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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hope Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 450425106
MN · NTEE Z99Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of William Grommesh, Executive Director / CEO ($88,305) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 214 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 75th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: William Grommesh — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

214 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 214 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$784 total compensation of comparable organizations → $484,777 $88,305
$11,69610th
$32,11125th
$60,113Median
$87,45175th
$118,11890th
$88,305This org · 75th
p10$11,696
p25$32,111
p50$60,113
p75$87,451
p90$118,118
$88,305

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
King Child Supervision Inc MI$434,026 Executive Director $57,754 $62,111 2023
Molalla River Watch Inc OR$434,329 Executive Director Until 10/15/24 $74,654 $70,162 2024
Artspan CA$432,105 Executive Dir. $149,732 $134,714 2023
Small Wonders Child Care Centerinc NY$434,669 Executive Di $119,443 $106,415 2025
Satyana Institute CO$435,960 Ed/treas/sec $3,339 $3,240 2024
Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Assoc Inc OH$436,383 Executive Director $11,500 $12,010 2025
Florida Beverage Association FL$436,690 Secretary & $240,831 $228,964 2024
Women's Foundation Of Genesee NY$437,836 Executive Director $102,487 $93,724 2024
St Luke Association WA$425,148 President $535,028 $484,777 2024
Sound Learning WA$423,767 Exec. Director $60,000 $52,963 2025
Apollo Chamber Players TX$443,892 Executive Director $49,864 $51,971 2023
Four Winds Of Indian Education Inc CA$445,809 Executive Dir. $57,305 $50,078 2024
Kimberly-shirk Association CA$445,921 Executive Dir. $78,314 $70,459 2023
Race For The Rescues CA$445,990 Founder & President $60,000 $52,433 2024
Trinity Terrace Inc WI$446,574 Ceo $22,653 $23,943 2024
Minnesota Council For Quality MN$419,951 President $138,579 $138,579 2024
Inland Valley Repertory Theatre CA$446,902 Executive Director $33,865 $30,468 2023
Cleansing Stream Ministries CA$417,659 President $68,640 $59,984 2024
Poteau Chamber Of Commerce OK$415,985 Wages $66,042 $75,770 2023
Central Sierra Environmental Resource CA$415,147 Ceo/pres $111,124 $97,110 2024
Aids Housing Council OH$413,515 Board Vice President $45,540 $48,814 2024
Global Enteral Device Supplier GA$453,349 Executive Director $188,087 $191,394 2024
Forest Service Employees For OR$454,119 Executive Di $146,820 $137,986 2024
Silver Impact Inc FL$454,495 Executive Di $70,000 $66,551 2024
Lundberg Association WA$454,786 President $535,028 $484,777 2024

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 default75th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)71st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted80th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted63rd

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 (William Grommesh) 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 214 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Z99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $88,305 is reasonable (approximately the 75th 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.