Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Penny Hamilton, Executive Director / CEO ($60,189) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 152 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 70th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Penny Hamilton — reported title “BUSINESS MANAGER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Center Inc | MT | $399,248 | Executive Dir. | $51,437 | $52,349 | 2023 |
| Aging Forward | MO | $407,283 | Executive Di | $89,060 | $86,505 | 2024 |
| The Shepherd's Center Of Northern Virginia | VA | $397,861 | Executive Director | $95,875 | $84,894 | 2024 |
| Lake Gogebic Senior Citizens Club | MI | $397,111 | Executive Di | $43,391 | $41,072 | 2024 |
| Alleghany County Council On Aging | NC | $395,931 | Prev Exec Di | $49,202 | $45,421 | 2025 |
| Yarnell Regional Community Center | AZ | $395,786 | Executive Director | $38,087 | $33,591 | 2024 |
| Ashtabula County Council On Aging Inc | OH | $395,081 | Executive Director | $39,000 | $39,000 | 2023 |
| High Country Senior Citizens Inc | WY | $410,921 | Executive Di | $36,880 | $35,283 | 2025 |
| Healthcare And Elder Law Programs | CA | $393,683 | Executive Dir. | $114,000 | $90,275 | 2024 |
| Dillon County Council On Aging | SC | $414,482 | Executive Director | $45,980 | $42,856 | 2025 |
| Bristol Township Senior Center | PA | $389,884 | Center Manager | $68,620 | $61,137 | 2025 |
| East Carroll Council On Aging | LA | $416,210 | Executive Direc | $65,600 | $66,244 | 2024 |
| Siouxland Senior Center | IA | $417,583 | Executive Director | $70,000 | $70,289 | 2024 |
| Hub City Senior Citizens Inc | IL | $417,867 | Executive Di | $53,560 | $48,288 | 2024 |
| Colleton County Council On Aging | SC | $419,760 | Executive Di | $60,705 | $59,793 | 2023 |
| Senior Citizens Inc | SD | $420,768 | Center Exec | $55,618 | $56,291 | 2024 |
| Clinton Community Christian Corp | MS | $421,902 | Executive Di | $48,139 | $49,168 | 2024 |
| Drive A Senior Austin Texas | TX | $426,687 | Executive Director | $59,867 | $56,541 | 2023 |
| Northwest Dane Senior Services Inc | WI | $377,911 | Executive Director/secretary | $102,018 | $100,593 | 2023 |
| Dalhart Senior Citizens Association | TX | $427,857 | Secretary, Executive Direc | $32,000 | $30,222 | 2023 |
| Story City Senior Citizens Inc | IA | $377,695 | Executive Dir. | $70,468 | $70,758 | 2024 |
| 55 Kip Center-rutherford Senior Center | NJ | $375,925 | Executive Director | $89,000 | $75,025 | 2023 |
| Winn Council On Aging Inc | LA | $375,503 | Executive Dir. | $46,773 | $48,627 | 2023 |
| Southside Senior & Community Center | WA | $432,496 | Executive Di | $27,500 | $22,579 | 2024 |
| Edward King House Senior Center Inc | RI | $371,571 | Executive Director | $61,335 | $55,528 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 70th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 61st |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 72nd |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 66th |
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.
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
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.