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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

We Care Foster Care Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 821210877
MI · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Alexis Ramsey, Executive Director / CEO ($83,049) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 35 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 86th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Alexis Ramsey — reported title “Full-time Program Teacher and Executive Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

35 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 35 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,828 total compensation of comparable organizations → $138,080 $83,049
$14,64010th
$22,70425th
$38,199Median
$61,16275th
$91,03190th
$83,049This org · 86th
p10$14,640
p25$22,704
p50$38,199
p75$61,162
p90$91,031
$83,049

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 MI 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
Grand Rapids Community Outreach MI$268,141 President $80,503 $76,178 2025
Michigan Armed Forces Hospitality Center MI$268,994 Executive Director $22,750 $22,097 2024
United Way Of Clare County MI$269,212 Executive Director $16,800 $16,800 2023
Christnet MI$270,188 Exec Director/ceo $50,000 $50,000 2023
Fitkids360 MI$270,407 Former Executive Director $24,000 $23,311 2024
Way To The Kingdom MI$251,260 Executive Director $93,990 $91,293 2024
House Of Love Agency MI$279,299 President $21,808 $21,808 2023
My Place Center For Wellness Inc MI$279,548 Exec. Director $38,622 $38,622 2023
Little Dresses For Africa MI$281,013 President $30,000 $29,139 2024
The Comfort Home Mi MI$243,277 Executive Di $61,321 $59,562 2024
Cascade Community Foundation MI$239,558 Ceo $64,615 $62,761 2024
Mvillage MI$234,677 President $11,000 $10,684 2024
Olmalaika Inc MI$234,333 Director And Co/founder Of The Trust $13,200 $13,200 2023
Northern Michigan Equine Therapy MI$298,479 Executive Director $65,000 $63,135 2024
Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger MI$300,413 Process Coor $7,200 $6,993 2024
Designed Future MI$229,002 Executive Di $37,692 $36,611 2024
Urban Family Ministries MI$226,248 Executive Director Ret $31,167 $30,273 2024
Life Together Nicaragua Inc MI$221,984 Vice Preside $33,750 $33,750 2023
Oasis Of Hope Center MI$315,411 Executive Di $18,500 $17,969 2024
The Lucas Project MI$317,067 Executive Di $48,000 $48,000 2023
Hospitality Industry Protection Fund MI$206,990 President $40,883 $39,710 2024
Hitha Healing House Inc MI$204,220 President $5,102 $4,828 2025
Volunteers In Service MI$201,970 Executive Di $42,808 $42,808 2023
Mi Work Matters MI$329,101 Executive Di $68,077 $66,124 2024
The Human Utility MI$335,162 Executive Director $138,080 $138,080 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI 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 MI 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 default86th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)86th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted86th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted83rd

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 (Alexis Ramsey) 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 35 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + MI + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $83,049 is reasonable (approximately the 86th 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.