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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Whitehaven Economic Development

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 581943320
TN · NTEE L80Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Leandre Gibson, Executive Director / CEO ($50,710) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 48 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 73rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Leandre Gibson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

48 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 48 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,984 total compensation of comparable organizations → $163,735 $50,710
$12,30510th
$18,76425th
$30,718Median
$51,59175th
$65,87890th
$50,710This org · 73rd
p10$12,305
p25$18,764
p50$30,718
p75$51,591
p90$65,878
$50,710

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 TN 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
Mobile Accessible Housing Inc AL$125,332 President/ceo $53,238 $53,307 2025
Asi - Anoka County Inc MN$127,371 President/tr $68,006 $62,281 2025
Interstate I Affordable Housing Inc NY$121,716 Vice President $39,986 $34,375 2024
Bagley Housing Association MI$121,214 President & Ceo $39,383 $38,672 2024
Central Louisiana Independent Living Center LA$120,619 President/ceo $21,418 $22,437 2024
Wentworth Corporation RI$131,813 President $52,490 $49,297 2023
Blackrock-riverside Neighborhood NY$119,062 Finance (Through 5/24) $2,308 $1,984 2024
Sohum Housing Opportunities CA$117,355 President $5,310 $4,491 2023
Ascendant Neighborhood Development NY$135,879 Executive Dir/ President $185,000 $163,735 2023
Ocl Properties Xiii Inc NY$136,186 Chief Financial Officer $73,290 $63,005 2024
Shelter Ministries Inc IN$113,817 Executive Director $24,462 $24,542 2024
Stanton Accessible Apartments CA$138,256 Ceo $61,000 $51,591 2023
Lexington Senior Center Inc MO$138,378 Executive Di $58,000 $58,442 2024
Newburyport Affordable MA$140,347 Executive Director $18,309 $15,652 2024
Oak Manor Associates WA$109,450 President And Ceo $24,457 $21,446 2023
Ebsv Community Development Inc CA$143,735 President & Ceo $28,109 $23,773 2023
Oak Hill Apartments CA$144,861 Secretary/treasurer $39,437 $32,397 2024
Housing Works 874 Jefferson Avenue NY$106,811 President & Ceo $16,962 $15,012 2023
Thomas' Contentment Inc MD$105,820 Ceo $7,826 $6,961 2024
Oscar Housing Foundation CA$105,151 Chief Executive Officer $61,000 $51,591 2023
Wisconsin Rapids Figure Skating Club Inc WI$150,751 Program Director $2,075 $2,009 2025
Greater Lake City Community Development Corp Inc FL$100,105 Executive Director $10,200 $9,116 2024
1213 William Street Corporation FL$98,568 Executive Director $20,037 $17,907 2024
Riverview Resident Assistance Foundation WA$98,197 Secretary & Treasurer $33,215 $28,291 2024
Mount Zion Community Development Inc NC$155,327 Executive Director $72,334 $71,104 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.

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 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.

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 default73rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)69th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted90th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted21st

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 (Leandre Gibson) 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 48 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (L80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $50,710 is reasonable (approximately the 73rd 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.