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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Pathways To Independence Of Central Ohio

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 472426665
OH · NTEE J30
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Stephanie Sanzo, Executive Director / CEO ($108,033) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 29 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 90th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Stephanie Sanzo — reported title “PRESIDENT & CEO”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

29 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 29 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,522 total compensation of comparable organizations → $159,521 $108,033
$32,49010th
$53,22125th
$59,721Median
$78,72175th
$107,76290th
$108,033This org · 90th
p10$32,490
p25$53,221
p50$59,721
p75$78,721
p90$107,762
$108,033

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 OH 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
Employment Technology Inc PA$479,406 Executive Director $46,318 $43,610 2023
South Lane Maintenance Corporation OR$436,150 Executive Di $72,669 $61,887 2024
Farm For Hope Inc AL$432,899 Executive Director $60,000 $61,200 2023
Joyeux Foundation Us NY$490,562 Ceo (As Of 2/24) $192,500 $159,521 2024
Mays Mission For The Handicapped Inc AR$491,694 President/executive Direct $57,455 $57,699 2025
Restoration Project Inc MA$496,711 President $65,212 $53,740 2024
Mud Girls Studios A Nj Non Profit NJ$421,278 Executive Dir. $65,000 $53,221 2024
Yes She Can Incorporated NY$418,492 Executive Director $85,000 $72,519 2023
Accutran Inc KY$505,151 Executive Director/secreta $53,940 $53,145 2024
Mission Accomplished Transition Services Inc NY$411,016 Chief Coach And Founder $70,000 $59,721 2023
Jordan Valley Day Care & Training Center UT$510,138 Executive Director $115,848 $105,931 2025
Sound Employment Services WA$395,680 Executive Director $63,012 $53,264 2023
Springforward Ventures Inc MD$395,037 Executive Director $31,366 $26,199 2025
Restore Hope Resources Inc FL$393,153 President $133,588 $115,087 2024
Project Onward IL$532,957 Executive Dir. $71,467 $64,434 2024
Capital City Career Opportunities I CA$357,126 Executive Director $67,550 $53,492 2024
Communicare Industries Inc KY$563,590 Officer $8,987 $9,116 2023
Hands On Employment Services Inc FL$354,814 Director $39,538 $34,063 2024
Red Oak Industries Inc IN$570,593 Executive Director $81,399 $78,721 2024
Western New York Center For The Visually NY$573,881 Executive Direc $114,920 $95,232 2024
Alternative Work Concepts Inc OR$577,715 Executive Director $89,721 $74,440 2025
North Carolina Business Leadership Network Inc NC$327,502 Executive Director $107,000 $101,390 2024
Work Plus Incorporated WI$601,511 Executive Director $119,494 $117,825 2023
Ade Global Management Systems CA$610,055 President $8,000 $6,522 2023
Independence For The Blind Of FL$641,743 Executive Di $74,880 $64,510 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH cost of living and 2023 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 OH 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 default90th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)83rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted93rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Stephanie Sanzo) 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 29 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $108,033 is reasonable (approximately the 90th 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.