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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Elizas Helping Hands Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 473657422
NC · NTEE F40
FY ending 2022-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kenya Thornton, Executive Director / CEO ($35,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 641 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

641 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 641 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $197,654 $35,000
$13,48010th
$28,20925th
$48,567Median
$67,57975th
$89,00990th
$35,000This org · 33rd
p10$13,480
p25$28,209
p50$48,567
p75$67,579
p90$89,009
$35,000

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 NC 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
Gabriel Project Of West Virginia WV$266,558 Executive Director $42,990 $43,274 2023
New Dawn Recovery Services Inc WI$266,649 Executive Di $75,000 $72,820 2023
Linden Lodge Foundation NC$266,266 Executive Di $28,445 $27,325 2023
Misty Mountain Family Enrichment FL$266,918 Ceo/pres/sec $82,500 $69,986 2024
The Second Story Foundation IL$265,869 Executive Director $41,667 $36,991 2024
Attachment Institute Of New England MA$267,253 President $107,445 $89,763 2023
Athens Parent Wellbeing Inc GA$267,329 Executive Director $17,500 $15,889 2024
Jesus Inn Ministries Inc OK$265,681 President $59,614 $61,028 2023
Emerge Center For Social And Emotional Learning CA$267,436 Executive Director $37,352 $29,126 2024
Recovery Community Foundation Of GA$265,304 Executive Di $60,000 $54,478 2024
Lifeline-connect Inc IL$268,033 Exec Dir $12,000 $10,654 2024
Nashville Peacemakers TN$268,074 Ceo $64,260 $60,995 2024
Merit Family Services TX$264,963 Chairman $14,495 $13,480 2023
The Flynn Fellowship Home Of Gastonia Inc NC$268,263 Ex. Director $49,536 $46,220 2024
Prairie Sky Counseling Center Inc KS$264,693 Executive Director $130,261 $127,078 2024
Bell Housing Inc PA$268,461 Executive Director $20,040 $18,046 2024
Welcome House Qalicb Inc MO$264,575 President, Ceo And Treasurer $4,840 $4,629 2024
An Angel's Wing Inc ME$268,619 Executive Director $29,040 $26,259 2024
Nami Of Richland County Ohio OH$264,447 Executive Dir. $65,230 $60,780 2025
Lighthouse Inc MD$264,244 Executive Director $68,488 $59,528 2023
Valley Community Counseling Clinic CA$264,041 Pres And Exec D $31,459 $24,530 2024
Equiteam Support Services PA$269,287 Executive Director $121,541 $109,450 2024
Recovery Wellness Initiative Inc ME$263,788 Volunteer Coordinator $18,782 $16,984 2024
Halos Of The St Croix Valley Inc WI$263,639 Executive Di $80,000 $75,447 2024
Raven Cares Inc KY$269,768 President $42,308 $42,259 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC cost of living and 2022 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 NC 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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)29th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted36th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted29th

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 (Kenya Thornton) 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 641 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (F), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $35,000 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.