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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Covenant Pathways

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 473515588
NM · NTEE P30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of James Skeet, Executive Director / CEO ($41,137) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 175 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 22nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

175 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 175 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$17 total compensation of comparable organizations → $220,029 $41,137
$20,01610th
$44,94025th
$66,481Median
$89,54575th
$112,87490th
$41,137This org · 22nd
p10$20,016
p25$44,940
p50$66,481
p75$89,545
p90$112,874
$41,137

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 NM 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
Daisys House CA$402,839 President $2,000 $1,606 2024
Studio Ludo PA$402,086 Exec Director $103,803 $96,244 2024
Teen Challenge Of South Carolina SC$401,672 Executive Di $92,004 $89,240 2024
Montgomery County Federation Of Fam MD$409,916 Executive Di $65,330 $56,787 2024
Alchemy Inc OH$400,371 Executive Di $175,832 $168,688 2025
Oncology And Kids Inc CA$411,399 President & Ceo $65,000 $53,726 2023
14th & Chestnut Community Center IN$411,838 Executive Dir. $48,631 $49,090 2023
Resources Inspiring Success And TX$399,121 Executive Dir. $12,000 $11,160 2024
Child Advocacy Center Of Central Ok Inc OK$413,048 Executive Dir. $83,333 $85,315 2024
The Shepherd's Crook Ministries Inc OH$397,678 President $191,295 $188,378 2024
Murphy Mentoring Group Inc IN$414,285 President $35,001 $34,318 2024
Artists Creating Together MI$395,541 Executive Director $101,174 $94,590 2025
Burst Into Books IL$416,668 Executive Director $26,000 $24,467 2023
Foster Care In The Us Inc IN$393,554 Executive Director $68,477 $67,140 2024
Mid Michigan Big Brothers Big Sisters MI$391,465 Executive Director $64,172 $61,583 2024
Crickets Hope Inc CA$420,098 Executive Dir. $69,858 $56,085 2024
Hbcyouth Foundation Inc GA$420,108 Chief Executive Officer $30,000 $28,046 2024
Forget Me Not Childrens Services CA$422,423 Executive Dir. $101,912 $81,819 2024
Rick's Place Inc MA$385,376 Exec. Director $76,746 $66,015 2023
Pike Regional Child Advocacy Center AL$426,074 Executive Di $64,541 $64,828 2024
Children's Institute Of Watts CA$383,797 President $61,573 $50,894 2023
Mykingstonkids Inc NY$383,422 Executive Director $84,984 $71,399 2024
Allies For Children PA$429,158 Executive Director $143,488 $129,609 2025
Youth4youthaz AZ$381,548 Executive Dir $154,767 $138,387 2024
Alpha House MO$379,702 Executive Director $43,922 $42,137 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NM 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 NM 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 default22nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)20th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted25th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted21st

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 (James Skeet) 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 175 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $41,137 is reasonable (approximately the 22nd 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.