Of Cape Cod Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 300043808
MA · NTEE O20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Frances A Bassett, Executive Director / CEO ($1,200) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 79 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 1st percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Frances A Bassett — reported title “TREASURER/SECRETARY”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

79 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 79 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$979 total compensation of comparable organizations → $94,928 $1,200
$11,54810th
$27,32225th
$44,434Median
$60,14875th
$79,10490th
$1,200This org · 1st
p10$11,548
p25$27,322
p50$44,434
p75$60,148
p90$79,104
$1,200

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 MA 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
Missionfit MD$255,682 Executive Director $85,000 $85,895 2024
Excellence & Ambition Inc MD$252,294 Executive Director $39,434 $39,850 2024
Hilliard High School Hockey Club OH$250,149 Director Of $12,282 $13,698 2025
Blackfoot Community Center ID$245,899 Executive Dir. $51,241 $60,659 2023
Project Whitefish Kids Inc MT$263,601 Executive Dir. $15,000 $17,478 2024
Premier Athletics For Youth Development MI$245,424 Director $30,800 $34,362 2024
Crystal Lake Teen Center IL$244,067 President And Executive Director $1,500 $1,594 2024
Teen Center Usa CA$242,595 Executive Director $54,080 $51,967 2023
Penns Valley Youth Center PA$266,719 Executive Director $35,000 $37,727 2024
Reb Sports Academy Inc OH$242,165 Director $4,125 $4,862 2023
The Degood Foundation VA$241,261 Executive Director $9,419 $9,830 2024
Rocksolid Community Teen Center WA$240,936 Executive Dir. $70,000 $65,995 2025
Friends Of Creamers Field AK$268,518 Executive Director $55,900 $57,766 2024
Coutts-moriarty Camp Inc VT$271,050 Executive Director $19,800 $21,541 2024
Youth & Families Determined To Succeed MN$236,743 Executive Director $12,000 $13,195 2023
White Oak Athletic Club OH$236,688 Treasurer $5,800 $6,836 2023
Fulton County Youth Center Inc IN$234,351 Executive Dir. $24,760 $29,057 2023
Lindenhurst Youth Services Board Inc NY$233,314 Director $42,760 $41,765 2024
Center For Restorative Practice CA$232,767 Executive Director $98,098 $94,265 2023
Middle Valley Youth Association Inc TN$277,257 Cheer President $8,333 $9,223 2025
Npc Ff VA$277,763 President/club Founder $41,354 $44,434 2023
Police Athletic League Of Atlantic City NJ$277,866 Executive Director $4,500 $4,343 2024
Rotary Youth Camp Of North Fl Inc FL$278,566 Executive Di $51,500 $52,294 2024
Buffalo Cove Outdoor Education Center Inc NC$229,976 Executive Director $63,462 $70,877 2024
The Zone Afterschool Program NE$229,855 Executive Dir. $65,416 $74,089 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MA 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 MA 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 default1st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)1st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted4th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted1st

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 (Frances A Bassett) 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 79 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,200 is reasonable (approximately the 1st 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.