Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Laurie Lawson, Executive Director / CEO ($48,139) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 150 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 50th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Laurie Lawson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO 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 MS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Citizens Inc | SD | $420,768 | Center Exec | $55,618 | $55,113 | 2024 |
| Colleton County Council On Aging | SC | $419,760 | Executive Di | $60,705 | $58,542 | 2023 |
| Hub City Senior Citizens Inc | IL | $417,867 | Executive Di | $53,560 | $47,278 | 2024 |
| Siouxland Senior Center | IA | $417,583 | Executive Director | $70,000 | $68,818 | 2024 |
| Drive A Senior Austin Texas | TX | $426,687 | Executive Director | $59,867 | $55,357 | 2023 |
| East Carroll Council On Aging | LA | $416,210 | Executive Direc | $65,600 | $64,857 | 2024 |
| Dalhart Senior Citizens Association | TX | $427,857 | Secretary, Executive Direc | $32,000 | $29,589 | 2023 |
| Dillon County Council On Aging | SC | $414,482 | Executive Director | $45,980 | $41,959 | 2025 |
| Southside Senior & Community Center | WA | $432,496 | Executive Di | $27,500 | $22,106 | 2024 |
| High Country Senior Citizens Inc | WY | $410,921 | Executive Di | $36,880 | $34,544 | 2025 |
| Kingman County Council On Aging Inc | KS | $434,565 | Executive Director | $47,275 | $45,857 | 2024 |
| Aging Forward | MO | $407,283 | Executive Di | $89,060 | $84,694 | 2024 |
| Heritage Senior Center Inc | PA | $438,136 | Executive Director (Until 12/23) | $41,283 | $36,964 | 2024 |
| La Jolla Community Center | CA | $440,851 | Executive Dir. | $85,000 | $65,901 | 2024 |
| Holmes County Council On Aging Inc | OH | $402,802 | Business Manager | $60,189 | $58,929 | 2023 |
| Parkview Center Inc | MT | $399,248 | Executive Dir. | $51,437 | $51,253 | 2023 |
| The Shepherd's Center Of Northern Virginia | VA | $397,861 | Executive Director | $95,875 | $83,117 | 2024 |
| Lake Gogebic Senior Citizens Club | MI | $397,111 | Executive Di | $43,391 | $40,213 | 2024 |
| Alleghany County Council On Aging | NC | $395,931 | Prev Exec Di | $49,202 | $44,470 | 2025 |
| Yarnell Regional Community Center | AZ | $395,786 | Executive Director | $38,087 | $32,888 | 2024 |
| Ashtabula County Council On Aging Inc | OH | $395,081 | Executive Director | $39,000 | $38,184 | 2023 |
| Healthcare And Elder Law Programs | CA | $393,683 | Executive Dir. | $114,000 | $88,385 | 2024 |
| Senior Center Of Elk Grove Inc | CA | $450,167 | Executive Dir. | $57,011 | $44,201 | 2024 |
| Maumee Seniors Inc | OH | $452,262 | Exc. Director | $64,836 | $61,658 | 2024 |
| Bristol Township Senior Center | PA | $389,884 | Center Manager | $68,620 | $59,857 | 2025 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MS 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 MS 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 | 50th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 43rd |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 51st |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 46th |
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.