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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 453572522
FL · NTEE J20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ashley Coone, Executive Director / CEO ($82,961) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 81 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 63rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

81 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 81 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$676 total compensation of comparable organizations → $178,278 $82,961
$25,31010th
$44,09425th
$74,000Median
$90,04475th
$110,08190th
$82,961This org · 63rd
p10$25,310
p25$44,094
p50$74,000
p75$90,044
p90$110,081
$82,961

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 FL 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
Specialized Employment Services Inc MI$492,044 Vice President $81,160 $91,806 2023
Members Assistance Program Inc NY$494,087 Vice President $100,000 $96,190 2024
Brighter Boston Inc MA$495,437 Executive Director $80,250 $76,764 2024
Burlington West Burlington Area IA$486,600 Secretary $4,627 $5,393 2024
Disabledperson Inc CA$482,638 President $78,600 $72,248 2024
Superior Business Center Inc WI$502,603 Executive Di $30,000 $34,336 2023
Racine Education Uniserv Council Inc WI$479,535 Rea President $111,944 $124,449 2024
Worker Justice Wisconsin WI$475,866 Executive Director $70,200 $78,042 2024
Brandons House Counseling Center IN$509,251 Ceo $87,284 $97,981 2024
Visions Vocational Training Program CA$514,752 Captain $46,100 $42,374 2024
Restoration Of Hope Project MO$515,400 Executive Director $48,846 $55,071 2024
Transitional Supported Employ Of Mn MN$459,164 Coordinator $60,960 $66,014 2023
Mass Afl-cio Workforce Development MA$458,934 President $79,037 $75,604 2024
Ur Chicago Alliance IL$458,467 Executive Director $74,293 $80,045 2023
Pawsability Dog Club Inc NY$528,933 Executive Dir. $58,500 $57,933 2023
Aurora Economic Opportunity Coalition CO$455,269 Executive Dir. $72,000 $78,764 2022
Dress For Success Charity New Orleans LA$453,371 Executive Director $64,901 $78,320 2023
National Association Of Negro Business And Profess DC$533,452 Executive Director $34,857 $32,560 2024
Greens Do Good Reed NJ$534,067 Ceo $15,900 $15,558 2023
Logosworks PA$448,075 Ceo $106,648 $116,555 2023
The Fountain Of Youth Program IA$447,294 Executive Dir. $68,575 $79,927 2024
Chaverim Israel Family Services Inc NJ$445,755 President $26,631 $25,310 2024
Computercorps NV$539,542 President $20,000 $21,340 2024
Merit Shop Training Inc TX$539,845 President $22,994 $25,207 2023
Gabis Grounds Coffee Shop NC$542,807 Executive Director Co-founder $51,500 $56,645 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default63rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)72nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted65th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted54th

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 (Ashley Coone) 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 81 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $82,961 is reasonable (approximately the 63rd 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.