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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Blackjack Water Association Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 640684603
MS · NTEE S20
FY ending 2024-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Joyce Jenkins, Executive Director / CEO ($15,800) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 233 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 11th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Joyce Jenkins — reported title “Billing”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

233 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 233 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,253 total compensation of comparable organizations → $150,865 $15,800
$13,54410th
$31,33825th
$52,640Median
$71,52675th
$86,77490th
$15,800This org · 11th
p10$13,544
p25$31,338
p50$52,640
p75$71,526
p90$86,774
$15,800

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 MS 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
Mosaic Community Builders Inc GA$218,412 Director $48,000 $44,614 2023
The Weatherford Square TX$217,135 Executive Di $104,022 $93,427 2024
Logan County Tourism Bureau IL$218,666 Former Director $46,588 $41,124 2024
The Rhode Island Organizing Project RI$216,804 Executive Director $82,439 $73,072 2023
El-shaddai Refuge Homes Community Development Corporation NV$216,313 Director Of Childcare $11,388 $10,249 2024
Bridgton Community Center ME$215,817 Executive Dir. $52,500 $47,201 2024
Community Services United CA$220,114 Director $54,600 $42,332 2024
Corporate Volunteer Council Of Atlanta GA$215,015 Executive Director $96,210 $86,858 2024
Allen Ame Neighborhood Preservation & Developme NY$214,996 Executive Director $72,337 $60,424 2023
Centre South Main Streets Inc MA$221,175 Executive Director $85,000 $66,814 2025
Leadership Pasadena Inc CA$214,359 Board Member $39,700 $29,987 2025
Up Community Services Inc MI$221,417 Executive Director $21,784 $20,784 2023
Haverhill Heritage Inc NH$214,079 Pres $31,000 $26,460 2023
Midwest Education And Community Outreach WI$214,069 President $44,000 $41,259 2024
Nikwasi Initiative NC$221,763 Executive Director $93,650 $89,449 2023
Graces Of Gurleyinc AL$222,252 Executive Di $45,200 $45,139 2023
The Des Moines Urban Experience IA$222,601 Executive Dir. $17,958 $18,176 2023
Westside Legends Inc MA$212,798 President $5,150 $4,155 2024
Willowbrook Inclusion Network CA$212,180 President/chairperson $85,000 $67,848 2023
Project Mend-a-house Incorporation VA$212,095 Executive Director $65,000 $56,351 2024
Discover The Real West Virginia WV$223,964 Executive Di $95,068 $90,039 2025
Uphams Corner Main Street Incorporated MA$211,661 Executive Director $102,217 $82,473 2024
Rose Garden Community Development Corporation GA$210,003 Ceo $20,000 $18,589 2023
The Huub Inc NJ$226,750 Community Organizer $33,300 $26,695 2024
Springboard Incubators Inc NY$208,632 President/ceo $10,640 $8,633 2024

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.

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 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.

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 default11th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)9th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted15th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted10th

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 (Joyce Jenkins) 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 233 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $15,800 is reasonable (approximately the 11th 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.