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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

David Woods Kemper Veterans Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 811746276
MO · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Benjamin C Jackson, Executive Director / CEO ($133,333) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 596 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 99th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Benjamin C Jackson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/TRUSTEE”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

596 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 596 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$103 total compensation of comparable organizations → $233,407 $133,333
$9,57910th
$21,32525th
$38,098Median
$59,20075th
$80,12490th
$133,333This org · 99th
p10$9,579
p25$21,325
p50$38,098
p75$59,200
p90$80,124
$133,333

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 MO 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
Tricircle Corporation CT$176,769 Executive Director $36,000 $31,869 2023
Strategic Community Solutions Inc MI$176,810 Professional Staff Director $2,607 $2,467 2024
Mission Of Hope AL$176,939 Executive Dir. $44,400 $43,989 2024
Dream Fund TX$177,171 Executive Director $66,000 $60,545 2024
Honoring Americas Warriors Inc OK$175,900 Executive Director $21,960 $22,830 2023
Young Women's Transitional Home Of Moore County NC$175,847 Vice President $4,584 $4,472 2023
Deep Roots Ministries Inc TX$175,816 Executive Director $41,100 $38,817 2023
Urban Purpose Inc AL$175,726 President $51,276 $52,302 2023
Kaleidoscope Ministries TX$177,997 Executive Director $62,292 $57,144 2024
Delaware Ecumenical Council On Chil DE$175,516 Executive Di $55,583 $49,910 2024
587 Ministries Inc CA$175,473 President $50,000 $39,595 2024
Benjamin E Mays Family Resource Ctr SC$175,374 Executive Di $69,566 $66,555 2024
Hamilton County Alcohol & Other Drug Prevention Coalition Inc FL$178,572 Executive Director $73,663 $61,825 2025
Konbit Nfp IL$178,884 President $73,350 $68,084 2023
Awl Foundation MO$174,601 Executive Di $33,756 $32,788 2024
Neighborhood Crusades Inc PA$174,265 Director $33,100 $31,165 2023
Project Cpr PA$179,363 Pres $89,154 $81,533 2024
Birthstone Corporation MO$179,523 Assistant Treasurer $27,966 $27,966 2023
Cannedwater4kids Inc WI$173,824 Secretary $31,025 $29,714 2024
Downtown Chillicothe OH$173,376 Program Manager $49,000 $47,594 2024
Porch Initiative MO$180,235 Executive Dir. $82,500 $80,133 2024
Positive Behavior Support Community NY$173,087 Executive Director $32,400 $27,642 2023
S Anon International Family Groups TN$180,491 Executive Di $31,859 $30,711 2024
Heart For The City AZ$172,910 President / Ceo $14,833 $13,082 2024
The Reach Initiative Inc WV$180,808 Executive Director $82,534 $81,951 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO 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 MO 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 default99th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)99th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted99th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted96th

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 (Benjamin C Jackson) 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 596 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $133,333 is reasonable (approximately the 99th 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.