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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

North Dakota Federation Of Families

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 450435476
ND · NTEE F70
FY ending 2023-10-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Carlotta Mccleary, Executive Director / CEO ($85,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 561 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 92nd percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

561 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 561 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,536 total compensation of comparable organizations → $174,708 $85,000
$12,81510th
$25,94725th
$44,856Median
$63,28275th
$80,43290th
$85,000This org · 92nd
p10$12,815
p25$25,947
p50$44,856
p75$63,282
p90$80,432
$85,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Pickaway Addiction Action CoalitionOH $226,884$29,249 990
Changing Lanes Ministries IncOK $226,786$101,399 990
Vermont Recovery Network IncVT $227,042$28,022 990
One RecoveryCA $226,696$47,768 990
Unity Acres IncNY $227,169$27,945 990
Counseling Center Of HighlandsNC $227,552$32,282 990
Cornerstone For HopePA $226,245$49,071 990
Your Neighborhood ClinicDC $227,700$51,084 990
AmalyCA $226,032$27,364 990
Triangle Disability Advocates IncNC $225,652$12,240 990
Ruthlyn Aitcheson CorporationFL $225,422$40,100 990
110 IncMA $228,430$51,698 990
Campbell County Drug Free AllianceKY $225,002$80,207 990
Christian Counseling Connection IncCT $224,871$5,534 990
Redeem And Restore Center IncWI $224,749$33,674 990
Butler Behavioral Health PropertiesOH $229,149$31,659 990
Grof Legacy Project UsaNM $229,366$21,525 990
Kif1aorg IncNY $229,470$54,135 990
Ben's FriendsSC $224,219$71,298 990
Theres Still HopeFL $229,616$63,385 990
Montreux Management CorporationPA $230,000$145,638 990
Iowa Board Of CertificationIA $223,675$77,530 990
Building Recovery Integrity DedicationGA $223,417$47,065 990
Bella Terra StablesPA $223,353$29,133 990
Wyoming Professional Assistance ProgramWY $223,305$85,300 990

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 ND 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 default92nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)86th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted94th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted86th

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 (Carlotta Mccleary) 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 561 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (F), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $85,000 is reasonable (approximately the 92nd 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.