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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 811510377
TN · NTEE E40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Debbie Chandler, Executive Director / CEO ($64,348) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 131 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 74th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Debbie Chandler — reported title “DIRECTORPRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

131 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 131 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$907 total compensation of comparable organizations → $229,327 $64,348
$29,80010th
$42,44025th
$53,665Median
$64,93875th
$76,72490th
$64,348This org · 74th
p10$29,800
p25$42,440
p50$53,665
p75$64,938
p90$76,724
$64,348

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 TN 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
Warrenton Pregnancy Center VA$347,928 Executive Di $87,002 $82,278 2023
Crisis Pregnancy Center Of Tehachapi CA$347,709 Member $66,320 $54,481 2024
Alpha Clinics CA$348,509 Executive Dir. $79,944 $65,673 2024
Adria Womens Health TX$346,777 Executive Director $50,465 $48,025 2024
Life Care Center For Women Inc KS$351,103 Executive Director $31,796 $32,679 2024
River Region Pregnancy Center AL$351,310 Executive Director $58,905 $60,541 2024
Reach Out Pregnancy Center Inc OH$353,789 Former Director $58,800 $59,248 2024
Center For Client Safety Inc KY$341,632 Executive Director And Secy $64,427 $67,796 2023
Aspire Together Inc VT$354,538 Executive Di $69,120 $66,186 2024
Crisis Pregnancy Center CA$355,822 Executive Director $64,930 $54,915 2023
Plateau Pregnancy Services TN$339,286 Exec Director / Vice Chr $70,044 $70,044 2024
Pregnancy Resource Services WA$338,048 Executive Director $40,238 $33,389 2025
Care Women's Center NH$358,133 Center Direc $61,796 $54,284 2024
Mend Medical Services Inc OK$359,144 Executive Director $53,500 $57,700 2023
Tender Care Pregnancy PA$359,369 Executive Di $56,336 $55,026 2023
Laurel Pregnancy Center Inc MD$361,253 Executive Director $42,232 $38,671 2023
Care Pregnancy Center Of Tulare CA$361,615 Executive Dir. $67,167 $55,177 2024
Howard County Pregnancy Center MD$361,723 Operations Director $66,223 $58,900 2024
Loving Arms - A Crisis Pregnancy Center IL$362,218 Executive Director $58,588 $56,416 2023
The Bridge To Life Inc NY$362,931 Executive Director $86,349 $74,231 2024
Teddy Bear Den SD$331,949 Executive Di $98,262 $103,170 2024
Elsinore Valley Pregnancy Resource Center CA$330,332 Executive Director $33,000 $27,109 2024
Pregnancy Care Center Of Southeast Texas TX$330,081 Executive Director $51,700 $49,200 2024
Care Net Pregnancy Center NY$366,788 Executive Director $46,346 $41,019 2023
Gianna Center Of Philadelphia PA$327,770 Medical Doctor $36,400 $34,533 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TN cost of living and 2024 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 TN 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 default74th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)68th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted76th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted73rd

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 (Debbie Chandler) 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 131 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $64,348 is reasonable (approximately the 74th 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.