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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Northwoods United Way

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 391247457
WI · NTEE T70Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nancy Sattler, Executive Director / CEO ($18,355) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 39 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 26th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Nancy Sattler — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

39 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 39 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,948 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,044,621 $18,355
$6,44310th
$17,58125th
$33,488Median
$54,90475th
$71,02590th
$18,355This org · 26th
p10$6,443
p25$17,581
p50$33,488
p75$54,904
p90$71,025
$18,355

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 WI 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
Charitable Foundation Usa FL$115,291 Ceo, Director $15,000 $13,493 2024
Jennings County United Wayinc IN$112,967 Executive Director $52,627 $53,141 2024
United Way Of Sullivan County Inc NY$110,127 Chief Professional Officer $36,587 $32,592 2023
Sunrise Residential Inc IL$109,508 Residential Man $16,500 $15,991 2023
United Way Of Mon Valley PA$121,791 Executive Di $85,414 $81,559 2024
Bryan County United Way OK$108,589 Executive Director $31,820 $33,550 2024
Mercy Foundation Inc IL$122,424 Director; President & Ceo Thr 7/22 $1,077,862 $1,044,621 2023
United Black Fund Inc DC$122,817 President $29,490 $24,779 2024
Kewanee Area United Way IL$124,676 Executive Director $14,560 $14,111 2023
Hector Volunteer Fire Department MN$126,161 Ceo/trustee $2,000 $1,948 2023
Foundation For Health Advancement Inc NJ$103,660 President & Ceo $23,016 $19,170 2025
Hilton Head Heroes Inc SC$102,691 Director $72,000 $71,923 2024
Clearfield Area United Way PA$128,599 Executive Dir. $28,390 $27,109 2024
Steuben County United Way Inc IN$101,399 Executive Director $33,164 $33,488 2024
Jackson County United Givers Fund AL$96,140 Executive Secretary $2,500 $2,586 2024
Lutheran Charities NY$134,779 Chief Executive Officer $81,828 $70,801 2024
The Seltzer Family Foundation NY$135,608 Trustee $69,484 $61,896 2023
United Way Of Scott County Indiana Inc IN$137,748 Executive Director $32,734 $32,201 2025
Graham Area United Way TX$92,315 Executive Direc $34,711 $33,247 2024
United Way Of Boone County Il IL$139,304 Executive Di $58,470 $56,667 2023
George Rogers Clark Athletic Boosters KY$139,411 Cfo $6,943 $7,353 2023
Caledonia Conservancy Ltd WI$140,610 Executive Director $39,984 $39,984 2024
United Way Of Chaves County NM$141,197 Executive Director $57,644 $59,366 2024
Money Management Education WI$142,188 President & Ceo $21,539 $21,539 2024
Jewish Federation Of Cape Cod Inc MA$87,568 Director $3,258 $2,803 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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 default26th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)26th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted41st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted18th

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 (Nancy Sattler) 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 39 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T70), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $18,355 is reasonable (approximately the 26th 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.