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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Mentor Connector Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 651290104
VT · NTEE O50
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Bobbi Jo Stellato, Executive Director / CEO ($79,523) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 505 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 77th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

505 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 505 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$201 total compensation of comparable organizations → $158,240 $79,523
$15,24810th
$34,12725th
$57,132Median
$77,26875th
$98,54590th
$79,523This org · 77th
p10$15,248
p25$34,127
p50$57,132
p75$77,268
p90$98,545
$79,523

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 VT cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
End It CorporationFL $310,168$47,423 990
Angels Of Hope MinsitryIN $310,141$36,135 990
The Dream Center IncTN $310,600$92,483 990
Deeply Ingrained IncIN $309,857$62,459 990
Grand Valley Amateur Hockey AssociationMI $309,784$21,052 990
DrawbridgeCA $309,553$90,701 990
Pinellas County Hunter AssociationincFL $309,553$9,581 990
Hope House Northern ColoradoCO $311,172$44,230 990
Propelling Into Triumph IncFL $309,296$71,115 990
First In MissouriMO $311,398$65,242 990
Chicago Baseball And EducationalIL $309,214$119,668 990
I Have A Dream Foundation - DallasTX $311,430$45,747 990
The Blue Heart FoundationCA $309,138$10,313 990
Girls ClubVA $311,921$57,111 990
Torrington Police Activities League IncCT $308,614$49,872 990
Hill AcademyPA $308,492$24,188 990
Stafford Junction IncVA $308,357$67,548 990
Lakeland Aero Club IncFL $312,837$47,423 990
We Lead OursCA $313,210$30,040 990
Youthbase IncSC $314,032$64,717 990
Youthserve IncAL $314,045$98,158 990
Families And Communities Together IncKS $306,315$70,029 990
Sea Devils Fka Saint Michael Albertville Area SwimMN $314,799$73,005 990
Extreme Kids And Crew IncNY $305,825$69,987 990
Southeast Raleigh CommunityNC $315,095$17,900 990

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 VT 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 default77th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)78th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted79th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted76th

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 (Bobbi Jo Stellato) 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 505 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O50), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $79,523 is reasonable (approximately the 77th 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). 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.