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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Pathways Living Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 541239069
VA · NTEE P73Z
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sylisa Lambert-woodard, Executive Director / CEO ($19,962) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 54 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 35th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Sylisa Lambert-woodard — reported title “PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

54 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 54 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,272 total compensation of comparable organizations → $200,638 $19,962
$8,78910th
$13,04125th
$23,344Median
$50,15975th
$66,03990th
$19,962This org · 35th
p10$8,789
p25$13,041
p50$23,344
p75$50,159
p90$66,039
$19,962

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 VA 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
Uparc Apartments Inc FL$147,698 Executive Director $22,533 $21,295 2024
Mckinley Iii Inc IL$154,282 President $31,395 $31,966 2023
Winter Place Inc MD$146,244 President $20,272 $19,629 2023
Area Residential Care Foundation IA$155,730 Executive Director Arc Inc $12,149 $13,777 2023
Lincoln Street Housing Inc CA$156,457 Executive Director $16,979 $15,185 2023
Sheltered Living Services Inc AR$156,484 Executive Director $11,276 $12,750 2024
One Step Forward Inc OH$159,666 Manager $15,000 $15,983 2024
Mrcs V Inc NY$159,666 Chief Executive Officer $214,386 $200,638 2023
Pathways Inc RI$159,807 President $52,490 $52,128 2023
Fosnight Personal Care Homesinc PA$164,013 Treasurer/cfo $31,651 $32,690 2023
Mountain Jewels Home CA$164,353 President $33,600 $29,187 2024
Share Xii Inc NY$136,807 Executive Director $70,564 $66,039 2023
Creative Housing Iii OH$135,507 President $8,713 $9,558 2023
Mental Health Programs Inc Viii MA$166,830 President $12,032 $10,597 2025
Woodsmere Estates Inc FL$131,934 President And Ceo $13,187 $12,462 2024
Cheshire Home Iii Inc NJ$131,112 Executive Director $53,435 $47,994 2024
Community Childrens Home Inc GA$130,717 Treasurer $7,020 $7,310 2023
Hope Restored Human Services Inc MA$171,160 President $13,000 $11,449 2025
Agape Home Inc FL$173,631 Director/tre $26,400 $24,949 2024
Family Guidance Center Transitional Housing Corporation MO$174,338 Co-ceo $50,151 $53,435 2024
River Stones Youth Foundation Inc CA$125,107 President $185,247 $160,916 2024
Share Xiv Inc NY$125,030 Executive Director $70,564 $66,039 2023
Nh Housing Development Nfp IL$120,764 President/ceo $9,230 $9,398 2023
Mercy Outreach Ministries Iv Inc OH$118,003 Executive Director $16,318 $17,900 2023
Confac Group Homes Inc NY$183,704 President & Coo $23,348 $21,851 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to VA 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 VA 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 default35th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)39th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted80th

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 (Sylisa Lambert-woodard) 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 54 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P73), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $19,962 is reasonable (approximately the 35th 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.