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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Samaritan Counseling Centers Of The

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 621138021
TN · NTEE P46Z
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kristin Fox-trautman, Executive Director / CEO ($3,750) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 78 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: Kristin Fox-trautman — reported title “EXECUTIVE D”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

78 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 78 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,910 total compensation of comparable organizations → $147,690 $3,750
$22,88310th
$34,45425th
$58,255Median
$81,84675th
$103,28990th
$3,750This org · 3rd
p10$22,883
p25$34,454
p50$58,255
p75$81,846
p90$103,289
$3,750

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
Family Service Association Of Lubbock TX$384,689 Executive Director $104,859 $96,926 2024
Grace Ministries VA$370,165 President/director $106,200 $97,552 2023
New England Center For Family Connection MA$386,805 Executive Director $61,679 $51,216 2024
Pastoral Counseling Centers Of MA$368,022 Director $35,455 $29,441 2024
Still Waters Counseling Center GA$357,804 President $43,346 $40,273 2024
New Haven SD$352,280 Executive Di $65,000 $66,288 2024
Encompass Connection Center OH$404,133 Co-director $18,939 $18,536 2024
Marriage And Family Counseling Of R I Co IL$405,623 Executive Director $90,871 $82,552 2024
Home Improvement Ministries Inc MA$408,221 President $119,025 $98,835 2024
Counseling Center At The Crossing IN$408,764 President $105,099 $102,416 2024
Haven Of Hope Inc KY$411,158 Executive Di $51,568 $51,196 2024
Pastoral Counseling VA$343,381 President/ceo $70,799 $65,034 2023
Sibs Place Inc NY$414,546 Executive Director $41,683 $34,805 2024
Casper Family Connections WY$417,700 Executive Director $75,692 $72,966 2025
Marriageteam WA$334,826 Deputy Executive Director $46,359 $38,353 2024
Kids Turn San Diego CA$420,291 Executive Director $99,696 $81,899 2023
Community Commitment Inc PA$420,460 President/ce $99,849 $94,729 2023
Tidewater Pastoral Counseling VA$422,288 Executive Di $91,556 $81,688 2024
Dad Tired SC$324,373 President $110,500 $106,524 2024
Drexel Community Fair Incorporated NC$322,260 President $2,000 $1,910 2024
Alabama Counseling Association AL$435,298 Executive Director $39,936 $38,840 2025
Familykind Ltd NY$435,777 Executive Director $93,595 $80,460 2023
United Marriage Encounter IA$319,064 Executive Director $9,000 $9,106 2024
Renacer Social Corp PR$436,240 Forensic Psychology $75,599 $73,430 2024
Tinina Q Cade Foundation Inc MD$318,478 President & Ceo $50,000 $43,196 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 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 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 default3rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)3rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted8th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted3rd

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 (Kristin Fox-trautman) 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 78 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P46), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $3,750 is reasonable (approximately the 3rd 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.