Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kristina Saunders, Executive Director / CEO ($31,979) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 343 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 20th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Kristina Saunders — reported title “Executive Dir.”, 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 CT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community For Autism And Motor Planning | AZ | $306,925 | Interim Executive Director | $23,111 | $23,705 | 2023 |
| Cancer Resource Center Of The Desert | CA | $308,548 | Chief Executive Director | $77,258 | $71,151 | 2023 |
| Health Finance Institute | VA | $309,322 | President And Ceo | $210,388 | $216,656 | 2023 |
| Georgia Vascular Society Inc | NY | $305,000 | Executive Director | $50,000 | $46,806 | 2024 |
| North Carolina Neurological Society | NC | $303,787 | Executive Director | $5,137 | $5,661 | 2023 |
| Charity Of The Eye Care Network | CA | $311,331 | Ceo/president | $132,619 | $122,137 | 2023 |
| Vision Outreach International Inc | MI | $303,002 | Executive Director | $89,898 | $98,964 | 2023 |
| Every Child | CA | $311,793 | Vice President | $35,890 | $32,105 | 2024 |
| Matt Brown Foundation Inc | MA | $312,168 | President | $54,000 | $50,270 | 2024 |
| Until There Is A Cure | CA | $313,352 | Executive Director | $100,000 | $89,454 | 2024 |
| Sisters' Hope Foundation | PA | $300,085 | President | $66,412 | $68,609 | 2024 |
| Tracys Kids Inc | MD | $315,682 | President, Board Member | $60,000 | $59,827 | 2023 |
| Louvenia D Barksdale Sickle Cell Anemia Foundatio | SC | $298,707 | Community Engagement Coordinator | $46,693 | $50,463 | 2024 |
| Hope In View Inc | IN | $298,684 | Coordinator | $62,000 | $67,732 | 2024 |
| Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition | TN | $316,468 | Executive Di | $68,500 | $76,794 | 2023 |
| Hemophilia And Bleeding Disorders Of Alabama Inc | AL | $297,938 | Executive Director | $84,231 | $97,053 | 2023 |
| Acromegaly Community Inc | OK | $317,148 | President | $96,000 | $112,743 | 2023 |
| Firefly Sisterhood | MN | $295,482 | Executive Director | $88,933 | $93,723 | 2023 |
| Parkinson Association Of Central Florida Inc | FL | $295,008 | Executive Director | $75,000 | $72,989 | 2024 |
| Autism Care Today | CA | $294,338 | Director | $64,498 | $59,400 | 2023 |
| Independent Identity | TX | $320,346 | Executive Director | $88,892 | $94,836 | 2023 |
| Prevention Access Campaign Inc | NY | $320,548 | Board Member | $20,385 | $19,646 | 2023 |
| Race Cancer Foundation Inc | MA | $293,645 | President And Director | $45,000 | $43,128 | 2023 |
| Hemophilia Association Of The | VA | $292,950 | Executive Director | $76,378 | $78,653 | 2023 |
| T Leroy Jefferson Medical Society Inc | FL | $321,799 | Executive Director | $90,093 | $87,677 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CT 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 CT 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 | 20th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 20th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 24th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 17th |
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.