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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Irish Meadows Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 522084779
MD · NTEE P82
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sarah Norman, Executive Director / CEO ($20,272) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 333 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: Sarah Norman — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

333 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 333 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2 total compensation of comparable organizations → $273,821 $20,272
$5,08510th
$11,90825th
$23,944Median
$42,67275th
$62,73490th
$20,272This org · 41st
p10$5,085
p25$11,908
p50$23,944
p75$42,672
p90$62,734
$20,272

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
Independent Living Horizons Three Inc GA$60,566 President/ceo $21,151 $22,748 2023
Indian American Impact Project DC$60,623 Former Executive Director $29,829 $27,195 2024
Vera French Commons Inc IA$59,957 Executive Dir. $14,735 $17,965 2022
Izzys Angels Inc MD$60,824 Executive Director $52,000 $52,000 2023
Successful Living Center AL$60,911 Executive Director/ceo $20,400 $22,897 2024
Pgc Qalicb PA$61,000 Treasurer $10,847 $11,238 2024
Family Services Of Western Pennsylvania PA$61,058 Ceo $28,093 $29,966 2023
Troy Masonic Community Center Ltd NY$61,111 Treasurer $600 $563 2024
Paraplegics On Independent TX$59,596 Exec. Direct $45,400 $48,576 2023
Passavant Memorial Homes Housing PA$59,553 Ceo & President $36,502 $37,819 2024
Pride Center West Texas TX$61,426 Executive Director $13,540 $14,072 2024
Restoration Community Development Corporation TX$59,303 Executive Director $13,000 $13,510 2024
Rainbow Wellness Collective Inc MN$59,260 Executive Dir. $25,962 $26,652 2024
Neighbor 2 Neighbor TN$59,224 Executive Di $70,521 $75,028 2025
Dark Horse Futures Foundation NC$59,210 Incorporator $3,000 $3,221 2024
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
Utah Pet Partners UT$59,153 Executive Director $24,989 $27,356 2023
Orlando Police Foundation Inc FL$59,146 Executive Director $26,073 $25,447 2024
A Brighter Community Inc FL$61,618 Executive Director $62,113 $60,622 2024
Neighbors Who Care Inc MA$58,913 Secretary & Executive Dire $2,000 $1,922 2023
Veterans Support Brigade MN$58,911 Directorgambling Manager $114,050 $117,082 2024
United States International Council On VA$61,884 Executive Director $82,790 $83,050 2024
Valley Care Community Consortium Inc CA$58,785 Interim Executive Director $49,833 $44,706 2024
Lights 4 Hope Inc FL$62,011 President, Treasurer, Director $4,937 $4,961 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 default41st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)43rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted77th

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 (Sarah Norman) 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 333 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (P), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $20,272 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.