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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Poetic Justice Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 475673816
OK · NTEE I43
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Ellen Stackable, Executive Director / CEO ($37,188) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 23 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 30th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Ellen Stackable — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

23 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 23 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$846 total compensation of comparable organizations → $119,807 $37,188
$5,23110th
$33,69225th
$43,353Median
$68,85875th
$74,22890th
$37,188This org · 30th
p10$5,231
p25$33,692
p50$43,353
p75$68,858
p90$74,228
$37,188

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 OK 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
Second Chance And Reentry Services OK$228,340 Executive Dir. $10,462 $10,891 2022
Human Rights Coalition PA$235,535 Executive Dir. $49,284 $43,353 2024
International Prison Ministry Inc CA$226,747 Asst Director $51,750 $40,582 2023
Anchor Of Hope International Ministries Inc CA$245,329 Executive Directorboardmember $56,160 $42,777 2024
Hands Of Luke Medical Ministries TX$249,383 Executive Director $4,500 $3,971 2024
The Verb Kind Inc FL$213,816 President $9,250 $7,892 2023
Prison Impact Ministries MT$210,665 President $126,000 $119,807 2024
Hope Prison Ministry Inc MA$253,024 President $85,000 $69,367 2023
Unite Greensboro Jail Ministry NC$209,528 Chaplain $34,314 $31,276 2024
Open Hearts Open Minds OR$205,384 Executive Director $50,580 $41,434 2024
Clicc Inc CT$259,741 Executive Dir. $80,000 $66,165 2024
Chebar Ministries Inc GA$263,486 President $5,000 $4,566 2023
Ourjourney Co NC$268,885 Executive Director $39,617 $36,108 2024
Heart Of Clay MN$191,134 Mens Coordinator $56,240 $50,467 2023
Bay Area Chaplains CA$290,309 Chaplain $144,072 $109,739 2024
Interaction Transition WA$291,073 Executive Director $91,401 $70,323 2025
Human Kindness Foundation NC$292,470 Executive Dir. $74,988 $68,348 2024
Freedom Grow WA$294,749 Executive Director $1,000 $846 2022
Project Pooch OR$295,316 Executive Director $88,693 $72,654 2024
Chicago Bible Society IL$304,334 Executive Director $56,500 $50,444 2023
Redeeming The Family OK$156,611 Exec Directo $54,999 $53,421 2024
Motherhood Beyond Bars Inc GA$323,309 Executive Di $46,000 $40,799 2024
Harrison County Lifelong Learning IN$343,080 Executive Director $80,218 $74,621 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OK cost of living and 2023 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 OK 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 default30th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)26th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted30th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted30th

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 (Ellen Stackable) 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 23 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (I43), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $37,188 is reasonable (approximately the 30th 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.