Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lara Strickland, Executive Director / CEO ($15,720) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 87 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 9th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Lara Strickland — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, 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 MT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Neighbors Inc | KY | $247,075 | Exec Director | $32,583 | $31,543 | 2024 |
| Partners In Outreach | PA | $244,646 | Executive Di | $17,980 | $16,156 | 2024 |
| Good Neighbors Of Blount County | TN | $253,975 | Executive Director | $45,000 | $43,881 | 2023 |
| Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach Inc | NC | $241,226 | Office Manager | $37,500 | $35,946 | 2023 |
| New Jersey Voluntary Organizations | NJ | $240,842 | Executive Director | $97,753 | $78,644 | 2024 |
| Sergeants Benevolent Association | NY | $256,006 | Controller | $13,186 | $11,054 | 2023 |
| Feeding The Spirit | PA | $256,499 | Executive Di | $24,000 | $22,203 | 2023 |
| Wright County Crisis Center | MO | $239,794 | Manager | $31,329 | $30,783 | 2023 |
| The Helping Hand Of Greater Little Rock Inc | AR | $257,350 | Executive Director | $42,000 | $42,540 | 2024 |
| Hidalgo Sin Fronteras | AZ | $238,167 | Director | $16,920 | $14,663 | 2024 |
| Love Chatham | NC | $258,776 | Executive Dir. | $42,068 | $40,324 | 2023 |
| Circle City Relief Inc | IN | $237,888 | Exec. Director | $50,000 | $47,513 | 2024 |
| Paulys Project | CA | $236,942 | President | $66,425 | $51,684 | 2024 |
| Saint Francis Center Of The City Of Long | CA | $262,475 | Executive Dir. | $32,400 | $25,955 | 2023 |
| Love Inc Of Douglas Co Lakes Area | MN | $234,241 | Executive Di | $63,159 | $57,896 | 2023 |
| First Step Back Home Inc | MO | $232,222 | President | $42,000 | $41,268 | 2023 |
| Hebrew Free Loan Association Of Washington State | WA | $265,618 | Executive Director | $38,200 | $30,818 | 2024 |
| Abrahams House | WA | $266,383 | Director | $83,000 | $68,937 | 2023 |
| Rockdale Emergency Relief Fund Inc | GA | $266,480 | Director | $40,000 | $35,307 | 2025 |
| Provisions Food Pantry And Thrift Store | NH | $229,954 | Executive Director End 10/2024 | $17,798 | $14,808 | 2024 |
| Gulf Coast Community Ministries Inc | MS | $229,480 | Executive Director | $27,978 | $28,907 | 2023 |
| Palatka Christian Service Center Inc | FL | $224,972 | Executive | $23,555 | $19,939 | 2024 |
| Families And Individuals Sharing Hope | MN | $224,642 | Executive Director | $87,097 | $77,548 | 2024 |
| Hope Sanger | CA | $222,641 | Ceo/president | $32,500 | $26,035 | 2023 |
| Church Response | SD | $274,777 | Pantry Manager | $21,546 | $22,060 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MT cost of living and 2023 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 MT 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 | 9th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 6th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 13th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 32nd |
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.