Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Leslie Morris, Executive Director / CEO ($34,634) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 401 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 30th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Leslie Morris — reported title “FOUNDER/CEO”, 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 NJ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Project | CA | $221,677 | Exeuctive Director/president | $24,709 | $23,211 | 2024 |
| Yellow Crawfish Learning Center | LA | $221,614 | President | $22,221 | $26,618 | 2024 |
| Love Grow Live Center Inc | OK | $222,393 | Founder And Executive Director | $6,934 | $8,902 | 2022 |
| Restorative Resources | CA | $222,393 | Executive Dir. | $46,600 | $43,776 | 2024 |
| Popup Tennis Kids Inc | NY | $220,966 | President | $124,437 | $122,327 | 2024 |
| Ruff Wilson Youth Organization Inc | AL | $222,606 | Executive Director | $46,930 | $55,157 | 2024 |
| Radical Arts Academy Of Denver | CO | $220,241 | Co-executive Director | $19,278 | $20,110 | 2024 |
| Sunbeam Kids International | CA | $220,055 | Secretary | $12,000 | $12,082 | 2022 |
| Partnerships For Permanence | MN | $224,015 | Founder And Ceo | $74,309 | $82,238 | 2023 |
| Hills To Climb | MD | $219,232 | Executive Director | $53,175 | $54,082 | 2024 |
| Bridge Builders Leadership Initiative | MS | $224,331 | Director Of Program | $67,082 | $79,184 | 2025 |
| Mountains 2 Sea | CA | $219,066 | Executive Director And Field Instructor | $78,747 | $72,067 | 2025 |
| Hope Afield | AL | $224,444 | Ceo | $37,500 | $44,073 | 2024 |
| Girls On The Run Riverside | CA | $224,544 | Executive Director | $65,068 | $59,549 | 2025 |
| Thunderbird Football Club | AZ | $224,691 | President | $37,950 | $40,878 | 2023 |
| Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program | CO | $225,892 | Executive Dir. | $52,052 | $54,299 | 2024 |
| Harrisons Playmakers | NE | $217,489 | Secretary | $13,500 | $16,263 | 2023 |
| Mahogany Youth Corporation | FL | $226,016 | Director | $32,434 | $35,526 | 2022 |
| Pathfinders Childrens Ministry | NV | $217,453 | Exec Dir/brd Mb | $72,000 | $80,833 | 2023 |
| Wonder Woods Nfp | IL | $226,438 | Executive Director | $52,678 | $58,004 | 2023 |
| Open Roads Bike Program | MI | $216,802 | Executive Di | $49,771 | $57,538 | 2023 |
| South Dakota Youth Hunting | SD | $216,589 | Executive Di | $70,000 | $84,045 | 2024 |
| Student Runners Of Orange County Inc | CA | $216,431 | Executive Dir. | $50,000 | $45,759 | 2025 |
| All Children Cared For Educated Supported And Successful | NH | $216,334 | Director | $45,715 | $45,921 | 2024 |
| Youth Empowered To Prosper Inc | FL | $227,499 | Executive Dir. | $86,772 | $88,680 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ cost of living and 2023 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 NJ 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 | 30th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 32nd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 31st |
| 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.