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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

First Call For Help Of Ellis County Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 481186945
KS · NTEE J20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Macey Pfeifer, Executive Director / CEO ($46,689) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 80 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 29th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

80 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 80 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,732 total compensation of comparable organizations → $516,470 $46,689
$24,27810th
$43,09125th
$64,240Median
$77,64875th
$91,19590th
$46,689This org · 29th
p10$24,278
p25$43,091
p50$64,240
p75$77,648
p90$91,195
$46,689

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.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Christian Womens Job Corps Of Kerr CountyTX $301,268$64,900 990
Belvedere Real Care Providers Network IncMD $297,411$21,383 990
Nevada Business Opportunity FundNV $292,801$516,470 990
Dress For Success Sw Florida IncFL $290,787$67,600 990
Career Transitions IncMT $289,279$83,341 990
Jackson County Twenty First Century CounAL $316,326$62,000 990
Njea Frederick L Hipp Foundation ForNJ $288,553$161,287 990
Project Success CoalitionUT $317,875$70,461 990
Dress For Success Worcester IncMA $284,377$67,046 990
Save A SuitCT $321,014$37,915 990
DiffvelopmentNJ $281,193$36,157 990
Northern Tier Industry And Education Consortium InPA $280,735$34,890 990
Career Connectors NetworkAZ $326,527$54,234 990
Urban Solutions Training & Development CorporationMI $327,984$5,732 990
Shirlington Employment And Education Center IncVA $328,025$64,131 990
Ct Against Gun Violence Education Fund IncCT $328,483$23,032 990
Ccyp IncMA $273,215$78,837 990
Working Family SolidarityIL $332,018$53,843 990
Black Cooperative Impact FundCA $332,956$49,374 990
Open EmploymentCA $335,183$47,957 990
Siskiyou County Jobs CouncilCA $266,910$29,395 990
Inter-city Services IncCA $266,608$24,284 990
Timberline Adult Day ServicesCO $339,071$76,914 990
The Diversity Pledge InstituteOH $265,693$100,377 990
Christian Womens Job Corps Of MclennanTX $264,639$61,257 990

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 default29th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)28th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted33rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted26th

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 (Macey Pfeifer) 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 80 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (J20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $46,689 is reasonable (approximately the 29th 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). 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.