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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Spaces For Living

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 450435851
ND · NTEE E91Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tricia Lee, Executive Director / CEO ($11,097) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 28 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 18th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Tricia Lee — reported title “CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

28 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 28 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,903 total compensation of comparable organizations → $246,798 $11,097
$7,96110th
$18,31725th
$34,550Median
$63,70075th
$88,48390th
$11,097This org · 18th
p10$7,961
p25$18,317
p50$34,550
p75$63,700
p90$88,483
$11,097

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Serenity House Of Victor Inc NY$263,335 Executive Director $82,490 $67,924 2023
Southcoast Long-term Care Services Inc MA$261,809 President & Ceo, Ex-officio (Until 1/2024) $310,296 $246,798 2024
St Paul's House And Health Care Center IL$255,486 President & Ceo - Vice Chair $13,404 $12,008 2023
West Central Mo Willow Estates Inc MO$281,237 Chief Executive Officer $24,797 $22,647 2025
Vmp Foundation Inc WI$285,016 Ceo $10,118 $9,353 2024
Eastside Senior Care Inc NY$285,220 Cfo $5,891 $4,712 2024
Nevins Community Services Inc MA$247,078 President & Ceo $89,425 $71,125 2024
America's Choice Community Of Red Oak IA$293,695 Director $31,322 $29,572 2025
Life Circle NM$228,514 Executive Director $62,500 $61,256 2023
Hermiston Rhf Housing Inc CA$228,213 President/ceo $76,739 $58,650 2024
Bethel Lutheran Home Foundation SD$220,885 Blh Administrator $1,948 $1,903 2024
Teresa House Inc NY$327,169 Executive Dir. $77,885 $62,292 2024
Angels' Place Inc LA$205,633 Executive Director $69,883 $68,109 2024
Holy Family Villa IL$204,214 Secretary $46,301 $39,250 2025
Long Term Care Ombudsman Services Of CA$334,240 Executive Director $88,873 $69,930 2023
The Good Shepherd Lutheran Foundation MN$192,667 President/ceo/administrato $24,601 $22,151 2023
Island Nursing Home Inc ME$191,788 Finance Cont $63,336 $56,134 2024
North Gables Senior Housing MN$345,818 Executive Vice President $18,918 $17,034 2023
Bartels Lutheran Home Memorial IA$348,079 President/ce $25,155 $24,378 2024
The Marian Home Foundation IA$351,235 Administrato $19,342 $18,745 2024
South Cove Nursing Facilities MA$354,568 President & Ceo $11,974 $9,805 2023
Evangelical Services For The Aging PA$180,374 President And Ceo $23,407 $21,270 2023
Open Doors Adult Day Care Center MO$179,920 Director $36,000 $33,748 2024
Cathedral Pioneer Church Homes No Two CA$356,827 President/ceo $68,128 $52,069 2024
Ahfkentucky-iowa Inc OH$365,882 President-mg $37,710 $35,351 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to ND cost of living and 2023 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 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 default18th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)14th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted68th

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 (Tricia Lee) 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 28 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E91), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $11,097 is reasonable (approximately the 18th 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.