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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Southwest Georgia Housing Opportunities

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 582147861
GA · NTEE P85
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Elizabeth Dillard-grimes, Executive Director / CEO ($48,479) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 83 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 33rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Elizabeth Dillard-grimes — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

83 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 83 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,705 total compensation of comparable organizations → $135,366 $48,479
$18,49410th
$41,15025th
$57,197Median
$73,73675th
$90,86890th
$48,479This org · 33rd
p10$18,494
p25$41,150
p50$57,197
p75$73,736
p90$90,868
$48,479

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 GA 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
Greater Cincinnati Coalition For The Homeless OH$375,871 Executive Director $47,536 $50,073 2024
Encompass Yamhill Valley OR$375,109 Executive Director $60,223 $55,621 2024
Shoreline Community Services CA$369,173 Executive Director $66,008 $58,362 2023
Cy-fair Helping Hands TX$384,316 Executive Director $73,900 $75,692 2023
Hands For Homeless Inc FL$367,506 Ceo $30,200 $29,049 2023
Tourettes' Foundation For Needy Children Inc CA$386,297 Executive Director $29,465 $26,051 2023
Shenandoah Alliance For Shelter VA$386,985 Executive Director $51,853 $48,509 2025
Verde Valley Homeless Coalition AZ$365,915 Executive Dir. $58,462 $55,918 2024
Oregon Trail Of Hope OR$360,635 Director Of Development $56,660 $52,331 2024
Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering Inc PA$394,511 Executive Director $62,071 $63,380 2023
Friends Of The Carpenter WA$357,085 Executive Director $53,371 $47,523 2024
Little Birthday Angels Inc FL$356,626 Executive Di $51,201 $47,837 2024
Integrated Recovery Network CA$397,973 Executive Dir $34,694 $29,795 2024
Corpus Christi House Inc ID$398,847 Executive Director $78,135 $82,666 2024
The Bridge Ministry Inc OH$399,230 Secretary Exectuvie Director $53,454 $56,307 2024
Growgood Inc CA$353,609 Executive Director $97,146 $85,892 2023
Every Avenue TX$350,028 Ceo $100,000 $99,486 2024
Kinsman Redeemer Homeless Ministry TN$343,282 Executive Director $16,155 $16,889 2024
Tioga County Homeless Initiative PA$410,902 Director Ope $44,875 $44,507 2024
The Port Ministries IL$411,460 Executive Director $80,024 $78,244 2024
Together Helping Others Inc NY$341,620 Chairman $60,000 $55,514 2023
Jesus House Odessa Inc TX$415,539 Executive Director $91,900 $91,427 2024
Family Promise Of Baldwin County AL$415,836 Executive Di $61,669 $66,260 2024
Homeless Helping Homeless MN$415,909 Chair Of Board $16,499 $16,693 2023
Water Drop CA$334,061 Co-president $6,479 $5,564 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default33rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)30th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted33rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Elizabeth Dillard-grimes) 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 83 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P85), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $48,479 is reasonable (approximately the 33rd 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.