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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Southwest Colorado Accelerator Prog

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 463053767
CO · NTEE P99
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Elizabeth Marsh, Executive Director / CEO ($106,416) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 21 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 100th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Elizabeth Marsh — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

21 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 21 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$515 total compensation of comparable organizations → $76,655 $106,416
$1,51510th
$14,46325th
$27,658Median
$34,76175th
$48,37890th
$106,416This org · 100th
p10$1,515
p25$14,463
p50$27,658
p75$34,761
p90$48,378
$106,416

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
Nursing Foundation Of Pennsylvania PA$90,107 Ceo $1,194 $1,242 2023
Pottsville Firemans Relief Trust PA$93,437 Treasurer $1,500 $1,515 2024
Sterling Community Center Inc AK$85,767 President $532 $515 2024
Manda Strong Foundation Inc TX$95,458 Executive Director $15,000 $15,648 2023
Fiona Jackson Center For Pregnancy Inc FL$97,152 Exec Director $41,356 $40,517 2023
Mlife CA$82,885 President $30,713 $27,658 2023
Masons Mission Foundation Inc NY$104,780 President $15,800 $14,463 2024
Fairmont Area Kinship Inc MN$105,789 Executive Di $22,959 $23,659 2023
Indian Center Inc NE$73,913 Acting Executive Director $12,394 $13,902 2023
Pacific Living Alternatives CA$107,366 President & Ceo $31,801 $27,817 2024
Foundations For Living Inc GA$110,518 Director $47,499 $48,378 2024
Alpha Family Center Of MI$111,253 Executive Di $11,075 $11,579 2024
H2o Missions Inc OH$111,877 Treasurer/se $32,400 $34,761 2024
Vermont Association Of Senior Centers And Meal Providers VT$113,923 Ex. Director $65,810 $67,098 2024
Diaper Bank Of Greater Cleveland OH$66,633 Executive Director $26,000 $28,719 2023
Ten Thousand Villages TN$62,192 Manager $15,644 $16,227 2025
By Their Side Inc MD$121,317 Executive Director $80,943 $76,655 2024
Jb Line Inc MA$125,227 President $35,190 $32,978 2023
Conaxion Inc CA$126,782 President $23,500 $21,163 2023
Christian Social Services Cent KY$128,678 Director $32,954 $34,939 2025
On Our Own Of Cecil County Inc MD$133,190 Executive Director $33,195 $32,365 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 default100th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)100th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted100th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted95th

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 (Elizabeth Marsh) 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 21 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $106,416 is reasonable (approximately the 100th 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.