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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Stratford Area Youth Care Agency

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 752403416
TX · NTEE P33Z
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Irma Spurlock, Executive Director / CEO ($15,192) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 193 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 15th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

How comparable organizations were selected

193 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 193 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,318 total compensation of comparable organizations → $172,583 $15,192
$12,03410th
$29,38125th
$42,717Median
$54,89475th
$67,90590th
$15,192This org · 15th
p10$12,034
p25$29,381
p50$42,717
p75$54,894
p90$67,905
$15,192

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Kiddie Kare Day Care Center InTX $237,239$25,944 990
Kidtime IncTN $238,322$34,674 990
Hope Early Learning Center CorporationND $236,614$37,456 990
Blue Igloo PlaygroupDC $236,010$51,367 990
Joy-southfield Community Development CorporationMI $239,921$69,051 990
Laughter N Learning CenterCA $240,060$11,654 990
Our Children's House IncNC $234,801$51,468 990
Holyoke Community ChildcareCO $233,810$6,126 990
Le Bunnies Early Learning Academy IncFL $241,798$34,207 990
Jefferson Street Center IncDE $232,896$62,192 990
Peter Piper Kiddie Nurseries IncWI $232,796$36,651 990
Our Blessings Early Learning CenterFL $242,739$6,059 990
West Alexandria Day Care Center IncOH $232,119$8,471 990
The Ramabai India ProjectSC $231,075$62,575 990
Markham Children's Care Association IncOR $244,173$55,568 990
Precious Jewels Learning AcademyGA $230,831$30,942 990
Peace Child Care IncWI $244,539$3,668 990
Panhandle Day Care Center IncNE $230,622$51,493 990
Milton Learning CenterNH $230,592$88,163 990
Sunshine Corner Day Care CenterWY $244,915$53,252 990
Creating Milestones Child Care MiniIN $245,137$3,321 990
Kiddie Korner Learning Center IncNJ $245,646$10,867 990
Trader Home DaycareIL $245,737$39,312 990
Generations Child Care IncPA $246,150$19,241 990
Sealed With A Kid IncIA $246,162$14,348 990

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 TX 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 default15th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)16th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted16th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted15th

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 (Irma Spurlock) 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 193 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P33), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $15,192 is reasonable (approximately the 15th 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.