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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Sullivan Homes Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 431329614
MO · NTEE L20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Joseph Thurmond, Executive Director / CEO ($40,145) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 264 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 60th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

264 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 264 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$370 total compensation of comparable organizations → $267,717 $40,145
$8,62910th
$16,71425th
$33,059Median
$58,20275th
$73,16190th
$40,145This org · 60th
p10$8,629
p25$16,714
p50$33,059
p75$58,202
p90$73,161
$40,145

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 MO cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Washington Lane Section 811 HousingPA $204,651$24,033 990
Elisha Ministries IncLA $204,538$39,383 990
Muirfield Apartments IncCA $204,366$30,521 990
Vesta Housing IncMD $205,518$18,363 990
Forward Assist IncMO $204,121$116,311 990
House To House CommunityAL $205,653$30,960 990
Humanity Housing IncNV $205,854$51,769 990
Kennebunkport Heritage Housing TrustME $203,604$70,906 990
Special Force Family Ministries IncMO $203,253$33,225 990
Mid-peninsula San Pedro IncCA $202,686$57,357 990
Preservation Non-profit HousingMI $202,558$42,036 990
Asi Davis IncMN $208,437$61,307 990
Bethesda Manor IncTX $209,112$17,000 990
Lf Kingman Place IncAZ $209,751$30,790 990
Delphi HousingincIN $209,902$29,818 990
Network Housing '90 IncOH $210,136$29,720 990
Site K IncCA $210,341$95,234 990
Glendale Housing CorporationCA $210,867$49,732 990
4 Bishop Street IncMA $211,199$12,485 990
Lexington Community Land TrustKY $211,380$88,641 990
Cumberland Court Housing CommissionWI $211,695$33,060 990
Dela Vina Housing IncCA $212,068$2,853 990
Network Housing '91 IncOH $197,210$29,720 990
Black Hills Workshop ResidentialSD $196,231$37,953 990
Mckinley Ii IncIL $214,126$29,141 990

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 MO 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 default60th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)56th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
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 (Joseph Thurmond) 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 264 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (L20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $40,145 is reasonable (approximately the 60th 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). 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.