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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Melodic Caring Project

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 453916610
WA · NTEE E86
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Levi Ware, Executive Director / CEO ($80,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 70 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 69th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

70 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 70 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,761 total compensation of comparable organizations → $145,147 $80,000
$18,99310th
$41,99525th
$64,822Median
$92,59175th
$117,77590th
$80,000This org · 69th
p10$18,993
p25$41,995
p50$64,822
p75$92,591
p90$117,775
$80,000

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 WA 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
Doula Program To Accompany And Comfort NY$358,318 Executive Dir. $120,000 $117,640 2024
Parkinson's Body And Mind Inc CT$359,945 Executive Director $118,917 $120,963 2024
Restoring Hope Transplant House WI$350,781 Executive Director $66,085 $77,087 2023
His Kids Inc IL$365,319 Secretary $12,000 $13,717 2022
Hunter Hospitality House Inc MI$365,651 Executive Director $53,531 $61,714 2023
Our Promise Cancer Resources AR$348,767 Executive Director $60,000 $73,169 2024
Friends Of Patients At The Nih Inc MD$368,164 Chief Executive Officer $120,518 $125,849 2023
Young Adult Survivors United PA$371,993 Executive Director $75,000 $81,141 2024
The Journey Fund WA$343,051 Treasurer $45,500 $44,195 2024
Momcares MD$343,012 Executive Director $142,046 $144,074 2024
Verdecares Inc AZ$374,099 Executive Director $49,647 $53,330 2023
Claire's Place Foundation Inc CA$378,719 Ed And Board Secretary $86,500 $81,033 2024
305 Pink Pack Inc FL$329,849 Executive Director $52,604 $53,613 2024
Veterans2veterans Group NH$389,519 President $3,383 $3,489 2023
Canandaigua Comfort Care Home Inc NY$326,213 Executive Director $72,000 $70,584 2024
Radiant Hope PA$391,173 Executive Director $59,500 $64,373 2024
Matthew House Inc NY$322,055 Executive Director $73,509 $72,064 2024
Domus Pacis Family Respite Inc CO$399,822 Executive Director $92,000 $98,533 2023
Griffin's Guardians Inc NY$404,424 President $61,462 $60,254 2024
Light Collective WA$310,471 Executive Director $99,605 $96,747 2024
East Texas Cancer Alliance Of Hope TX$307,959 Founder/ceo $61,539 $66,783 2024
Puulu Lapaau HI$307,256 Executive Di $46,200 $44,875 2024
Wellness Within Corporation CA$302,747 Former Exec $81,917 $76,740 2024
Josh Provides Epilepsy Assistance FL$302,293 Ceo $82,500 $84,082 2024
Helping Horse Inc NC$302,116 Executive Director $37,362 $41,882 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WA 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 WA 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 default69th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)67th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted69th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted64th

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 (Levi Ware) 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 70 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E86), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $80,000 is reasonable (approximately the 69th 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.