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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 800321185
IN · NTEE K35
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jill Ebbert, Executive Director / CEO ($46,350) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 405 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 50th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

405 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 405 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$11 total compensation of comparable organizations → $426,875 $46,350
$11,16210th
$28,44825th
$45,994Median
$64,58375th
$86,22790th
$46,350This org · 50th
p10$11,162
p25$28,448
p50$45,994
p75$64,583
p90$86,227
$46,350

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Culinary AngelsCA $362,479$42,209 990
Foodshot Global IncNY $361,782$158,136 990
Coffee Science FoundationCA $363,028$13,863 990
Appling County Food Bank IncGA $363,120$15,578 990
Houston County Agricultural SocietyMN $363,282$2,217 990
Irondequoit Community Cupboard IncNY $363,688$42,855 990
Guilderland Food Pantry IncNY $358,568$22,131 990
MwanzoWA $365,792$66,589 990
Tennessee Food On Foot Foundation IncTN $358,356$13,070 990
Outpost Agriculture IncOR $357,990$11 990
Feeding Children InternationalMN $357,553$88,371 990
United Ministries Of Savannah IncGA $357,156$35,947 990
Sheep And Goat Validation Of TexasTX $356,980$2,609 990
Chestnut Hill Meals On WheelsPA $367,980$31,045 990
Food4kids Backpack Program Of North Florida IncFL $368,640$32,258 990
Equity Advocates IncNY $355,505$66,194 990
The Cornucopia Project IncNH $369,577$62,145 990
Purple Hearts IncTX $354,196$38,420 990
Farming 4 Hunger IncMD $353,474$64,583 990
Yield Lab InstituteMO $353,283$91,334 990
Food Pantry Of Jeff Davis County IncTX $352,735$32,813 990
Pacific Nw Csa CoalitionOR $371,698$39,026 990
Whatcom Family FarmersWA $351,958$75,475 990
New Life Ministries - Indiana IncIN $372,659$16,885 990
Madison County Senior CitizensMO $351,473$41,090 990

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 IN 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 default50th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)45th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted53rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted46th

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 (Jill Ebbert) 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 405 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (K), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $46,350 is reasonable (approximately the 50th 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.