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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Belong

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 352637456
VA · NTEE P40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lynn O'connell, Executive Director / CEO ($97,648) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 187 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 89th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lynn O'connell — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

187 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 187 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,713 total compensation of comparable organizations → $159,117 $97,648
$24,46310th
$40,31925th
$58,439Median
$78,93175th
$98,82590th
$97,648This org · 89th
p10$24,463
p25$40,319
p50$58,439
p75$78,931
p90$98,825
$97,648

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
Created With Purpose Of West Texas TX$371,110 Executive Di $24,000 $25,599 2023
Kids In Need Supportive Services NM$372,872 Director $52,000 $59,636 2023
Nurturepa Inc PA$367,905 Board Member $9,000 $9,056 2025
Dwell - Lycoming County PA$374,640 Executive Director $64,178 $66,284 2024
The Martha G Welch Center NY$375,000 Ex Officer Ceo $60,250 $56,386 2024
Short Years Partnership IA$375,327 Executive Director $48,204 $56,279 2023
Hilltown Village MA$366,393 Development Director $26,588 $24,745 2024
Pregnancy Resource Connection Inc CO$365,381 Executive Dir. $60,000 $59,586 2024
The Families And Work Institue Inc NY$377,269 President $38,453 $35,987 2024
Adoption Solutions Of Arizona AZ$364,339 President $35,500 $36,404 2023
Infant Parent Center Inc CA$378,081 Director $150,000 $138,110 2023
About Families Inc CA$378,090 Exec Directo $16,560 $15,247 2023
Los Angeles Pregnancy Services Inc CA$362,937 Exec. Direct $78,709 $70,391 2024
Faith Choice Ohio OH$380,657 Executive Director $90,000 $101,641 2023
Heart Of Grant County OR$360,618 Executive Director $70,000 $65,591 2025
First Option Care Inc GA$358,509 Executive Dir. $49,488 $53,058 2023
Resources For Women Inc FL$383,925 Center Director $70,888 $68,970 2024
Village-connect Inc CA$355,988 Executive Dir. $74,250 $68,364 2023
United Families Nonprofit Corporation SD$355,352 Executive Director $28,219 $32,255 2024
Mid Shore Community Mediation MD$355,111 Executive Di $59,375 $59,189 2023
Grace Beyond Borders Nwi Inc IN$354,953 Executive Director $27,667 $31,110 2023
Tobys Place Inc ID$387,994 Executive Director $70,500 $77,673 2024
Community Of Care ND$388,001 Executive Director $90,432 $102,782 2024
Way Station NH$388,158 Client Care Coordinator $61,109 $58,439 2024
Ranch Of Hope CO$388,944 President $72,177 $71,679 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 2024 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 default89th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)90th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted84th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted88th

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 (Lynn O'connell) 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 187 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $97,648 is reasonable (approximately the 89th 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.