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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Washington County Maryland Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 526017446
MD · NTEE O310
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Thomas Kline, Executive Director / CEO ($84,080) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 712 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 85th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

712 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 712 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$19 total compensation of comparable organizations → $173,346 $84,080
$11,60010th
$27,84925th
$52,864Median
$73,45075th
$95,10190th
$84,080This org · 85th
p10$11,600
p25$27,849
p50$52,864
p75$73,450
p90$95,101
$84,080

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
Brookline After School Program Inc NH$228,458 President $89,334 $90,838 2023
Mountain Fountain Creations CO$228,864 President $43,965 $45,092 2024
Boys & Girls Clubs Of Georgia Inc GA$229,269 Director $49,142 $52,852 2024
Impactdmv Inc MD$227,856 Executive Director $24,960 $24,960 2024
Streets 517 Ministries MI$229,470 Executive Di $46,542 $52,902 2023
D2l Revolution Inc AZ$227,753 Executive Director, Ceo $154,207 $158,630 2024
Tribe- Seminole Heights Inc FL$229,675 Director $42,000 $45,230 2022
Casino Road Ministries WA$227,550 Executive Director $66,036 $65,107 2023
Adelante Hispanic Achievers Inc KY$229,721 Executive Director $37,524 $43,122 2024
Youth Empowered To Prosper Inc FL$227,499 Executive Dir. $86,772 $87,191 2024
The Zone Afterschool Program NE$229,855 Executive Dir. $65,416 $73,318 2025
Buffalo Cove Outdoor Education Center Inc NC$229,976 Executive Director $63,462 $70,139 2024
Aspire Movement Inc AL$229,983 Executive Di $91,250 $105,444 2024
Miracle League Of Connecticut Inc CT$227,040 Executive Director $73,275 $73,487 2024
Haven On The Rock WY$230,495 Executive Director $30,000 $34,361 2024
Sing Me A Story Foundation MN$230,556 Executive Director $70,000 $73,984 2024
Seal Team Ministries Inc GA$230,727 Executive Director $122,293 $131,525 2024
Chester Upland Youth Soccer PA$230,783 Executive Director $48,125 $51,333 2024
Wonder Woods Nfp IL$226,438 Executive Director $52,678 $57,031 2023
Child And Family Resource Foundation SC$230,904 Ceo $35,170 $39,245 2024
Acadia 4-h Foundation Inc LA$226,136 Ad Hoc Member $2,400 $2,754 2025
Mahogany Youth Corporation FL$226,016 Director $32,434 $34,929 2022
Blooming Prairie Youth Club MN$231,256 Club Coordinator $37,100 $39,211 2024
East Michigan Youth For Christ MI$225,951 Executive Dir $73,500 $81,146 2024
Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program CO$225,892 Executive Dir. $52,052 $53,387 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 2024 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 default85th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)87th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted86th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Thomas Kline) 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 712 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (O), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $84,080 is reasonable (approximately the 85th 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.