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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Longfellow Community Council

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 411733974
MN · NTEE S21Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Joel Mcreynolds, Executive Director / CEO ($41,392) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 49 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 16th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

49 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 49 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,025 total compensation of comparable organizations → $213,927 $41,392
$22,22110th
$62,08325th
$80,342Median
$96,12875th
$134,23290th
$41,392This org · 16th
p10$22,221
p25$62,083
p50$80,342
p75$96,128
p90$134,232
$41,392

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 MN 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
Charleston Area Justice Ministry SC$497,948 Co-lead Organizer $82,006 $89,139 2023
Guardianship Services Of Saginaw MI$504,390 Executive Di $72,136 $77,578 2023
Concerned Citizens Of South Central Los Angeles CA$475,886 Exec Dir/bd Treasurer $110,000 $96,128 2024
Congregation Organized For A New Ct CT$511,904 Lead Organizer $122,000 $115,765 2024
Together Colorado CO$512,105 Executive Di $131,686 $127,790 2024
Naa Kaani Native Program WA$469,335 Executive Director $48,954 $45,666 2023
People Organized For Westside Renewal CA$467,982 Exec Director $87,229 $78,481 2023
Healthy Ferry County Coalition WA$523,649 President & Treasurer $75,000 $67,956 2024
Innovative Behavioral Services Inc MS$524,145 Ceo $100,648 $113,445 2024
Palm Beach County League Of Cities FL$458,020 Executive Di $155,264 $147,613 2024
Multicultural Coalition Inc WI$453,777 President $67,476 $71,317 2024
Vietnamese American Roundtable CA$450,387 Executive Director $98,654 $86,213 2024
Center For Rural Outreach And PA$449,354 Executive Di $80,000 $80,738 2024
Greater Lima Region Inc OH$534,657 Executive Director $82,041 $87,939 2024
Pinnacle Community Development Corp NC$536,487 Executive Di $198,710 $213,927 2023
Scranton Tomorrow PA$437,776 President And Ceo $79,061 $79,791 2024
Osborn Neighborhood Alliance MI$548,960 Executive Director $74,706 $80,342 2023
Invest In Neighborhoods Inc OH$563,194 Executive Director $68,911 $73,865 2024
Community Compassion Outreach CO$413,661 Executive Dir. $108,200 $104,999 2024
American Turners New York Inc NY$571,812 Treasurer $17,250 $15,775 2024
Border Community Alliance Inc AZ$578,351 Executive Dir. $72,760 $70,817 2024
Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance CO$402,621 Executive Director $62,141 $62,083 2023
Frogtown Neighborhood Association MN$398,273 Co-executive Director $78,525 $78,525 2024
The Center For Mediation And RI$591,216 Executive Director $68,822 $68,759 2023
East Village Association Inc CA$594,457 Executive Dir. $23,184 $20,859 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN 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 MN 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 default16th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)16th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted16th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted12th

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 (Joel Mcreynolds) 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 49 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S21), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $41,392 is reasonable (approximately the 16th 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.