Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sara Knight, Executive Director / CEO ($55,569) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 45 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 60th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Sara Knight — reported title “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 VA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Early Childhood | SC | $240,454 | Executive Director | $45,651 | $49,325 | 2024 |
| Child And Family Resource Foundation | SC | $230,904 | Ceo | $35,170 | $38,000 | 2024 |
| Day Dreams Foundation | MO | $243,310 | Executive Di | $20,492 | $22,479 | 2024 |
| Wesley Foundation At The University Of Washington | WA | $223,768 | Executive Director | $99,011 | $91,809 | 2024 |
| Valley Youth Network | PA | $222,234 | Executive Director | $94,401 | $97,499 | 2024 |
| Mentor For Change | CA | $221,819 | Executive Di | $25,523 | $23,500 | 2023 |
| Healthy Families Partnership Inc | VA | $219,326 | Board Treasu | $400 | $390 | 2025 |
| Victory Lane Camp Inc | IN | $217,717 | Ceo | $84,989 | $92,824 | 2024 |
| Students Without Limits | CA | $213,818 | President/ceo | $123,249 | $110,224 | 2024 |
| Purpose Foundation For Youth | IL | $213,157 | President | $10,500 | $10,691 | 2024 |
| Grand Forks Fastbreak Club | ND | $210,877 | Director | $4,200 | $4,774 | 2024 |
| Lincoln Independent Business Association | NE | $263,224 | Executive Director | $150,678 | $167,846 | 2024 |
| Nashville Debate League Inc | TN | $263,898 | Executive Director | $74,001 | $78,485 | 2025 |
| Purpose Learning Lab The Premier Drop-in Studio | NC | $208,006 | Executive Director | $28,650 | $31,565 | 2023 |
| Salida Circus Outreach Foundation | CO | $265,704 | Executive Director | $45,691 | $45,376 | 2024 |
| Southwest Wildlife Foundation Inc | UT | $203,783 | Ceo | $42,000 | $44,520 | 2024 |
| Reintegration Support Network Inc | NC | $268,687 | Executive Director | $58,407 | $60,892 | 2025 |
| Mentoring Mentors Inc | MD | $269,718 | Founder & Ceo | $35,992 | $34,850 | 2024 |
| Silver Stallion Bicycle And Coffee | NM | $270,499 | President | $25,858 | $28,804 | 2024 |
| Child Wellness Institute Inc | NJ | $199,940 | Executive Director | $24,603 | $22,750 | 2024 |
| Native American Youth Ministries | AZ | $273,180 | Ceo | $19,747 | $20,250 | 2023 |
| Mentoring Youth Through Technology | IL | $273,447 | Executive Dir. | $29,000 | $29,528 | 2024 |
| Oak Ridge Outdoor Foundation | IL | $198,584 | Manager | $19,500 | $20,441 | 2023 |
| Summer Of Sass Inc | MA | $196,251 | Executive Di | $90,087 | $83,843 | 2024 |
| Girls On The Run 334 | NJ | $283,331 | Council Director | $57,145 | $52,842 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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 | 60th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 58th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 60th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 58th |
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.