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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Roots To Wings Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 474206589
NE · NTEE P80
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Trisha Kyllo, Executive Director / CEO ($49,104) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 156 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 59th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Trisha Kyllo — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

156 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 156 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$709 total compensation of comparable organizations → $158,005 $49,104
$10,32610th
$24,47325th
$42,420Median
$60,45275th
$69,39890th
$49,104This org · 59th
p10$10,326
p25$24,473
p50$42,420
p75$60,452
p90$69,398
$49,104

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 NE 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
The Shepherds Center Of Fairfax-burke VA$175,121 Executive Dir. $43,471 $39,025 2024
Volunteer Caregivers Program NY$174,381 Executive Director $75,000 $63,011 2024
Camp Bluebird Of West Michigan MI$178,194 Executive Dir. $60,030 $59,310 2023
Ide Center Apartments Ii Inc OH$172,521 Ceo/president $18,970 $19,232 2023
The Whatcom Dream WA$180,029 Executive Director $54,820 $46,981 2023
Universal City Supportive Housing MN$171,303 President/tr $68,006 $60,867 2025
Hope House DC$170,608 Ex Executive Director $80,534 $65,706 2024
Hawaii Coalition Against Sexual Assault HI$181,460 Executive Director $52,500 $44,993 2023
Pettaway Pursuit Foundation PA$182,330 Executive Director/president $66,401 $61,566 2024
Nonprofitconnect Inc NJ$182,966 Executive Director $83,703 $69,483 2024
Laura Mahoney Autism And Epilepsy NH$183,743 Executive Director $34,614 $30,593 2023
Payee Plus OH$167,580 Executive Director $60,637 $59,712 2024
Fostering Life-changing Opportunities MO$167,579 Executive Director $30,228 $30,646 2023
Homes For Laurel Inc MD$184,441 Vice President & Director $27,109 $23,564 2024
Achieve Inc CO$166,539 Executive Di $31,250 $27,860 2024
Community Outreach Network Services Inc IN$166,238 Ceo $9,874 $9,681 2024
Silverton Area Seniors Inc OR$165,708 Executive Dir. $51,832 $46,075 2023
Hannah And Friends Inc IN$187,260 Secretary, Director Of Ope $18,545 $18,720 2023
Hands Producing Hope Incorporated LA$164,078 President And Executive Di $693 $709 2024
Juniper House Inc MA$163,950 President $19,712 $16,469 2024
Westfield Residence Inc CA$189,049 Director $2,450 $1,967 2024
Dress For Success Billings Inc MT$190,236 Executive Director $47,167 $47,272 2024
Community Access Naperville Inc IL$190,504 President $1,305 $1,193 2024
Barre Area Senior Center Inc VT$161,165 Director $51,480 $46,934 2025
Unfaulted Corporation TX$161,145 Chief Execut $42,230 $39,276 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NE 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 NE 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 default59th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)54th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (Trisha Kyllo) 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 156 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $49,104 is reasonable (approximately the 59th 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.