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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Veteran Resilience Project Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 473066936
MN · NTEE F60
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Elaine Wynne, Executive Director / CEO ($2,325) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 139 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Elaine Wynne — reported title “Vice Chair”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

139 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 139 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$7,959 total compensation of comparable organizations → $242,996 $2,325
$18,97310th
$37,21825th
$58,998Median
$81,32875th
$115,75990th
$2,325This org · 0th
p10$18,973
p25$37,218
p50$58,998
p75$81,328
p90$115,759
$2,325

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 MN 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
Companions On A Journey OH$378,239 Executive Di $45,750 $49,039 2023
House In The Woods Inc ME$380,477 Secretary/treas $14,968 $15,168 2023
Nami Wayne & Holmes Counties OH$380,782 Executive Di $38,728 $41,512 2023
Thriving Families Counseling Services IA$381,561 Director $140,508 $147,333 2025
Deliver The Dream Inc FL$381,679 Ceo/executiv $130,907 $120,886 2024
Fighting Chance Inc NY$381,997 Chairman & Ceo $60,000 $53,296 2024
The Moriah Foundation IL$370,540 Executive Director $134,325 $133,646 2023
Concordia Counseling A Lutheran IN$388,692 Ceo $43,175 $44,756 2024
Story House Ministries Inc IN$366,241 Executive Di $69,224 $73,879 2023
Adams Purpose CO$390,518 Executive Director $31,254 $29,459 2024
Marriage Heritage Inc GA$364,732 Ceo & Secretary $144,000 $142,328 2024
Wells Of Wholeness Inc GA$391,188 Executive Di $132,125 $130,590 2024
Elevate North Texas TX$392,082 Executive Director $60,000 $58,998 2024
Life Over Coffee SC$361,888 President $115,000 $121,416 2023
Sanctuary Counseling Center TN$360,869 Executive Director $102,500 $105,909 2024
Transforming Resources MN$360,142 Chairman & Ceo $122,850 $122,850 2023
Life Focus Center Inc NJ$396,394 President $47,600 $41,776 2024
Drums In Recovery Inc FL$397,477 President $183,200 $169,176 2024
Mental Health Grace Alliance TX$397,742 President An $81,520 $80,159 2024
Marriage Mentors Inc TX$398,843 Ceo/president $138,334 $136,024 2024
Common Ground A New Jersey NJ$356,725 Executive Di $80,000 $68,403 2025
Fruit That Remains Inc AR$355,803 President/di $69,852 $77,182 2024
Christopher Ministries Inc TN$354,194 Director $16,850 $17,925 2023
Life-giving Wounds Corporation MD$352,796 President/chairman $103,995 $95,572 2024
Horses & Heroes Inc KS$352,786 Executive Director, Founder $33,653 $35,739 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN 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 MN 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted4th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted0th

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 (Elaine Wynne) 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 139 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F60), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $2,325 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.