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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Lincoln Avenue Apartments Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 680333527
CA · NTEE L99
FY ending 2024-09-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Laura Hall, Executive Director / CEO ($43,208) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 34 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Laura Hall — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

34 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 34 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,612 total compensation of comparable organizations → $237,697 $43,208
$10,01810th
$22,74525th
$42,662Median
$72,31575th
$131,39390th
$43,208This org · 53rd
p10$10,018
p25$22,745
p50$42,662
p75$72,315
p90$131,393
$43,208

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 CA 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
Accessible Country Trail Inc OH$222,760 Executive Director $6,211 $7,843 2023
Forest Grove Senior & Community Center OR$231,332 Ex. Director $56,699 $60,977 2024
Cil Woods Inc NJ$212,212 Executive Director $8,015 $8,287 2024
The Sanctuary Of Williams County OH$209,646 Chairman/ceo $4,575 $5,612 2024
Oaks Family Care Center Inc OH$204,583 Board Member $14,774 $18,656 2023
Armi Washington Heights NY$248,610 Executive Vp & Ceo $114,621 $123,491 2023
Accessible Space North Inc MN$252,035 President/tr $65,715 $77,419 2023
Center Housing Development Fund NY$182,407 Pres/ceo/tre $33,037 $34,572 2024
Three West Housing Inc OR$179,019 Treasurer $18,132 $19,500 2024
Hearthstone Housing Ltd WI$178,857 President/ceo $139,859 $169,153 2024
Dollys Dream Home Rabbit Rescue MO$267,532 Director $16,154 $19,814 2024
Vesta's Hearth Inc MD$175,501 President $21,417 $23,188 2024
Huntsville Voa Housing Inc AL$173,879 President/ceo $53,238 $64,890 2025
New Mexico Affordable Housing NM$275,453 Executive Director $56,077 $69,848 2024
Decatur Street Residences Inc CO$167,476 President $25,082 $27,852 2024
Santa Fe Community Housing Trust NM$279,879 Ceo $190,833 $237,697 2024
Warriors Center For Women Phillips County AR$165,072 Secretary & Executive Director $28,100 $36,579 2024
Obx Room In The Inn NC$279,914 President Ceo $26,000 $31,112 2024
Wilson County Casa TN$281,479 Executive Director $75,000 $91,297 2024
Portland Supportive Housing Inc OR$162,208 Finance Direc. $13,072 $14,058 2024
St Martin De Porres Residence Inc ME$284,357 Executive Director $63,069 $73,137 2024
Flora Vista Housing Development Fund NY$158,970 President & Ceo (Thru 4/23) $56,332 $60,691 2023
Stansbury Homes Inc MD$157,839 President $20,272 $22,597 2023
Cass Clay Community Land Trust ND$288,678 Executive Director $106,923 $139,900 2023
Alexander Apartments Of Plant City Inc FL$153,338 Ceo $38,719 $42,123 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 CA 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 default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)56th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted88th

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 (Laura Hall) 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 34 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (L99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $43,208 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd 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.