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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Apron Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 453445756
KY · NTEE P60
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Gary Fox, Executive Director / CEO ($21,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 97 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 13th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

97 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 97 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,546 total compensation of comparable organizations → $118,538 $21,000
$16,03510th
$27,45225th
$41,860Median
$57,96975th
$77,91090th
$21,000This org · 13th
p10$16,035
p25$27,452
p50$41,860
p75$57,969
p90$77,910
$21,000

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 KY 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
Alzheimer's Outreach Center GA$282,549 Agency Direc $24,716 $23,131 2023
A Place For Grace Ministries Inc FL$284,078 Director $51,470 $43,714 2024
Elmington Elevates Inc TN$286,774 Executive Di $94,714 $90,008 2024
The Women Of My Hope Inc LA$287,046 Ceo $50,048 $51,295 2023
Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition TX$276,259 Foundation Mgr. $63,807 $57,704 2024
Progressive Maryland Inc MD$287,634 Executive Director $111,625 $97,135 2023
Reveal Resource Center TX$288,015 Executive Di $35,000 $30,837 2025
Church Response SD$274,777 Pantry Manager $21,546 $22,133 2023
Greater Spartanburg Ministries Inc SC$289,922 Exec. Dir. $104,645 $98,698 2024
Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank IL$291,396 Executive Director $29,655 $27,136 2023
Rockdale Emergency Relief Fund Inc GA$266,480 Director $40,000 $35,424 2025
Abrahams House WA$266,383 Director $83,000 $69,167 2023
Hebrew Free Loan Association Of Washington State WA$265,618 Executive Director $38,200 $30,920 2024
Michael R Walker Foundation PA$300,134 Executive Director $83,555 $77,556 2023
Saint Francis Center Of The City Of Long CA$262,475 Executive Dir. $32,400 $26,041 2023
The Next Step Center Inc PA$302,072 Executive Di $57,440 $51,786 2024
Christian Community Action Inc LA$303,672 Executive Director $46,251 $44,856 2025
The Cause Foundation AZ$304,457 Staff Admini $47,280 $41,109 2024
Love Chatham NC$258,776 Executive Dir. $42,068 $40,459 2023
The Helping Hand Of Greater Little Rock Inc AR$257,350 Executive Director $42,000 $42,681 2024
Feeding The Spirit PA$256,499 Executive Di $24,000 $22,277 2023
Sergeants Benevolent Association NY$256,006 Controller $13,186 $11,090 2023
Orange Christian Services Inc TX$309,234 Executive Director $30,960 $27,999 2024
Good Neighbors Of Blount County TN$253,975 Executive Director $45,000 $44,027 2023
Life And Independence For Today PA$309,671 Executive Di $72,274 $65,160 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to KY 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 KY 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 default13th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)12th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted16th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted9th

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 (Gary Fox) 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 97 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P60), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,000 is reasonable (approximately the 13th 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.