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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cornerstone For Hope

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 813354850
PA · NTEE F22
FY ending 2023-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of George Hall, Executive Director / CEO ($54,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 38 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 66th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: George Hall — reported title “Director”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

38 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 38 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$10,980 total compensation of comparable organizations → $144,659 $54,000
$16,22210th
$27,69925th
$42,012Median
$56,41675th
$62,81690th
$54,000This org · 66th
p10$16,222
p25$27,699
p50$42,012
p75$56,416
p90$62,816
$54,000

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 PA 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
Wyoming Professional Assistance Program WY$223,305 Executive Dir. $90,000 $93,868 2024
Never Alone Transitional TN$223,094 Executive Dir. $54,324 $55,617 2024
Family Care Excellence Incorporated OH$222,524 President $45,000 $46,423 2024
Tobiah Life Center NJ$220,249 President $23,305 $20,865 2023
Grace House Norcal CA$219,187 Director $41,800 $36,194 2023
Gateway Of Hope Addiction NC$237,497 President $46,667 $46,966 2024
Central California Fellowship Of CA$211,610 Business Off $67,075 $56,414 2024
Freedom House Of Mecklenburg Inc NC$240,894 Executive Director $40,472 $41,934 2023
Peniel Recovery Ministries Inc GA$242,375 President $33,600 $32,906 2024
Breakaway Inc MN$242,711 Mgr $63,600 $59,633 2025
The Way Homes Inc MD$244,388 Vice President $29,553 $27,706 2023
Kansas City Kansas Alcohol Safety KS$205,633 Executive Di $40,000 $42,090 2024
Morgan County Court Services I AL$247,119 Gann $55,650 $60,288 2023
One Bridge To Hope Inc KY$202,538 Director $39,700 $42,771 2023
Capstone Recovery Center Inc NC$201,000 President-executive Director $36,040 $37,342 2023
Prodigal Daughters Journey Home Inc FL$252,710 Executive Director $12,000 $10,980 2024
There Is Victory In Jesus Recovery TX$199,477 Secretary $12,162 $11,849 2024
Addicted Nation Solutions AZ$197,019 Ceo $150,000 $144,659 2023
Pri Counseling Services Inc NC$258,830 Secretary $32,200 $32,406 2024
Free State Regional Svc Ctr Of Na Inc MD$261,601 Executive Dir. $32,455 $30,427 2023
Merit Family Services TX$264,963 Chairman $14,495 $14,540 2023
Recovery Community Foundation Of GA$265,304 Executive Di $60,000 $58,761 2024
180 Center Inc TN$281,032 Supervisor $40,350 $42,531 2023
Miller Fellowship House Inc CA$283,201 President $21,065 $17,717 2024
Step By Step Recovery GA$286,832 Executive Dir $21,225 $20,787 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to PA 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 PA 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 default66th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)68th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted66th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted66th

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 (George Hall) 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 38 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F22), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $54,000 is reasonable (approximately the 66th 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.