Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michael Gornik, Executive Director / CEO ($39,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 114 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 68th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Michael Gornik — reported title “PRESIDENT”, 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 CO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Jolly Corporation | NM | $37,161 | Executive Director | $27,258 | $30,575 | 2024 |
| Down Syndrome Information Alliance | CA | $37,233 | Key Employee | $2,996 | $2,777 | 2023 |
| Ms Court Advocacy And Justice | MS | $36,881 | Executive Director | $54,683 | $65,391 | 2023 |
| Road To Recovery Inc | NJ | $37,416 | President | $30,957 | $28,082 | 2025 |
| North Hill Communities Inc | MA | $37,428 | President & Ceo (Until 07/23) | $112,247 | $105,193 | 2024 |
| Fort Wayne Rescue Mission | IN | $37,564 | Former Ceo | $40,226 | $44,240 | 2024 |
| Friends Of Abilities First | MO | $37,795 | Executive Di | $35,133 | $38,807 | 2024 |
| Warriors Weekend | TX | $38,215 | President | $48,000 | $50,074 | 2024 |
| Chase Memorial Community Center Inc | NY | $38,242 | Ceo (From 8/1/23) | $29,359 | $27,667 | 2024 |
| Prosperity Of Humanity | CA | $36,000 | Ceo | $2,000 | $1,854 | 2023 |
| Pinecrest Voluntary Home For The | NY | $35,652 | President | $1,215 | $1,145 | 2024 |
| Center For Urban Families Fund Inc | MD | $38,637 | President/founder | $283,238 | $284,314 | 2023 |
| Vocal-ny Action Fund Inc | NY | $38,650 | Co-executive Director | $43,682 | $42,381 | 2023 |
| Straight From The Streets | NV | $35,465 | Executive Director | $3,600 | $3,874 | 2023 |
| Texas Neighborhood Services Education Fo | TX | $39,022 | Executive Director | $16,845 | $18,092 | 2023 |
| Athletes Services Network America | TX | $39,192 | Commissioner | $25,200 | $26,289 | 2024 |
| Project Ohr - Office For Homecare | NY | $34,904 | Chief Executive Officer | $55,479 | $53,827 | 2023 |
| National Association Of Police Organizations Relief Fund | VA | $39,512 | Executive Direcor And General Counsel | $64,655 | $67,028 | 2023 |
| The Jimmy Carroll Foundation | NC | $39,679 | Executive Di | $65,000 | $72,111 | 2023 |
| Learning For Success Inc | FL | $39,790 | Board Member | $1,500 | $1,431 | 2025 |
| Artemis Endeavor Inc | NY | $40,002 | Executive Director | $24,980 | $23,541 | 2024 |
| Altruisity Foundation Inc | FL | $40,173 | Executive Director / Secretary | $96,000 | $94,052 | 2024 |
| The Esther Jeanette Shumpert Walker | SC | $40,413 | Ceo/presiden | $193,204 | $216,412 | 2023 |
| Center For Justice & Freedom Inc | NY | $40,462 | President | $291,667 | $274,861 | 2024 |
| The Roo Crew | SC | $40,507 | Director | $17,760 | $19,894 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CO 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 CO 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 | 68th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 70th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 82nd |
| 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.