Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Misty Cowger, Executive Director / CEO ($65,650) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 71 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 45th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Misty Cowger — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, 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 AL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Safety Network Inc | ID | $458,468 | Executive Di | $70,565 | $67,491 | 2024 |
| Prevent Child Abuse Gordon County Inc | GA | $471,959 | Exec. Director | $69,599 | $62,918 | 2024 |
| Kidpower Of Colorado Inc | CO | $474,224 | Executive Director | $75,229 | $66,771 | 2023 |
| Childrens Advocacy Center Of | IL | $439,994 | Executive Direc | $77,214 | $66,491 | 2025 |
| Tree Top Child Advocacy Center | CO | $438,615 | Executive Director | $82,531 | $71,151 | 2024 |
| Exchange Club Center For The Prevention | NC | $435,548 | Executive Dir. | $63,212 | $58,723 | 2024 |
| Exchange Club Family Skills Center | AL | $432,917 | Executive Dir. | $61,739 | $59,968 | 2024 |
| Imperial County Child Abuse | CA | $431,490 | Executive Director | $62,010 | $48,142 | 2024 |
| Casa Of The Northern Bluegrass Region Inc | KY | $489,238 | Executive Director | $84,836 | $84,367 | 2023 |
| Russell County Child Advocacy Ctr | AL | $428,782 | Executive Director | $88,076 | $88,076 | 2023 |
| Operation Sandcastle Inc | FL | $426,271 | Officer & President | $158,103 | $133,537 | 2024 |
| The Childrens Advocacy Center | AL | $498,415 | Executive Director | $72,712 | $70,626 | 2024 |
| Kids Inc Child Advocacy Center | NM | $500,724 | Executive Di | $75,140 | $70,788 | 2025 |
| Parent Aid - Child Abuse Prevention Center | AZ | $417,068 | Executive Director | $67,893 | $57,191 | 2025 |
| Friends Of Alameda County Casa Inc | CA | $412,979 | Executive Dir. | $95,700 | $74,297 | 2024 |
| Child Abuse & Beyond Inc | TX | $411,249 | Executive Di | $152,900 | $137,512 | 2024 |
| Childrenz Haven | TX | $509,939 | Executive Di | $66,200 | $59,538 | 2024 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates | CO | $510,174 | Executive Di | $87,919 | $75,796 | 2024 |
| Voices For Children Of Broward County | FL | $407,923 | President & Ceo | $90,720 | $76,623 | 2024 |
| The Exchange Club Child Abuse Prevention | CA | $512,550 | Executive Direc | $70,697 | $54,886 | 2024 |
| Maryland Children's Alliance Inc | MD | $405,449 | Executive Director | $104,893 | $90,773 | 2023 |
| Exchange Club Center For The Prevention Of Child Abuse Of Rome Georgia Inc | GA | $513,913 | Executive Director | $82,191 | $74,302 | 2024 |
| Kids Free To Grow | ME | $404,403 | Executive Director | $43,293 | $37,971 | 2025 |
| Kukui Children's Foundation | HI | $402,586 | Executive Director | $60,000 | $49,724 | 2023 |
| C A R E | NC | $519,469 | Executive Dir. | $83,735 | $77,789 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AL 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 AL 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 | 45th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 34th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 54th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 44th |
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.