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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Empowerment Collaborative Of

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 474824223
NY · NTEE P62
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jennifer Hernandez, Executive Director / CEO ($43,047) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 35 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 20th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

35 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 35 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,046 total compensation of comparable organizations → $156,821 $43,047
$30,00510th
$63,97425th
$81,837Median
$108,04875th
$142,25190th
$43,047This org · 20th
p10$30,005
p25$63,974
p50$81,837
p75$108,048
p90$142,251
$43,047

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 NY 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
New York City District Council Of NY$369,950 Director $152,881 $152,881 2024
Rivercross Inc NC$358,879 Executive Di $78,600 $89,876 2024
Food Yoga International Inc DE$375,886 President $29,000 $32,353 2023
Casa Of Lafourche Inc LA$377,414 Executive Director $4,238 $5,164 2024
Professional Christian Counseling S TX$352,504 Owner $62,245 $68,905 2024
International Networks Of Hearts CA$383,527 Ceo $72,000 $70,835 2023
Compassion To Act Incorporated NC$387,192 Board Member, President $61,167 $69,942 2024
Connected Kids Inc OK$342,444 Ceo And Founder $125,000 $156,821 2023
End Slavery Ga GA$389,684 Director $46,400 $53,156 2023
Anti-human Trafficking Intelligence NC$341,891 Founder / Chief Executive $114,411 $130,825 2024
Swainqualla Safe Inc NC$336,530 Executive Director $57,963 $66,279 2024
Courageous And Free Inc FL$407,934 President $28,769 $29,909 2024
Underground Ne CT$408,097 Executive Director $84,000 $87,159 2024
Share The Love Ocala Inc FL$408,881 Director $29,000 $30,149 2024
The Child Advocacy Center Of Carroll County NH$321,856 Executive Director $103,279 $108,652 2023
Copper River Basin Child Advocacy Center AK$320,713 Executive Dir. $85,200 $92,806 2023
Lila Mae's House IA$319,375 Executive Director $67,538 $81,837 2024
Hidden Water Inc NY$414,681 Founder And Executive Director $155,820 $155,820 2024
Thistle And Bee Enterprises Inc TN$417,650 Ceo $120,558 $144,381 2023
Childs Place MN$300,860 Executive Director $76,701 $86,350 2023
Tip Of Southern Nevada Inc NV$444,032 Ceo $101,028 $112,068 2024
Helping Establish Assistance Resource CA$445,744 Executive Dir. $26,120 $25,698 2023
Advocates Victim Assistance Team Of CO$447,591 Executive Di $90,646 $96,188 2024
Oklahoma Interviewing Services Inc OK$270,589 Executive Director $2,500 $3,046 2024
First Steps To Heal Incorporated NY$270,464 Vp/secretary $127,665 $127,665 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NY 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 NY 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 default20th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)20th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted11th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted97th

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 (Jennifer Hernandez) 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 35 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P62), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $43,047 is reasonable (approximately the 20th 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.