Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of John Horton, Executive Director / CEO ($176,277) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 50 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 98th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended
Benchmarked executive: John Horton — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 NC cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuse Project | AL | $471,929 | Executive Director | $67,500 | $70,575 | 2024 |
| Chicago Foundlings Home | IL | $473,561 | Program Director | $12,000 | $11,754 | 2023 |
| Foundation For Essential Needs | MN | $456,604 | Executive Director | $91,843 | $87,830 | 2024 |
| Scott J Beigel Memorial Fund Inc | NY | $453,343 | Secretary | $25,000 | $21,863 | 2024 |
| De Frente Al Alzheimer Inc | PR | $448,603 | Executive Director | $56,600 | $56,600 | 2024 |
| Just Heart Foundation Inc | GA | $483,662 | President | $75,528 | $75,668 | 2023 |
| Freedom House Housing Development Fund | NY | $448,117 | Cpo Through 12/22 Ceo Effective 1/23 | $33,041 | $29,749 | 2023 |
| Operation Hope Inc | NY | $446,019 | Executive Director | $40,916 | $35,782 | 2024 |
| Saturate | WA | $445,270 | Executive D | $210,396 | $187,690 | 2023 |
| Inspired Hearts And Hands Inc | PA | $489,376 | President | $56,100 | $55,743 | 2023 |
| Wayne County Children's Advocacy | OH | $489,972 | Executive Director | $73,028 | $74,858 | 2024 |
| El Portal De Belen Foundation | NY | $440,877 | Treasurer | $16,350 | $14,721 | 2023 |
| Georgia's Own Foundation Inc | GA | $431,364 | Executive | $30,785 | $29,957 | 2024 |
| Soar Special Needs | KS | $430,497 | Executive Director | $500 | $538 | 2023 |
| Village2village Project Inc | IN | $505,317 | Executive Director | $99,090 | $101,132 | 2024 |
| Strike Force 421 Inc | FL | $426,176 | Program Director | $18,750 | $17,047 | 2024 |
| Hcso Charities Inc | FL | $425,105 | President | $51,968 | $50,638 | 2022 |
| Staffserve | PA | $415,353 | Executive Director | $18,430 | $17,787 | 2024 |
| Glen Doherty Memorial Foundation Inc | MA | $406,582 | President/director | $5,000 | $4,477 | 2023 |
| Bra Couture Kc | MO | $525,972 | Executive Director | $90,000 | $92,255 | 2024 |
| Hoh Share Inc | WV | $401,586 | Executive Di | $32,000 | $33,532 | 2024 |
| Jack Trottier Foundation Inc | MA | $535,098 | Executive Dir. | $70,000 | $60,878 | 2024 |
| Flockfest Events Inc | FL | $394,952 | President | $65,000 | $59,097 | 2024 |
| True Justice International Inc | NC | $543,209 | Executive Director | $87,012 | $87,012 | 2024 |
| Texas Pride Impact Funds | TX | $387,795 | Executive Director | $117,127 | $116,741 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 NC 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 98th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 98th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 98th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 82nd |
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.
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
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.