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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 471482337
VA · NTEE E50
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lisa D'alessio, Executive Director / CEO ($30,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 329 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 39th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lisa D'alessio — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

329 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 329 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$63 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,020,986 $30,000
$6,06310th
$19,17725th
$39,490Median
$63,99675th
$98,39790th
$30,000This org · 39th
p10$6,063
p25$19,177
p50$39,490
p75$63,996
p90$98,397
$30,000

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 VA 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
Accma Community Health Foundation CA$120,505 Executive Director $45,633 $42,016 2023
Central Florida Health Inc FL$120,610 Director/university Of Florida President (Thru Feb 2023) $120,025 $120,227 2023
Hcch Holding Corporation FL$120,125 Ceo $9,832 $9,566 2024
Commcare Bossier LA$120,000 Secretary $22,705 $25,226 2025
Catherine Mcauley Health Services MI$119,698 President, Th Med Group Mi $123,387 $135,797 2023
Gritman Medical Center Foundation Inc ID$121,720 Secretary $1,844 $2,091 2023
The Community Wellness Project WA$119,176 Board Member $34,511 $32,945 2023
Chico Community Acupuncture Inc CA$122,003 President $31,270 $28,792 2023
St Francis Home Health Care Inc MI$122,070 Director $8,760 $9,364 2024
Long Island Medical Foundation Inc NY$118,849 Executive Director $114,475 $107,134 2024
Salt Block Ministries TX$118,733 President $4,500 $4,662 2024
American Patriotic Services Inc FL$118,718 Managing Director $33,735 $32,822 2024
Keweenaw Health Foundation MI$122,425 Executive Di $14,000 $14,966 2024
Ryan Gordy Foundation CA$122,526 Director Of Operationss $10,633 $9,509 2024
Northern Nebraska Area Health Education NE$122,552 Executive Director $74,110 $82,554 2024
Mclaren Oakland Foundation MI$118,421 Ceo - Part Year $132,618 $141,769 2024
South Central Pennsylvania Sickle Cell Council PA$122,589 Program Director $37,380 $39,747 2023
Mercy Health Foundation Of Southeastern PA$118,216 Dir; Pres & Ceo Mid-atlantic Region $74,073 $78,764 2023
The Foundation For Women's Wellness CO$122,901 Ed/sec/treas $65,000 $66,458 2023
Bigfork Valley Foundation MN$123,080 Executive Dir. $19,875 $20,940 2023
Beyond Pink Spokane Inc WA$123,107 Executive Di $65,533 $60,766 2024
R Frank Jones Society Inc MI$123,527 Member $2,000 $2,201 2023
St Mary Emergency Medical Services PA$123,561 Smmc President Thru 7/22 $326,765 $347,458 2023
Manasquan First Aid Squad NJ$123,706 Corr. Secre. $500 $462 2024
Central Mn Life Care Center Inc MN$123,752 Executive Di $17,060 $17,975 2023

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.

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 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.

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 default39th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)40th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted24th

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 (Lisa D'alessio) 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 329 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (E), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $30,000 is reasonable (approximately the 39th 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.