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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Workfaith Birmingham

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 463606843
AL · NTEE J20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Andy Blake, Executive Director / CEO ($99,534) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 57 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 95th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

57 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 57 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,509 total compensation of comparable organizations → $501,653 $99,534
$23,97910th
$35,12025th
$56,326Median
$75,03575th
$84,42390th
$99,534This org · 95th
p10$23,979
p25$35,120
p50$56,326
p75$75,035
p90$84,423
$99,534

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 AL cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Crossroads Jobs IncVA $204,276$28,738 990
Southeast Asian Refugee Community HomeMN $204,321$82,280 990
The Exeter Group LtdIL $204,072$75,035 990
Dress For Success River Cities IncWV $205,064$41,335 990
Foundation For PopsMI $207,371$64,737 990
Supply Chain OkiOH $210,740$63,429 990
May Coalition IncNC $212,566$82,313 990
Georgia Job Tips IncGA $195,653$39,631 990
Sacramento Valley Manufacturing AllianceCA $195,345$72,667 990
Tompkins County Workers Center IncNY $192,855$43,268 990
21st Century Workforce DevelopmentLA $216,599$69,350 990
Dress For Success Reno-NV $216,901$55,051 990
Celebrate EduCO $216,976$79,882 990
Utah Job Opportunities FoundationUT $191,026$45,628 990
Dress For Success Boise IncID $217,462$61,149 990
Dress For Success Greater ChicagoIL $189,646$33,269 990
Texas Municipal PoliceTX $188,769$24,240 990
Northeast Pennsylvania Manufacturers AndPA $221,987$67,025 990
Greenforce Training IncNY $186,411$93,536 990
Central Community Development CorpDC $180,869$25,313 990
Tle Center For UrbanMA $227,568$21,639 990
Dominico American Society Of Queens IncNY $177,807$2,509 990
Utah Women In The TradesUT $233,963$44,003 990
Assisted Employment Services IncFL $234,395$61,570 990
Steadfast FoundationLA $234,472$73,394 990

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 AL 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 default95th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)91st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted93rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted89th

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 (Andy Blake) 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 57 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $99,534 is reasonable (approximately the 95th 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). 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.