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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Companions On A Journey

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 770675357
OH · NTEE F60
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sheila Munafo-kanoza, Executive Director / CEO ($45,750) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 136 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 39th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Sheila Munafo-kanoza — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

136 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 136 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,169 total compensation of comparable organizations → $226,697 $45,750
$17,60310th
$33,83025th
$55,090Median
$76,01875th
$109,78890th
$45,750This org · 39th
p10$17,603
p25$33,830
p50$55,090
p75$76,018
p90$109,788
$45,750

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 OH 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
Veteran Resilience Project Inc MN$377,786 Vice Chair $2,325 $2,169 2023
House In The Woods Inc ME$380,477 Secretary/treas $14,968 $14,151 2023
Nami Wayne & Holmes Counties OH$380,782 Executive Di $38,728 $38,728 2023
Thriving Families Counseling Services IA$381,561 Director $140,508 $137,451 2025
Deliver The Dream Inc FL$381,679 Ceo/executiv $130,907 $112,777 2024
Fighting Chance Inc NY$381,997 Chairman & Ceo $60,000 $49,721 2024
The Moriah Foundation IL$370,540 Executive Director $134,325 $124,682 2023
Concordia Counseling A Lutheran IN$388,692 Ceo $43,175 $41,754 2024
Story House Ministries Inc IN$366,241 Executive Di $69,224 $68,924 2023
Adams Purpose CO$390,518 Executive Director $31,254 $27,483 2024
Wells Of Wholeness Inc GA$391,188 Executive Di $132,125 $121,831 2024
Marriage Heritage Inc GA$364,732 Ceo & Secretary $144,000 $132,782 2024
Elevate North Texas TX$392,082 Executive Director $60,000 $55,041 2024
Life Over Coffee SC$361,888 President $115,000 $113,273 2023
Sanctuary Counseling Center TN$360,869 Executive Director $102,500 $98,806 2024
Transforming Resources MN$360,142 Chairman & Ceo $122,850 $114,610 2023
Life Focus Center Inc NJ$396,394 President $47,600 $38,974 2024
Drums In Recovery Inc FL$397,477 President $183,200 $157,829 2024
Mental Health Grace Alliance TX$397,742 President An $81,520 $74,782 2024
Marriage Mentors Inc TX$398,843 Ceo/president $138,334 $126,900 2024
Common Ground A New Jersey NJ$356,725 Executive Di $80,000 $63,815 2025
Fruit That Remains Inc AR$355,803 President/di $69,852 $72,005 2024
Christopher Ministries Inc TN$354,194 Director $16,850 $16,722 2023
Life-giving Wounds Corporation MD$352,796 President/chairman $103,995 $89,162 2024
Horses & Heroes Inc KS$352,786 Executive Director, Founder $33,653 $33,342 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OH cost of living and 2023 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 OH 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 default39th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)34th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted42nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted38th

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 (Sheila Munafo-kanoza) 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 136 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F60), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $45,750 is reasonable (approximately the 39th 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.