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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Greater Warren Youngstown Urban League

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 340714784
OH · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Thomas Conley, Executive Director / CEO ($84,462) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 45 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 84th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

45 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 45 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$400 total compensation of comparable organizations → $299,919 $84,462
$20,06310th
$34,96725th
$52,050Median
$65,00075th
$88,13590th
$84,462This org · 84th
p10$20,063
p25$34,967
p50$52,050
p75$65,000
p90$88,135
$84,462

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 OH cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Look Up MinistriesOH $345,102$44,437 990
Partners For Medical ReliefOH $341,574$34,967 990
The Pike County Outreach Council OfOH $335,639$52,050 990
Enlightened SolutionsOH $376,844$94,627 990
Sanctuary Community ActionOH $333,467$19,193 990
Faith House Academy & Early Learning CenterOH $331,543$23,035 990
Forensic Nursing Network IncOH $331,431$72,405 990
His Hope Teen ChallengeOH $384,024$60,707 990
Discovering MercyOH $384,277$88,225 990
InclusionworksOH $327,438$10,090 990
Shepherds House Of Portage CountyOH $323,858$57,034 990
The Common Good Of Preble CountyOH $389,882$51,282 990
Hope Ministries InternationalOH $319,526$27,197 990
United Church Residences Of MoundsvilleOH $319,422$49,315 990
The Maria Hay Forbes CentreOH $393,127$27,889 990
Operation Ramp It Up For VeteransOH $318,394$21,369 990
Welcome To A New LifeOH $318,256$57,339 990
Hannah's House 119OH $310,768$43,802 990
Ihsan WorldwideOH $406,121$64,777 990
The Strongsville Emergency FoodOH $301,025$23,591 990
Agudath Israel Of Ohio IncOH $413,942$167,844 990
Northeast Ohio Foundation For PatriotismOH $414,979$72,824 990
Legacies Empowered IncOH $290,517$37,780 990
Cityheart CorporationOH $287,198$61,416 990
New American Resources Center IncOH $282,630$26,737 990

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 OH 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 default84th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)84th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted84th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted78th

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 (Thomas Conley) 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 45 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + OH + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $84,462 is reasonable (approximately the 84th 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). 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.