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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Connection Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 384040809
MD · NTEE W99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Pamela Willey, Executive Director / CEO ($62,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 70 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 51st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

70 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 70 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$221 total compensation of comparable organizations → $187,885 $62,500
$9,51710th
$23,22025th
$61,538Median
$90,03375th
$117,55390th
$62,500This org · 51st
p10$9,517
p25$23,220
p50$61,538
p75$90,033
p90$117,553
$62,500

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 MD 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
Passion And Purpose Ministries CA$307,187 Director $63,545 $58,692 2024
Listen First Project Inc NC$308,628 President And Exec Directo $170,000 $187,885 2024
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse CA$304,404 Executive Director $114,841 $106,070 2024
Family Guide WA$311,614 President $24,800 $23,750 2024
Achieving Dreams TX$302,069 Executive Director $46,137 $49,365 2024
Sleepawake Inc CA$313,572 Executive Director $34,277 $31,659 2024
Boca Raton Acquatics Inc FL$300,613 President $116,991 $121,029 2023
Ladder To The Moon Network ME$314,514 President $10,802 $11,911 2023
International Peace Group OR$300,112 President $8,000 $7,947 2024
Community Partners Campus Inc WI$291,585 Executive Di $76,673 $85,650 2024
Cornerstone Collaboration For Societal AZ$291,068 Vp/secretary $94,000 $96,696 2024
Buried Asset Management Institute-international AL$324,510 Executive Director $20,496 $24,383 2023
The Peavey Project VA$325,088 Officer $105,000 $108,441 2024
Ground Work Play Therapy Inc OH$328,423 Executive Di $45,980 $52,091 2024
Pathos Labs CO$330,476 Executive Director $60,667 $62,223 2024
Transportation Riders United Inc MI$331,276 Executive Di $71,269 $78,683 2024
Fix The Court NY$282,896 Executive Director $175,441 $165,201 2025
San Luis Obispo County Bicycle CA$280,309 Executive Di $68,350 $64,994 2023
Bike Library Inc IA$336,285 Executive Director $57,380 $69,187 2023
American Immigration Control Foundation VA$276,933 President $5,250 $5,422 2024
Natura International Inc DC$274,650 President $9,824 $9,221 2024
Mindful Living Revolution CA$266,848 President $133,693 $123,482 2024
Alltrust Payee Corporation Inc FL$266,537 President $25,490 $25,613 2024
Revive Community Health Center MI$352,240 Ceo $77,787 $85,879 2024
The Davis Phoenix Coalition CA$354,895 Executive Director $20,192 $18,650 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD 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 MD 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 default51st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)51st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted51st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted49th

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 (Pamela Willey) 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 70 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $62,500 is reasonable (approximately the 51st 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.