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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ramsey Keller Memorial

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 454856391
MT · NTEE G12
FY ending 2025-03-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kori Keller, Executive Director / CEO ($51,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 23 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 43rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

23 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 23 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,622 total compensation of comparable organizations → $113,179 $51,500
$22,39410th
$37,85125th
$57,723Median
$72,76175th
$85,00090th
$51,500This org · 43rd
p10$22,394
p25$37,851
p50$57,723
p75$72,761
p90$85,000
$51,500

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 MT 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
South Dakota Parkinson Foundation SD$214,691 Executive Director $35,948 $38,895 2023
Bonnell Foundation Living With Cystic Fi MI$205,376 President $52,547 $53,172 2023
Iraq Star Inc CA$232,116 President/treasurer $108,000 $91,427 2023
Teal Diva NC$233,564 Executive Dir. $60,000 $59,035 2024
Ataxia Connection Inc NE$197,420 Executive Director $78,718 $80,622 2024
Ovations For The Cure Inc MA$194,308 Executive Di $84,180 $74,161 2023
Armer Foundation For Kids AZ$189,254 Founder $40,192 $36,807 2024
Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Inc IN$247,112 Executive Director $47,000 $48,592 2023
Ms 4 Ms MD$184,294 Ceo/director $12,000 $10,683 2024
Niekro Aneurysm And Avm Foundation TX$252,971 Executive Director $90,385 $86,095 2024
East Tennessee Kidney Foundation Inc TN$174,597 Executive Director $73,181 $71,361 2025
Hope Lives The Lydia Dody Breast CO$261,871 Executive Di $71,880 $65,633 2024
All In For Miller Inc GA$265,432 Treasurer $36,000 $34,469 2024
Carson's Crusaders Foundation TX$167,437 Executive Di $60,600 $57,723 2024
Gina Quesenberry Breast Cancer ID$275,475 Executive Dir. $75,000 $75,973 2024
Sean Loring Classic OH$152,756 President $34,250 $34,543 2024
The Isaac Foundation WA$285,953 Executive Dir. $48,479 $41,331 2024
Montana Youth Diabetes Alliance Inc MT$290,742 Executive Director $18,876 $19,375 2024
Race Cancer Foundation Inc MA$293,645 President And Director $45,000 $39,644 2023
Parkinson Association Of Central Florida Inc FL$295,008 Executive Director $75,000 $67,091 2024
Kat's Ribbon Of Hope Inc NY$323,602 Operations A $3,047 $2,622 2024
1 Of Us NC$324,059 Executive Di $70,000 $68,874 2024
Outrun The Sun Inc IN$324,896 Executive Di $112,707 $113,179 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MT cost of living and 2025 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 MT 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 default43rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted43rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted43rd

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 (Kori Keller) 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 23 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (G12), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $51,500 is reasonable (approximately the 43rd 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.