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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 460897449
CO · NTEE J20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jenny Anderson, Executive Director / CEO ($90,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 58 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 83rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jenny Anderson — reported title “OFFICER - CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

58 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 58 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,827 total compensation of comparable organizations → $565,195 $90,000
$25,91710th
$40,04925th
$65,249Median
$82,48675th
$100,69390th
$90,000This org · 83rd
p10$25,917
p25$40,049
p50$65,249
p75$82,486
p90$100,693
$90,000

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 CO 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
Dress For Success Reno- NV$216,901 Executive Di $59,333 $62,024 2023
21st Century Workforce Development LA$216,599 Executive Dirctor/treasurer $70,050 $78,134 2024
Dress For Success Boise Inc ID$217,462 Executive Director $62,100 $68,894 2023
May Coalition Inc NC$212,566 Executive Director $86,063 $92,740 2023
Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers And PA$221,987 Exec Director $72,610 $75,514 2023
Supply Chain Oki OH$210,740 President $66,609 $71,464 2024
Foundation For Pops MI$207,371 Executive Director $69,759 $72,937 2024
Tle Center For Urban MA$227,568 Executive Di $26,783 $24,380 2024
Dress For Success River Cities Inc WV$205,064 Executive Director $42,461 $46,571 2024
Southeast Asian Refugee Community Home MN$204,321 Executive Director $89,960 $92,703 2023
Crossroads Jobs Inc VA$204,276 Executive Director $33,105 $32,379 2024
Workfaith Birmingham AL$204,207 Executive Director $99,534 $112,142 2023
The Exeter Group Ltd IL$204,072 President $60,745 $62,281 2023
Utah Women In The Trades UT$233,963 Executive Director $47,820 $49,577 2024
Assisted Employment Services Inc FL$234,395 President $72,897 $69,369 2024
Steadfast Foundation LA$234,472 Executive Director $76,096 $82,691 2025
The Journey Forward IL$235,172 Executive Director $90,366 $89,992 2024
Center For Youth Development Through Law CA$236,575 Executive Dir. $68,172 $59,630 2024
Georgia Job Tips Inc GA$195,653 Ceo $43,839 $44,651 2024
Sacramento Valley Manufacturing Alliance CA$195,345 Executive Dir. $93,600 $81,872 2024
Instruction Construction OR$240,283 Executive Director $90,000 $87,163 2023
Tompkins County Workers Center Inc NY$192,855 Coordinator $51,729 $48,748 2023
Employment Service Consultants Inc CA$241,439 President & Ceo $70,470 $63,461 2023
Oregon Acte Inc OR$242,007 Executive Director $40,500 $39,223 2023
Utah Job Opportunities Foundation UT$191,026 President & $48,163 $51,408 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CO 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 CO 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 default83rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)79th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted88th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted78th

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 (Jenny Anderson) 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 58 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $90,000 is reasonable (approximately the 83rd 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.