Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of J Terry Hunter, Executive Director / CEO ($4,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 300 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 3rd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: J Terry Hunter — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 TN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincentian Housing Corporation Inc | FL | $328,159 | Ceo | $38,494 | $34,403 | 2024 |
| Mid-peninsula Coastside Inc | CA | $327,693 | Cfo / Assistant Secretary | $59,660 | $50,458 | 2023 |
| Habitat For Humanity | MI | $328,579 | Executive Director | $55,700 | $56,310 | 2023 |
| Metropolitan Housing Coalition Inc | KY | $326,752 | Executive Director | $77,500 | $79,213 | 2024 |
| Heartland Sawyer Gardens Inc | IL | $324,810 | President/ceo (Part Year) | $64,935 | $60,733 | 2024 |
| Parkway Commons Housing Development | NY | $332,966 | Ceo | $62,774 | $53,965 | 2024 |
| Start Easy Eagle Development | NJ | $333,018 | Ceo | $11,980 | $10,176 | 2024 |
| Community Housing Trust Of Sarasota | FL | $333,180 | Executive Di | $16,750 | $14,970 | 2024 |
| Habitat For Humanity International | MT | $333,351 | Executive Director | $55,650 | $57,069 | 2024 |
| New Development Corporation | MI | $334,395 | Executive Director | $81,471 | $82,363 | 2023 |
| Somerset Court Apartments Inc | VA | $321,674 | Ceo/president | $59,710 | $54,848 | 2024 |
| 287 Housing Development Fund Corporation | NY | $335,560 | President (Through 2/23/24) | $16,551 | $14,228 | 2024 |
| Chadwick Apartments Inc | NC | $320,374 | President | $15,432 | $15,170 | 2024 |
| Second Wind Cottages Inc | NY | $319,875 | Executive Director | $27,100 | $23,985 | 2023 |
| Woodys Home For Veterans | LA | $336,376 | Executive Dir. | $26,049 | $27,288 | 2024 |
| Community Home Builders And Associates | CA | $319,711 | President | $63,791 | $52,404 | 2024 |
| National Housing Corporation | CA | $337,202 | Executive Di | $157,144 | $132,906 | 2023 |
| Breaking Ground Iii Hdfc | NY | $337,680 | President & Ceo | $14,471 | $12,440 | 2024 |
| Girard Lutheran Housing Corporation | PA | $315,473 | Chief Executive Officer | $39,302 | $38,388 | 2023 |
| Mid-peninsula Scotts Valley Inc | CA | $340,716 | Cfo / Assistant Secretary | $77,467 | $63,639 | 2024 |
| The Disability Foundation Inc | OH | $340,853 | Executive Dir. | $140 | $145 | 2023 |
| Brookside Senior Housing Development | NY | $341,111 | Executive Director (To Dec 2023) | $11,334 | $10,031 | 2023 |
| Memphis Chamber Foundation | TN | $314,663 | President | $48,815 | $50,257 | 2023 |
| Safe Haven Transitional Inc | GA | $314,571 | Exec Director | $70,042 | $68,979 | 2023 |
| Acre Triangle Community Development | MA | $342,547 | Executive Director | $8,915 | $7,621 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TN cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 TN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 3rd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 2nd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 0th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 1st |
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.
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
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.