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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Ronald Mcdonald House Trust Fund

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 616216083
KY · NTEE E86
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Nathan Graham, Executive Director / CEO ($31,964) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 62 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 16th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Nathan Graham — reported title “CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

62 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 62 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,993 total compensation of comparable organizations → $124,528 $31,964
$13,91110th
$45,08625th
$62,301Median
$82,79575th
$101,97290th
$31,964This org · 16th
p10$13,911
p25$45,086
p50$62,301
p75$82,795
p90$101,972
$31,964

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 KY 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
In The Pink Boutique Inc FL$455,848 Ceo & Direct $40,200 $35,151 2024
Aunt Susie's Cancer Wellness Center OH$464,586 President & Ceo (Began Aug 2024) $5,292 $5,217 2024
Parents And Friends Of Children AR$465,334 Executive Director $114,680 $123,527 2023
Patrick Place-a Comfort Care Home Inc NY$465,622 House Director $43,182 $36,319 2024
Kaitlyn's Cottage Inc OH$447,376 Trustee/ceo $14,012 $13,814 2024
Hanson House Foundation Inc CA$445,045 Executive Dir. $55,086 $45,582 2023
Common Ground Society CA$438,922 $114,708 $89,818 2025
Sobriety Foundation UT$436,521 Advocate $12,734 $12,131 2024
Open Arts Alliance Inc CT$435,833 Executive Dir. $3,846 $3,270 2025
Power For Parkinsons TX$480,850 Executive Director/ex-officio Board Chair $85,000 $81,479 2023
The Holiday Heroes Foundation Inc IL$433,342 Executive Di $82,500 $75,493 2024
Care Fund AZ$483,071 Executive Di $114,045 $102,088 2024
Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fund PA$483,691 Executive Director $87,000 $80,754 2024
Healing Hoof Steps Corporation FL$487,946 Ceo $49,080 $42,915 2024
Bumblebee Foundation Inc CA$494,061 Ex.dir./secr $64,500 $51,841 2024
Children Of Bellevue Inc NY$419,084 Executive Director Until 10/2024 $148,058 $124,528 2024
Neuroendocrine Cancer Foundation CA$418,963 Director, Executive Director, Treasurer $82,016 $65,919 2024
Dream Day Foundation Inc LA$497,110 Executive Director $85,000 $87,118 2024
Game Day Memories CO$498,282 President $66,183 $60,814 2023
Chelsea Hicks Foundation OR$415,127 Ceo $78,090 $67,499 2024
Griffin's Guardians Inc NY$404,424 President $61,462 $51,694 2024
Domus Pacis Family Respite Inc CO$399,822 Executive Director $92,000 $84,535 2023
Blue Skies Ministries Inc GA$521,602 Director $120,960 $113,205 2024
Radiant Hope PA$391,173 Executive Director $59,500 $55,228 2024
Victory Gallop Inc OH$523,717 Co-exec. Dir $82,038 $80,876 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to KY 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 KY 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 default16th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)15th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted97th

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 (Nathan Graham) 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 62 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E86), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $31,964 is reasonable (approximately the 16th 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.