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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hearts Of Empowerment Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 371901353
VA · NTEE P99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Correy Faciane, Executive Director / CEO ($33,275) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 112 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 35th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Correy Faciane — reported title “CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

112 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 112 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$307 total compensation of comparable organizations → $181,132 $33,275
$8,80710th
$24,33925th
$45,222Median
$67,44375th
$86,25890th
$33,275This org · 35th
p10$8,807
p25$24,339
p50$45,222
p75$67,443
p90$86,258
$33,275

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
Pilipino Senior Resource Center CA$193,011 Executive Dir. $24,950 $21,673 2024
The Fuqua Foundation IL$190,580 Director $13,447 $12,957 2025
Esteem Total Transformation NC$188,177 Owner $54,000 $56,130 2024
A Second Wish By Demetrius Inc FL$187,840 Executive Director / Ceo $26,000 $24,571 2024
The Bridge Of West Tennessee Inc TN$196,990 Treasurer $17,752 $18,772 2024
Friends Of The Ulyssess S Grant NY$197,672 Executive Di $19,862 $18,588 2023
Servantworks Inc IL$197,794 Asian Ministries Director $75,600 $74,767 2024
The Charlotte Center For The Humanities Inc NC$198,268 Executive Director $60,250 $61,012 2025
Tears ND$199,121 President $3,790 $4,184 2024
Operation Red White And Brave Foundation AR$184,455 Chairman Of The Board $44,000 $51,223 2023
Tipton County Council On Aging Inc IN$199,940 Executive Di $37,500 $39,782 2024
Waggies By Maggie And Friends Inc DE$183,586 President $4,747 $4,676 2024
The 5ive Pillars Organization CA$181,873 Executive Dir. $19,000 $16,505 2024
Marriage Missionaries CO$202,713 President $69,185 $66,736 2024
Love Not Lost Inc GA$203,992 Executive Director $45,000 $46,861 2023
Youth And Family Advocacy Services SC$204,508 Case Manager $38,862 $40,785 2024
Valverde Inc CA$204,608 President/ceo $4,050 $3,622 2023
Hope Centers For Children Of Africa WI$179,084 Executive Di $38,001 $41,103 2023
Guardian Friend Associates Inc WI$206,489 Executive Dir. $76,412 $80,279 2024
Music Therapy Of The Rockies CO$208,047 Executive Director $60,000 $57,877 2024
Warren County Small Business Development OH$209,273 Exec Director $80,496 $85,767 2024
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren FL$209,556 Executive Di $36,550 $34,541 2024
Inside Out Thrift Ministries Inc IL$173,631 President $3,780 $3,849 2023
Riseup Networks WA$211,636 Treasurer $13,202 $12,242 2023
Rosemarys Wish Kids Inc RI$170,748 Secretarytreasurer $31,200 $30,096 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 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 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 default35th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)36th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted37th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted32nd

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 (Correy Faciane) 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 112 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $33,275 is reasonable (approximately the 35th 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.