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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Life Plan Of Kentucky Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 453567607
KY · NTEE P99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Josh Fain, Executive Director / CEO ($118,750) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 196 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 94th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Josh Fain — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

196 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 196 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$704 total compensation of comparable organizations → $514,469 $118,750
$18,57010th
$35,03925th
$60,148Median
$79,07475th
$105,26290th
$118,750This org · 94th
p10$18,570
p25$35,039
p50$60,148
p75$79,074
p90$105,262
$118,750

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
Society Of St Vincent De Paul WI$421,409 Outreach Supervisor $62,005 $60,273 2024
Shadida Solutions Corporation MA$421,987 Director/cle $134,231 $109,379 2025
Omaha Forus Inc NE$423,026 Executive Director $80,851 $80,940 2024
Philly Truce Foundation PA$419,325 Secretary $2,000 $1,856 2024
Victims' Impact Panel Of Ok Inc OK$418,622 Executive Di $72,813 $74,627 2024
Project Outreach Incorporated NC$416,955 Executive Director $104,556 $103,526 2023
Carolyns Place Inc CT$426,403 Executive Director $72,056 $62,884 2024
Zeldin Cares Inc NY$415,446 Executive Director $82,500 $71,439 2023
Noble Path Foundation Inc CA$415,387 Treasurer $7,115 $5,719 2024
Nevada Paralyzed Veterans Of NV$427,476 Executive Di $96,096 $92,304 2023
Laundrycares Foundation IL$428,396 Executive Vice President $131,078 $123,488 2023
Redeemed Foundation Inc GA$414,067 Director $83,413 $78,065 2024
Women And Youth Center Inc FL$413,600 Executive Di $44,146 $38,601 2024
Olohana Inc HI$412,566 Executive Di $58,234 $48,528 2024
Adalyn Rose Foundation PA$430,398 Executive Di $20,700 $19,214 2024
Jia Missions VA$412,236 President $9,600 $8,628 2024
Stronger Together Now CA$430,751 Chief Executive Office $66,954 $53,813 2024
God's Pantry Ministry CO$411,267 Board Member $3,900 $3,481 2024
Help Peru Inc NY$431,845 Executive Dir. $95,000 $82,262 2023
Standupgirlcom Foundation Inc OR$410,718 Executive Dir. $88,972 $79,177 2023
Amazon Salt And Light IL$432,051 Directorin-country Ex Dir Sch O $131,491 $120,323 2024
Legacy Ministries Inc WY$433,344 President/executive Direct $106,596 $106,244 2024
San Pedro Recovery Alliance CA$407,250 Executive Director $71,021 $57,082 2024
Noahs House Inc PA$435,598 Executive Director/recovery Liaison $132,859 $123,320 2024
Impact Compassion Center WA$406,858 Executive Dir. $81,081 $67,568 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 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 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 default94th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)91st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted98th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted91st

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 (Josh Fain) 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 196 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $118,750 is reasonable (approximately the 94th 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.