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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

National Association Of County Behavioral Health & Developmental (Nacbhdd)

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 522128967
DC · NTEE F03
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 13, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jonah Cunningham, Executive Director / CEO ($180,452) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 837 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 97th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

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

How comparable organizations were selected

837 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 837 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $542,204 $180,452
$23,54210th
$47,04125th
$75,099Median
$99,27175th
$130,66490th
$180,452This org · 97th
p10$23,542
p25$47,041
p50$75,099
p75$99,271
p90$130,664
$180,452

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 DC 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
Hope Mommies Inc TX$477,583 Executive Di $43,688 $48,372 2024
Vocal Inc VA$479,237 Ex. Director $81,469 $84,824 2025
Pickens County Advocacy Center Inc SC$477,140 Executive Director $65,219 $75,311 2024
Overflow Foundation Inc SC$476,049 Executive Director $21,029 $24,283 2024
Forensic Mental Health Association CA$476,044 Executive Dir. $107,961 $106,235 2023
A Haven PA$480,443 Exofficio $34,515 $37,116 2025
National Asian Pac Am Fam Allied For CA$475,903 Executive Dir. $118,409 $113,173 2024
One World Recovery Network TX$475,740 Chief Executive Officer $31,818 $35,229 2024
Porter County Substance Abuse Council IN$480,751 Executive Director/ceo $91,900 $110,439 2023
Kanawha Valley Fellowship Home Inc WV$480,927 Executive Director $58,738 $72,474 2023
Wisconsin Council On Problem WI$481,058 Exec. Director $107,682 $121,269 2025
Guardian Hills Veterans Healing Center MO$481,297 Executive Director $41,667 $48,849 2024
Key Bridge Inc FL$481,903 President $168,000 $179,849 2023
Massachusetts Alliance For Sober Housing Inc MA$481,940 Treasurer $4,500 $4,608 2023
The Samaritan Center At The Jersey NJ$482,373 Executive Di $75,000 $76,309 2023
Morgan Behavioral Health Choices OH$483,105 Executive Di $50,963 $61,511 2023
Truth Pharm Inc NY$483,136 Executive Director $71,455 $71,469 2024
Community Support Group PA$483,238 President $47,982 $51,598 2025
Cobb Community Alliance To Prevent GA$473,070 Executive Director $56,000 $64,165 2023
50 Mile March Foundation Inc NE$483,581 Executive Director $33,333 $40,855 2023
Mission House Ministry WA$483,616 Board Member - Mentoring $54,146 $53,658 2024
Mid-valley Fellowship OR$483,781 Executive Dir. $37,921 $38,979 2024
Turning Point Evaluation Inc IA$483,893 Member $93,575 $113,408 2024
Be A Part Of The Conversation PA$472,441 Executive Di $72,504 $82,394 2023
Christian Counseling Ministries Westernnewyork Inc NY$484,037 Executive Director $83,206 $85,681 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to DC 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 DC 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 default97th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)98th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted97th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted93rd

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 (Jonah Cunningham) 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 13, 2026, comparing compensation against 837 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (F), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $180,452 is reasonable (approximately the 97th 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 13, 2026.