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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cityheart Corporation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 473638898
OH · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kris Sexton, Executive Director / CEO ($61,416) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 45 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 71st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

45 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 45 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$400 total compensation of comparable organizations → $195,920 $61,416
$17,13310th
$27,19725th
$49,209Median
$72,40575th
$92,06690th
$61,416This org · 71st
p10$17,133
p25$27,197
p50$49,209
p75$72,405
p90$92,066
$61,416

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Legacies Empowered IncOH $290,517$37,780 990
New American Resources Center IncOH $282,630$26,737 990
Getting To WeOH $274,928$15,760 990
The Strongsville Emergency FoodOH $301,025$23,591 990
Mid-ohio Board For AnOH $267,250$49,209 990
Hannah's House 119OH $310,768$43,802 990
Serving Beyond BordersOH $260,473$88,001 990
Welcome To A New LifeOH $318,256$57,339 990
Operation Ramp It Up For VeteransOH $318,394$21,369 990
Neighborhood AlliesOH $255,099$54,079 990
United Church Residences Of MoundsvilleOH $319,422$49,315 990
Hope Ministries InternationalOH $319,526$27,197 990
Shepherds House Of Portage CountyOH $323,858$57,034 990
Her AcademyOH $249,626$195,920 990
Adventures In Truth MinistriesOH $249,483$48,801 990
Juvenile Justice CoalitionOH $249,390$85,834 990
InclusionworksOH $327,438$10,090 990
Lancaster-fairfield County Charity Newsies IncOH $246,080$400 990
Forensic Nursing Network IncOH $331,431$72,405 990
Faith House Academy & Early Learning CenterOH $331,543$23,035 990
Sanctuary Community ActionOH $333,467$19,193 990
Southwest India Christian Mission IncOH $239,515$79,488 990
The Pike County Outreach Council OfOH $335,639$52,050 990
Partners For Medical ReliefOH $341,574$34,967 990
Never Give Up Never QuitOH $230,250$97,131 990

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 default71st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)69th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted71st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted69th

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 (Kris Sexton) 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 45 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + OH + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $61,416 is reasonable (approximately the 71st 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). 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.