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Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 521125864
MD · NTEE P600
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Daphne Marke, Executive Director / CEO ($10,800) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 313 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 22nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Daphne Marke — reported title “Treasurer”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

313 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 313 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2 total compensation of comparable organizations → $283,238 $10,800
$5,35710th
$12,42725th
$23,878Median
$43,49775th
$66,63790th
$10,800This org · 22nd
p10$5,357
p25$12,427
p50$23,878
p75$43,497
p90$66,637
$10,800

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 MD 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
Passavant Memorial Homes I Inc PA$57,554 Ceo & President $36,502 $37,819 2024
Ex-muslims Of North America VA$57,311 President/secretary $484 $485 2024
Htedc Arts And Education Association AZ$57,667 Chief Executive Officer $400 $411 2023
Garrison House CA$57,717 Executive Director $14,220 $13,134 2023
Hospice Of The Highland Rim TN$57,876 Secretary/tr $16,468 $18,515 2023
The Abbey Inc CO$57,930 Secr/exec Dir $25,200 $24,457 2025
The Carolinas Foundation For Hospice And NC$58,047 Executive Director $27,901 $30,836 2023
Loaves & Fishes Warming Center NY$56,416 Vice President / Director Of Operations $30,417 $29,399 2023
Lifespan Of Greater Rochester NY$56,291 President/ceo $56,826 $53,349 2024
Watershed Associates Inc NY$58,717 Ceo $23,171 $22,396 2023
New Each Morning OR$56,206 Executive Di $8,800 $8,491 2024
Valley Care Community Consortium Inc CA$58,785 Interim Executive Director $49,833 $44,706 2024
Veterans Support Brigade MN$58,911 Directorgambling Manager $114,050 $117,082 2024
Neighbors Who Care Inc MA$58,913 Secretary & Executive Dire $2,000 $1,922 2023
Highlawn Community Alliance Inc WV$56,000 Former Executive Director 7/23-3/24 $38,667 $43,497 2024
Aviation Family Fund Inc NC$55,967 Treasurer $10,000 $11,052 2023
Rising Above Bakery Inc NJ$55,927 President $67,750 $62,845 2024
Senior Health Foundation NE$55,915 President Ceo $19,321 $22,228 2023
Orlando Police Foundation Inc FL$59,146 Executive Director $26,073 $25,447 2024
Utah Pet Partners UT$59,153 Executive Director $24,989 $27,356 2023
The Yakutat Tlingit Tribe Nonprofit AK$59,173 Cfo $9,456 $9,393 2024
The Bridge Of Central Massachusetts MA$59,173 President & Ceo $29,151 $28,019 2023
Dark Horse Futures Foundation NC$59,210 Incorporator $3,000 $3,221 2024
Neighbor 2 Neighbor TN$59,224 Executive Di $70,521 $75,028 2025
Age Wise Colorado Inc CO$55,684 Executive Director $10,250 $10,513 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD 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 MD 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 default22nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)22nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted50th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted16th

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 (Daphne Marke) 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 313 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (P), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $10,800 is reasonable (approximately the 22nd 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.