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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Kaitlyn's Cottage Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 454781053
OH · NTEE E86
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Arturo Polizzi, Executive Director / CEO ($14,012) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 66 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 9th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

66 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 66 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,036 total compensation of comparable organizations → $126,317 $14,012
$16,49810th
$44,04025th
$63,196Median
$83,23875th
$102,96790th
$14,012This org · 9th
p10$16,498
p25$44,040
p50$63,196
p75$83,238
p90$102,967
$14,012

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 OH 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
Hanson House Foundation Inc CA$445,045 Executive Dir. $55,086 $46,237 2023
Common Ground Society CA$438,922 $114,708 $91,108 2025
In The Pink Boutique Inc FL$455,848 Ceo & Direct $40,200 $35,656 2024
Ronald Mcdonald House Trust Fund KY$457,279 Chief Executive Officer $31,964 $32,423 2024
Sobriety Foundation UT$436,521 Advocate $12,734 $12,305 2024
Open Arts Alliance Inc CT$435,833 Executive Dir. $3,846 $3,317 2025
The Holiday Heroes Foundation Inc IL$433,342 Executive Di $82,500 $76,577 2024
Aunt Susie's Cancer Wellness Center OH$464,586 President & Ceo (Began Aug 2024) $5,292 $5,292 2024
Parents And Friends Of Children AR$465,334 Executive Director $114,680 $125,301 2023
Patrick Place-a Comfort Care Home Inc NY$465,622 House Director $43,182 $36,841 2024
Children Of Bellevue Inc NY$419,084 Executive Director Until 10/2024 $148,058 $126,317 2024
Neuroendocrine Cancer Foundation CA$418,963 Director, Executive Director, Treasurer $82,016 $66,866 2024
Chelsea Hicks Foundation OR$415,127 Ceo $78,090 $68,469 2024
Power For Parkinsons TX$480,850 Executive Director/ex-officio Board Chair $85,000 $82,649 2023
Care Fund AZ$483,071 Executive Di $114,045 $103,554 2024
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund PA$483,691 Executive Director $87,000 $81,914 2024
Healing Hoof Steps Corporation FL$487,946 Ceo $49,080 $43,532 2024
Griffin's Guardians Inc NY$404,424 President $61,462 $52,437 2024
Bumblebee Foundation Inc CA$494,061 Ex.dir./secr $64,500 $52,585 2024
Domus Pacis Family Respite Inc CO$399,822 Executive Director $92,000 $85,750 2023
Dream Day Foundation Inc LA$497,110 Executive Director $85,000 $88,369 2024
Game Day Memories CO$498,282 President $66,183 $61,687 2023
Radiant Hope PA$391,173 Executive Director $59,500 $56,022 2024
Veterans2veterans Group NH$389,519 President $3,383 $3,036 2023
Claire's Place Foundation Inc CA$378,719 Ed And Board Secretary $86,500 $70,521 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH 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 OH 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 default9th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)8th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted100th

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 (Arturo Polizzi) 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 66 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E86), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $14,012 is reasonable (approximately the 9th 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.