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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Strive Initiative Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 465242113
PA · NTEE W99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of David Charles, Executive Director / CEO ($70,357) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 66 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: David Charles — reported title “CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

66 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 66 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,618 total compensation of comparable organizations → $176,142 $70,357
$17,06110th
$38,82725th
$71,944Median
$99,19175th
$123,06690th
$70,357This org · 48th
p10$17,061
p25$38,827
p50$71,944
p75$99,191
p90$123,066
$70,357

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

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Civicpulse Inc NY$370,633 Executive Dir. $113,281 $105,680 2023
Gigafact Foundation CA$372,579 Head Of Operations $110,497 $95,679 2024
Wisconsin Strong Inc WI$372,585 Ceo $91,305 $98,445 2023
Black Product Managers CA$368,688 Executive Director $186,000 $161,057 2024
Veterans Club Inc KY$365,733 Vice President $65,000 $72,096 2023
Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association RI$364,784 Executive Director $46,671 $46,202 2023
Reach Healthcare CA$378,568 President $56,328 $48,774 2024
Americans Against Legalizing CA$381,036 Vice President $25,200 $22,465 2023
One Love Animal Rescue Inc GA$360,867 Ceo $16,500 $16,637 2024
Georgia Hi-lo Trail Inc GA$359,926 President $21,426 $21,603 2024
Wls Foundation SC$355,853 President $105,000 $109,844 2024
The Davis Phoenix Coalition CA$354,895 Executive Director $20,192 $17,484 2024
Revive Community Health Center MI$352,240 Ceo $77,787 $80,512 2024
Seeds Family Worship Inc TN$396,767 President $75,100 $79,159 2024
Dress For Success Denver CO$399,056 Executive Director $77,598 $76,817 2023
Allegheny Force Football Club PA$400,190 Director Of Coaching $52,395 $53,943 2023
Raising Multicultural Kids MA$402,135 Ex. Director $86,800 $76,200 2025
Noe Valley Association CA$405,291 Exec/secr $42,000 $36,368 2024
Bike Library Inc IA$336,285 Executive Director $57,380 $64,863 2023
Northwest Hub OR$409,241 Executive Di $55,502 $51,685 2024
Transportation Riders United Inc MI$331,276 Executive Di $71,269 $73,766 2024
Pathos Labs CO$330,476 Executive Director $60,667 $58,334 2024
Ground Work Play Therapy Inc OH$328,423 Executive Di $45,980 $48,835 2024
In The Weeds CO$415,629 Executive Dir. $64,434 $61,956 2024
The Peavey Project VA$325,088 Officer $105,000 $101,663 2024

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.

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 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.

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 default48th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)48th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted47th

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 (David Charles) 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 66 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (W99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $70,357 is reasonable (approximately the 48th 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). 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.