Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Brian Johnson, Executive Director / CEO ($147,094) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 94 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 99th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended
Benchmarked executive: Brian Johnson — reported title “SECRETARY/ CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO 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 IL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Way Of Rockbridge Inc | VA | $190,380 | Executive Director | $38,000 | $37,321 | 2023 |
| Vernacular Video Mission International Inc | MN | $190,832 | Executive Director | $62,640 | $61,152 | 2024 |
| The Luxury Education Foundation | NY | $191,252 | Employee | $130,000 | $119,489 | 2023 |
| Mennen Environmental Foundation | CA | $191,557 | Executive Dir. | $40,000 | $35,133 | 2023 |
| United Way Of Whitman County | WA | $188,519 | Executive Director | $51,624 | $45,664 | 2024 |
| Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Committee | PA | $187,672 | Race Directo | $31,000 | $29,755 | 2025 |
| Jamestown United Way | ND | $187,625 | Executive Director | $23,850 | $25,859 | 2024 |
| United Way Of Dodge City Inc | KS | $187,579 | Executive Director | $52,530 | $56,069 | 2024 |
| United Way Of Fulton County | OH | $193,032 | Administrato | $63,000 | $67,873 | 2023 |
| United Way Of Western Crawford County | PA | $186,732 | Executive Director | $66,950 | $65,963 | 2024 |
| United Way Of The Coalfield Inc | KY | $193,734 | Executive Di | $49,423 | $54,010 | 2023 |
| Matagorda County United Way | TX | $194,072 | Executive Director | $58,110 | $57,430 | 2024 |
| Gleaners Of South Lake County Inc | IN | $185,696 | Dir/treas. | $17,865 | $19,163 | 2023 |
| United Way Of Coles County Inc | IL | $194,923 | Executive Director | $41,600 | $40,407 | 2024 |
| United Way Of Franklin County | TN | $195,004 | Executive Director | $35,375 | $37,823 | 2023 |
| Calumet Area Community Health Foundation Inc | WI | $195,451 | President | $20,700 | $21,359 | 2024 |
| United Way Of Northeast Michigan | MI | $196,067 | Executive Di | $36,000 | $37,796 | 2023 |
| Rhea County United Way | TN | $197,461 | Executive Director | $40,000 | $41,540 | 2024 |
| Callaway County United Way | MO | $198,210 | Executive Director | $39,991 | $41,848 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Eradication Initiative Inc | TN | $200,539 | Executive Director | $12,000 | $12,462 | 2024 |
| Atchison United Way Board | KS | $200,949 | Executive Director | $8,620 | $8,964 | 2025 |
| United Way Of Dodge County Inc | WI | $201,720 | Executive Director | $18,375 | $18,471 | 2025 |
| Grant Hamill Foundation Inc | IN | $178,070 | Executive Director | $36,996 | $38,546 | 2024 |
| Stearns Electric Association Trust | MN | $202,713 | Ceo - Stearns Electric Association | $116,317 | $113,554 | 2024 |
| United Way Of Clatsop County | OR | $176,326 | Executive Director | $3,316 | $3,043 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IL 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 IL 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 | 99th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 98th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 99th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 91st |
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.