Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kristine Hilger, Executive Director / CEO ($75,542) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 46 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 50th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
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 IN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Total revenue | Total comp | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Jean Brown Foundation | WA | $286,334 | $1,155 | 990 |
| Center For Democracy And Development In The Americas Inc | DC | $289,679 | $45,074 | 990 |
| Severn Leadership Group Inc | MD | $294,110 | $100,053 | 990 |
| Board Development Systems Inc | TX | $267,973 | $80,829 | 990 |
| Leadership Oakland | MI | $260,741 | $77,956 | 990 |
| Lead Dsm | IA | $301,859 | $100,391 | 990 |
| Ventura County Leadership Academy | CA | $258,726 | $105,592 | 990 |
| The Jackson Institute Inc | GA | $256,657 | $131,546 | 990 |
| Black Leadership & Legacies Inc | IN | $256,064 | $59,736 | 990 |
| Leadership Lincoln Inc | NE | $307,779 | $89,128 | 990 |
| Leadership Geauga County | OH | $308,035 | $77,892 | 990 |
| Leadership Lake County Inc | OH | $308,970 | $78,883 | 990 |
| Leadership Ashtabula County Inc | OH | $252,148 | $63,334 | 990 |
| Leadership Seminole Inc | FL | $310,996 | $91,595 | 990 |
| Wyoming Congressional Award | WY | $311,093 | $101,362 | 990 |
| Women Of Color Roar Media | CA | $249,608 | $51,697 | 990 |
| Leadership Training International | VA | $247,977 | $72,295 | 990 |
| Economic Justice Alliance Of Michigan | MI | $316,749 | $93,516 | 990 |
| Purposequest International Inc | PA | $242,579 | $9,861 | 990 |
| Skills Usa Council | PA | $320,725 | $80,722 | 990 |
| The Serving Way | PA | $240,190 | $10,087 | 990 |
| Leadership New Hampshire | NH | $325,615 | $77,937 | 990 |
| Greater Missouri Leadership | MO | $235,713 | $95,414 | 990 |
| Leading For Change Inc | AZ | $231,487 | $97,209 | 990 |
| Center For Compassionate Leadership Inc | NY | $333,753 | $34,124 | 990 |
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 IN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 50th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 43rd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 52nd |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 43rd |
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.
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
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.