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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Community Living Opportunities Ii Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 481000291
KS · NTEE P73Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael Strouse, Executive Director / CEO ($40,213) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 66 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 41st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

66 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 66 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,879 total compensation of comparable organizations → $224,688 $40,213
$11,45410th
$25,67225th
$47,371Median
$64,81675th
$81,62290th
$40,213This org · 41st
p10$11,454
p25$25,672
p50$47,371
p75$64,816
p90$81,622
$40,213

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 KS 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 Association For Independent Living TX$479,216 Executive Director $78,830 $72,991 2023
Bachman Foundation Inc TN$477,386 Executive Di $59,114 $54,426 2025
Perfect Peace Inc NH$493,894 Exec Directo $51,393 $43,926 2023
Boys Haven Of America Inc TX$473,026 Executive Director $56,468 $50,785 2024
Pro Youth Centers Inc CA$472,036 Board Member/ceo $91,000 $70,648 2024
Outreach Center Of Christ The Savior MO$497,182 Secretary & Treasury $42,412 $40,387 2024
Charis Youth Center CA$468,404 Executive Director $127,360 $101,798 2023
Duncan Community Residence Inc OK$468,218 Executive Director $11,902 $12,131 2023
Brighter Future For Youth OH$460,985 Executive Director $71,538 $70,135 2023
Zepf Housing Corporation Three Inc OH$508,254 Chief Executive Officer $35,539 $33,842 2024
Enhance Inc MI$510,497 President $248,525 $224,688 2025
Barton County Youth Care Inc KS$452,094 Executive Director $56,069 $53,057 2025
Daughters Of Love Inc CA$518,820 Ceo/ Cfo $27,692 $21,499 2024
Safe Haven In York Pa Inc PA$447,555 Chairman $62,988 $58,143 2023
Casa De Amelia Group Homes CA$519,621 Pres\treas $37,200 $28,881 2024
Pulaski County Group Home MO$523,810 Director $25,367 $24,870 2023
Parkview Adult Foster Care Home Inc MI$440,921 Administrato $34,492 $32,954 2023
Our Healing Center CA$529,391 Chief Exec O $79,500 $61,720 2024
True Home Of Hope Inc TX$531,367 Board Member $16,537 $14,873 2024
Your Child's Place Inc PA$435,070 Sr. Vp Of Finance $5,233 $4,692 2024
The Philomena House Corp MN$434,903 Director $46,686 $41,476 2024
Crystal Springs Home Inc OH$534,370 Ceo $63,360 $60,335 2024
Upper Room Recovery Community Inc IN$541,445 Former Exec $63,079 $59,807 2024
Tara Hall School Inc SC$545,445 Executive Dir. $82,852 $77,712 2024
Childrens Village And Family Service TX$546,015 Executive Dir $76,673 $70,994 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to KS 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 KS 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 default41st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)39th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
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 (Michael Strouse) 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 66 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P73), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $40,213 is reasonable (approximately the 41st 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.