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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Hope 4 Kids Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 815332157
FL · NTEE P29
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jeanne Gawronski, Executive Director / CEO ($46,154) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 53 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Jeanne Gawronski — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

53 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 53 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$7,609 total compensation of comparable organizations → $92,864 $46,154
$21,45710th
$31,66525th
$45,373Median
$57,44975th
$78,92890th
$46,154This org · 53rd
p10$21,457
p25$31,665
p50$45,373
p75$57,449
p90$78,928
$46,154

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 FL 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
St John's Christian Charity & MI$423,826 President/tr $85,100 $90,819 2024
Fort Myer Thrift Shop VA$424,301 Bookkeeper $21,665 $21,071 2025
North Texas Charities TX$425,180 Store Manager $74,077 $78,878 2023
A Lot Of Good CA$427,768 President $96,326 $88,541 2023
Shadow Box Nfp IL$411,548 President $54,590 $55,490 2024
Ruths House Inc MA$404,034 Executive Dir. $48,385 $44,956 2024
Troost Thrift Store Inc MO$402,310 President $12,490 $13,678 2024
Second Chances Thrift Inc OK$400,699 Director $62,250 $70,872 2024
Northland Ministerial Association TN$400,597 President $55,600 $60,427 2024
Et Cetera Shop Nfp IL$398,741 Executive Director $51,488 $53,883 2023
Lucky Dog Thrift Store ID$396,778 Executive Dir. $49,708 $54,674 2024
Manna For Life Ministries Inc WI$392,153 Chairman $7,046 $7,609 2024
Greenlife United Inc PA$383,339 President & $20,763 $21,408 2024
Mcb Thrift Stores Inc MO$475,454 Store Manage $47,840 $52,389 2024
Live Thankfully Little Rock AR$478,256 President $73,500 $85,422 2024
Pie In The Sky Community Alliance Inc FL$478,481 Senior Program Manager $48,000 $46,623 2024
Green Scene Thrift PA$478,742 Store Manager $49,560 $51,100 2024
Fvca Thrift Inc WI$479,016 Executive Dire $30,000 $33,351 2023
Worn Again Too Inc IL$365,304 Executive Director $52,901 $53,773 2024
New2you A Green Store VA$364,171 President $30,678 $30,627 2024
Giving Tree Topeka Inc KS$483,958 Officer $36,131 $41,551 2023
Wellston Center MO$363,600 Director $33,871 $37,092 2024
Desert Best Friends Closet CA$363,160 Executive Director $73,000 $63,495 2025
Willing Partners Inc VA$362,214 Executive Di $30,808 $31,665 2023
The Master's Touch Of Sneads Ferry Ii Inc NC$358,528 Manager $36,546 $40,197 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)51st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted53rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted51st

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 (Jeanne Gawronski) 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 53 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P29), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $46,154 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd 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.