Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sheryl Nichols, Executive Director / CEO ($70,044) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 126 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 86th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Sheryl Nichols — reported title “Exec Director / VIce Chr”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnancy Resource Services | WA | $338,048 | Executive Director | $40,238 | $33,389 | 2025 |
| Center For Client Safety Inc | KY | $341,632 | Executive Director And Secy | $64,427 | $67,796 | 2023 |
| Teddy Bear Den | SD | $331,949 | Executive Di | $98,262 | $103,170 | 2024 |
| Adria Womens Health | TX | $346,777 | Executive Director | $50,465 | $48,025 | 2024 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center Of Tehachapi | CA | $347,709 | Member | $66,320 | $54,481 | 2024 |
| Next Step Resources Center | TN | $347,840 | Directorpresident | $64,348 | $64,348 | 2024 |
| Warrenton Pregnancy Center | VA | $347,928 | Executive Di | $87,002 | $82,278 | 2023 |
| Elsinore Valley Pregnancy Resource Center | CA | $330,332 | Executive Director | $33,000 | $27,109 | 2024 |
| Pregnancy Care Center Of Southeast Texas | TX | $330,081 | Executive Director | $51,700 | $49,200 | 2024 |
| Alpha Clinics | CA | $348,509 | Executive Dir. | $79,944 | $65,673 | 2024 |
| Gianna Center Of Philadelphia | PA | $327,770 | Medical Doctor | $36,400 | $34,533 | 2024 |
| Life Care Center For Women Inc | KS | $351,103 | Executive Director | $31,796 | $32,679 | 2024 |
| River Region Pregnancy Center | AL | $351,310 | Executive Director | $58,905 | $60,541 | 2024 |
| Reach Out Pregnancy Center Inc | OH | $353,789 | Former Director | $58,800 | $59,248 | 2024 |
| Roaring Adventures Inc | OR | $324,361 | President | $47,596 | $42,050 | 2024 |
| Aspire Together Inc | VT | $354,538 | Executive Di | $69,120 | $66,186 | 2024 |
| Jewel Women's Center | PA | $323,933 | Executive Di | $33,462 | $31,746 | 2024 |
| Crisis Pregnancy Center | CA | $355,822 | Executive Director | $64,930 | $54,915 | 2023 |
| Care Net Manasota Crisis Pregnancy | FL | $322,047 | Executive Director | $52,144 | $46,602 | 2024 |
| Care Women's Center | NH | $358,133 | Center Direc | $61,796 | $54,284 | 2024 |
| Mend Medical Services Inc | OK | $359,144 | Executive Director | $53,500 | $57,700 | 2023 |
| Tender Care Pregnancy | PA | $359,369 | Executive Di | $56,336 | $55,026 | 2023 |
| Laurel Pregnancy Center Inc | MD | $361,253 | Executive Director | $42,232 | $38,671 | 2023 |
| Care Pregnancy Center Of Tulare | CA | $361,615 | Executive Dir. | $67,167 | $55,177 | 2024 |
| Howard County Pregnancy Center | MD | $361,723 | Operations Director | $66,223 | $58,900 | 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.
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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 86th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 81st |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 87th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 86th |
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.
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
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.