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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Community Center Of Hope

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 582681915
WI · NTEE N31
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Amy Bergstrom, Executive Director / CEO ($29,897) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 25 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 28th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

25 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 25 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,304 total compensation of comparable organizations → $78,303 $29,897
$5,18610th
$24,41625th
$49,053Median
$53,07275th
$69,26790th
$29,897This org · 28th
p10$5,186
p25$24,416
p50$49,053
p75$53,072
p90$69,267
$29,897

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 WI 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
Community Resources For Education And Wellness Inc VA$207,000 Executive Director $4,963 $4,588 2023
The Community Center Nfp IL$211,419 Director $6,000 $5,648 2023
Vessel Skatepark MA$219,966 President $62,750 $52,444 2024
Pennsylvania Center For Adapted Sports PA$181,109 Executive Director $80,516 $74,677 2024
Hardy County Health And Wellness Center Inc WV$226,985 Executive Director $47,314 $49,053 2023
Columbus Municipal Golf Association TX$227,487 Manager $37,154 $35,587 2023
Lillian's List Action Fund NC$228,237 Interim Executive Director $72,598 $69,766 2024
Ridgelys Run Community Association Inc MD$178,310 President $1,500 $1,304 2024
Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition VA$233,793 Executive Dir. $56,769 $50,978 2024
Ballston Area Recreation Commission NY$244,068 Executive Di $79,190 $68,518 2023
Community Building Partners Inc ID$246,827 Executive Director $67,000 $66,288 2024
Cottagewood Community Foundation MN$247,000 Exec Direc,s $54,662 $50,234 2024
Friends Of Third Place Commons WA$249,302 Director $43,485 $36,209 2024
The Ledge TN$249,894 President/ Executive Direc $51,105 $49,961 2024
Bandon Community Youth Center Inc OR$250,726 Executive Director $18,326 $16,296 2023
The Old Wilson Schoolhouse Center WY$156,381 Executive Director $40,000 $39,836 2024
Spearhead Corporation TX$154,090 Executive Di $53,844 $50,093 2024
Salem Community Activities Center Inc IL$142,565 Executive Director $21,442 $19,606 2024
Pregnancy And Family Center Inc KS$266,875 Co-director $24,300 $24,416 2024
Youth Advantage Inc MN$282,307 Executive Di $57,750 $53,072 2024
Santa Barbara House Of Hustle CA$283,416 President $5,900 $4,878 2023
Cape Lookout Foundation Inc NC$290,100 Executive Director $40,000 $38,439 2024
Richland Area Community Center MI$290,350 Executive Di $79,228 $78,303 2023
Chappaquiddick Community Center MA$294,454 Executive Director/director $46,810 $39,122 2024
Chelan Teen Center WA$303,518 Executive Dir. $67,500 $56,205 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI 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 WI 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 default28th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)28th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted28th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted28th

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 (Amy Bergstrom) 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 25 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (N31), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $29,897 is reasonable (approximately the 28th 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.