Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Melissa Jackson, Executive Director / CEO ($40,096) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 33 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Melissa Jackson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 12/23)”, 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 PA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends In Pink Inc | FL | $207,988 | President | $33,500 | $31,558 | 2024 |
| Madeline Fiadini Lore Foundation | NJ | $215,532 | Executive Director | $18,000 | $16,592 | 2023 |
| Move Over Breast Cancer Inc | NJ | $205,826 | Vice President | $77,300 | $69,208 | 2024 |
| Dragon Boat Charleston | SC | $205,718 | Executive Di | $27,500 | $29,618 | 2023 |
| Lighthouse For Hope Inc | AZ | $223,212 | Executive Director | $64,229 | $63,771 | 2023 |
| Camp Can Do 2014 Inc | PA | $198,089 | Vice Preside | $12,500 | $12,869 | 2023 |
| Taking Aim At Cancer In Louisiana | LA | $197,837 | Executive Director | $119,000 | $131,399 | 2024 |
| No Stomach For Cancer Inc | WI | $227,937 | Executive Director | $54,174 | $55,272 | 2025 |
| West Virginia Breast Health Initiative | WV | $189,363 | Executive Director | $54,245 | $60,636 | 2023 |
| Ovarian Cancer Alliance Of Oregon And Sw | WA | $187,042 | Executive Director | $84,505 | $75,868 | 2024 |
| Candelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation Of Southern Arizona | AZ | $237,573 | Executive Director | $24,000 | $23,145 | 2024 |
| Ovarian Cancer Project Inc | NY | $180,466 | Executive Dir. | $54,916 | $49,761 | 2024 |
| Breast Cancer Network Of Western New Yorkinc | NY | $243,624 | Executive Director | $35,000 | $30,897 | 2025 |
| Move For Jenn Foundation | NC | $173,487 | Executive Di | $59,422 | $61,569 | 2024 |
| Logan County Cancer Society Inc | OH | $172,885 | President | $111,927 | $122,388 | 2023 |
| Arizona Oncology Foundation | AZ | $250,440 | Executive Director | $85,000 | $81,973 | 2024 |
| Donna Terrell's Yoga Warriors | AR | $252,513 | Director | $10,000 | $11,272 | 2024 |
| Art Of Life Cancer Foundation Inc | CA | $252,814 | Executive Dir. | $91,445 | $79,182 | 2024 |
| Obion County Cancer Agency | TN | $166,934 | Director | $17,671 | $18,626 | 2024 |
| Hss Screening And Early Detection Inc | NY | $165,500 | President | $36,000 | $33,584 | 2023 |
| Asociacion Latina De Asistencia Y | IL | $260,744 | Executive Di | $70,000 | $71,048 | 2023 |
| Mesquite Cancer Help Society | NV | $262,030 | Executive Administrator | $12,075 | $12,137 | 2024 |
| Melanoma Know More | OH | $151,878 | Executive Director | $88,557 | $94,056 | 2024 |
| Childrens Oncology Camping Association Intl | AL | $274,478 | Executive Director | $50,000 | $55,767 | 2023 |
| The Barry L Joyce Cancer Support Fund Inc | NC | $277,491 | Executive Director | $91,023 | $97,098 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 | 33rd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 33rd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 36th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 30th |
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.