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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Maryland Right To Life Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 521690171
MD · NTEE R620
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Laura Bogley-knickman, Executive Director / CEO ($46,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 16 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 25th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Laura Bogley-knickman — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

16 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 16 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$23,740 total compensation of comparable organizations → $270,659 $46,000
$34,55310th
$49,77225th
$61,326Median
$89,65275th
$104,99890th
$46,000This org · 25th
p10$34,553
p25$49,772
p50$61,326
p75$89,652
p90$104,998
$46,000

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
Columbus Right To Life Educational Foundation OH$179,834 Executive Director $51,746 $58,623 2023
Ohio Right To Life Society Inc OH$195,789 President $36,400 $40,055 2024
A Beacon Of Light Pregnancy Help Center IL$196,715 Ceo $56,132 $57,334 2024
Ohio Right To Life Society OH$197,105 President $26,400 $29,051 2024
Pennsylvania Pro-life Federation Inc PA$201,618 Executive Dir. $86,848 $89,980 2024
Eastern Pregnancy Information NC$203,299 Executive Director $22,114 $23,740 2024
Right To Life Of Indianapolis IN$161,764 President $45,333 $51,135 2023
My Fathers Vineyard Inc PA$155,050 President $61,800 $64,029 2024
Birthright Of St Joseph Inc MI$220,359 President $78,000 $83,644 2024
Alliance Of Tribal Coalitions To OK$149,734 Executive Director $101,340 $119,359 2023
South Dakota Right To Life Committee Inc SD$227,650 Administrative Director $79,048 $90,637 2024
Bioethics Defense Fund LA$233,208 President $229,800 $270,659 2023
Sav-a-life Lanettvalley Inc AL$240,012 Executive Director $40,700 $45,681 2024
Pregnancy Help & Information FL$253,952 Ceo $55,150 $55,416 2023
Life Group Inc NE$257,849 President $61,000 $70,177 2023
Life Matters Worldwide MI$274,020 President $83,500 $89,542 2024

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 default25th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)31st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted25th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted13th

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 (Laura Bogley-knickman) 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 16 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (R62), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $46,000 is reasonable (approximately the 25th 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.