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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

South Central Education Development Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 550756137
WV · NTEE O50
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Darryl Cannady, Executive Director / CEO ($90,208) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 226 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 94th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Darryl Cannady — reported title “PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

226 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 226 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$17 total compensation of comparable organizations → $136,971 $90,208
$5,33010th
$19,85125th
$41,971Median
$60,59375th
$70,59990th
$90,208This org · 94th
p10$5,330
p25$19,851
p50$41,971
p75$60,593
p90$70,599
$90,208

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 WV 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
Toughest Kids Inc GA$158,664 Executive Di $3,000 $2,786 2024
Hip-hope Inc IA$158,432 Chaplain/bookkeeper $1,500 $1,517 2024
Tilghman Area Youth Association Inc MD$158,317 Executive Dir. $26,839 $23,174 2024
Childrens Books On Wheels TX$159,781 President $72,800 $69,244 2023
The Play4peace Initiative MA$157,947 President, C $45,000 $37,348 2024
Byrd House Behavioral Youth Resource Development Incorporated GA$157,072 Executive Director $2,100 $1,950 2024
Inland Circle CA$161,393 Chief Executive Officer $26,550 $21,174 2024
Shoreline Sports Foundation WA$161,614 Executive Dir. $58,900 $48,704 2024
Young Women Lead Inc KY$161,844 Executive Director $56,583 $56,145 2024
Game Changers Leadership And Peer OH$155,990 Executive Di $97,800 $93,203 2025
Girls On The Run Greater Connecticut CT$161,914 Executive Director $39,334 $33,184 2025
Girls On The Run Orlando Inc FL$155,730 Executive Dir. $13,750 $11,930 2024
Sis Circles Inc GA$162,427 Key Employee $63,900 $59,340 2024
The Academy365 Inc NJ$154,739 Ceo $21,496 $17,726 2024
Helix Illinois Nfp IL$154,307 Executive Dir. $30,000 $27,240 2024
Kidnected World UT$163,909 Coo $72,000 $68,059 2024
Laurel Highlands PA$153,517 President/tr $5,834 $5,373 2024
Child Evangelism Fellowship Of Dauphin County Inc PA$164,829 Ministry Director $48,787 $44,934 2024
Abilities Movement Inc NY$153,057 Executive Director $68,840 $55,971 2025
Girls Rock St Pete Inc FL$165,821 Director $68,083 $59,071 2024
Soul River Inc OR$165,888 President $80,040 $68,649 2024
Hornets Hive MN$165,935 Executive Director $15,080 $14,168 2023
Youth Opportunity Foundation Inc IN$151,861 Ceo $63,581 $61,926 2024
The Coleman A Young Ii Educational MI$151,621 Donor Relations Mgr $13,900 $13,643 2023
Suburban Balance MO$150,874 President & Ceo $62,000 $60,649 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WV 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 WV 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 default94th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)93rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted95th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted94th

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 (Darryl Cannady) 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 226 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $90,208 is reasonable (approximately the 94th 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.