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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Charleston Area Justice Ministry

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 461758506
SC · NTEE S21
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Anna Long, Executive Director / CEO ($82,006) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 48 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: Anna Long — reported title “CO-LEAD ORGANIZER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

48 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 48 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,863 total compensation of comparable organizations → $196,809 $82,006
$21,41910th
$56,85125th
$73,660Median
$89,06975th
$125,03090th
$82,006This org · 69th
p10$21,419
p25$56,851
p50$73,660
p75$89,069
p90$125,030
$82,006

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 SC 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
Longfellow Community Council MN$491,595 Executive Director $41,392 $38,079 2024
Guardianship Services Of Saginaw MI$504,390 Executive Di $72,136 $71,370 2023
Congregation Organized For A New Ct CT$511,904 Lead Organizer $122,000 $106,501 2024
Together Colorado CO$512,105 Executive Di $131,686 $117,564 2024
Concerned Citizens Of South Central Los Angeles CA$475,886 Exec Dir/bd Treasurer $110,000 $88,436 2024
Healthy Ferry County Coalition WA$523,649 President & Treasurer $75,000 $62,518 2024
Innovative Behavioral Services Inc MS$524,145 Ceo $100,648 $104,367 2024
Naa Kaani Native Program WA$469,335 Executive Director $48,954 $42,012 2023
People Organized For Westside Renewal CA$467,982 Exec Director $87,229 $72,200 2023
Greater Lima Region Inc OH$534,657 Executive Director $82,041 $80,902 2024
Pinnacle Community Development Corp NC$536,487 Executive Di $198,710 $196,809 2023
Palm Beach County League Of Cities FL$458,020 Executive Di $155,264 $135,802 2024
Multicultural Coalition Inc WI$453,777 President $67,476 $65,610 2024
Vietnamese American Roundtable CA$450,387 Executive Director $98,654 $79,314 2024
Center For Rural Outreach And PA$449,354 Executive Di $80,000 $74,278 2024
Osborn Neighborhood Alliance MI$548,960 Executive Director $74,706 $73,913 2023
Scranton Tomorrow PA$437,776 President And Ceo $79,061 $73,406 2024
Invest In Neighborhoods Inc OH$563,194 Executive Director $68,911 $67,955 2024
American Turners New York Inc NY$571,812 Treasurer $17,250 $14,513 2024
Border Community Alliance Inc AZ$578,351 Executive Dir. $72,760 $65,151 2024
Community Compassion Outreach CO$413,661 Executive Dir. $108,200 $96,597 2024
The Center For Mediation And RI$591,216 Executive Director $68,822 $63,257 2023
Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance CO$402,621 Executive Director $62,141 $57,116 2023
East Village Association Inc CA$594,457 Executive Dir. $23,184 $19,190 2023
Frogtown Neighborhood Association MN$398,273 Co-executive Director $78,525 $72,241 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to SC 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 SC 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)58th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted50th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted67th

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 (Anna Long) 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 48 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S21), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $82,006 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.