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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Highland Support Project

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 541681703
VA · NTEE Q123
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Benjamin E Blevins, Executive Director / CEO ($58,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 22 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 77th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Benjamin E Blevins — reported title “DIRECTOR”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

22 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 22 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$699 total compensation of comparable organizations → $143,085 $58,500
$4,47510th
$17,55325th
$26,440Median
$51,36375th
$89,88190th
$58,500This org · 77th
p10$4,475
p25$17,553
p50$26,440
p75$51,363
p90$89,881
$58,500

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
Netzach Yaakov NY$427,712 President $28,000 $25,453 2024
Health For India Inc KS$443,494 President $57,998 $63,031 2024
American Friends Of Ponovez NY$449,096 President $28,172 $25,609 2024
Partners In Sustainable Development International MO$407,548 Executive Director $59,640 $65,422 2023
Comite En Union Para Salvadorenos NJ$397,912 Exec Dir $20,395 $18,318 2024
Womens Empowerment International CA$389,342 Executive Director $106,600 $92,599 2024
Gather1 TX$488,457 President $36,000 $36,226 2024
War Child Usa Inc NY$492,916 Board Member/president $30,000 $27,270 2024
American Friends Of Thorat Chajm Inc NY$495,174 President $14,025 $12,749 2024
Charles Antetokounmpo Family Foundation MN$368,862 Deputy Director $143,947 $143,085 2024
India Connection Ministries Inc NY$366,574 Executive Director $27,500 $24,998 2024
One Heart Global Ministries NC$505,698 Trustee $30,000 $32,104 2023
Ono Friends Inc NJ$511,438 Director $60,000 $53,891 2024
Children Of Zion Of Maryland Inc MD$348,515 Executive Director $39,000 $36,679 2024
Mission Life International Inc NY$518,219 Presidentdirector $2,600 $2,433 2023
Chosen And Cherished Ministries Inc NY$338,893 President/treas $18,000 $16,363 2024
Friends Of Fountain Of Hope OH$333,059 Board Member $637 $699 2023
Abrahams Tent Inc NY$313,586 Director $22,500 $21,057 2023
Epic Foundation Inc NY$299,012 Assistant Treasurer & Assistant Cfo $3,912 $3,556 2024
Empowering Education International TX$586,189 Director $17,190 $17,298 2024
All Access International TX$589,081 President $94,369 $94,963 2024
Veterinarians Without Borders Usa NY$613,908 Sr Dir Busin $49,436 $43,780 2025

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 default77th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)77th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted77th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted73rd

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 (Benjamin E Blevins) 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 22 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Q12), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $58,500 is reasonable (approximately the 77th 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.