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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Strong Partners In Health

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 813109944
OR · NTEE F30
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Elizabeth Hatch, Executive Director / CEO ($22,888) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 67 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 16th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Elizabeth Hatch — reported title “Managing Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

67 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 67 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,822 total compensation of comparable organizations → $182,396 $22,888
$12,39310th
$33,99025th
$53,692Median
$75,97175th
$104,43490th
$22,888This org · 16th
p10$12,393
p25$33,990
p50$53,692
p75$75,971
p90$104,434
$22,888

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 OR 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
The Speedy Foundation Inc ID$250,333 Executive Director $77,000 $85,674 2024
Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center Of Chesapeake VA$249,365 President $2,714 $2,822 2023
Merakey Youth Services PA$249,352 President/ceo $55,952 $60,084 2023
Crested Butte State Of Mind CO$247,597 Executive Director $63,135 $65,190 2023
Dreavita Counseling Coaching And Consulting Inc DE$245,854 Founder $157,570 $161,372 2024
Champions For Children's Mental Health DE$255,744 Executive Director $100,121 $105,566 2023
Pals For Healing OH$256,948 Executive Di $38,500 $42,650 2024
Crossroads Inc OK$257,621 Executive Dir. $65,000 $74,861 2024
Healing Arts Project Inc TN$257,976 Executive Director $48,780 $53,630 2024
Mental Health Programs Inc V MA$240,219 President $12,032 $11,018 2025
Tina Huseth Counseling TX$260,979 President $47,100 $49,279 2024
Recovery-hub Inc NJ$261,461 President & Ceo $90,000 $86,529 2023
The Samaritan Counseling Center Of GA$238,356 Executive Di $90,025 $94,676 2024
Gabby's Ladder Inc MI$262,607 Executive Di $53,550 $59,519 2023
Valley Community Counseling Clinic CA$264,041 Pres And Exec D $31,459 $28,412 2024
Nami Of Richland County Ohio OH$264,447 Executive Dir. $65,230 $70,399 2025
Community Improvement Associates NH$235,476 Employee Representative $33,500 $32,354 2024
Linden Lodge Foundation NC$266,266 Executive Di $28,445 $31,649 2023
Teton Valley Mental Health ID$233,570 Executive Di $72,659 $80,844 2024
Equiteam Support Services PA$269,287 Executive Director $121,541 $126,772 2024
Azimuth Counseling And Therapeutic Services Inc VT$230,623 Executive Director $12,500 $12,820 2025
Penquis Mental Health Association ME$270,417 Chief Executive Officer $34,929 $36,582 2024
Christian Counseling Connection Inc CT$224,871 Exec. Dir. (Ret 6/24) $6,668 $6,539 2024
Bella Terra Stables PA$223,353 President/executive Director $33,007 $34,428 2024
Rise Canyon Ranch CA$220,642 Board Member $61,021 $53,692 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR 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 OR 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 default16th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)16th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted19th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted12th

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 (Elizabeth Hatch) 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 67 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $22,888 is reasonable (approximately the 16th 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.