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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Western Reserve Area Agency On Aging

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 821317285
OH · NTEE T30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of E Douglas Beach, Executive Director / CEO ($41,528) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 61 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 67th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

61 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 61 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$351 total compensation of comparable organizations → $254,619 $41,528
$5,45310th
$12,81225th
$28,730Median
$50,36175th
$102,94490th
$41,528This org · 67th
p10$5,453
p25$12,812
p50$28,730
p75$50,361
p90$102,944
$41,528

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 OH cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Mad Anthony Childrens FoundationIN $89,150$17,848 990
Cotton Electric CharitableOK $90,187$178,549 990
Kansas City Kansas Area ChamberKS $87,004$3,760 990
Joyal Capital Management Foundation IncMA $86,055$48,049 990
Community Foundation Of The ValleysCA $91,265$14,689 990
United Way Of Franklin CountyIN $85,982$30,775 990
Brooklyn Health Equity Foundation IncNY $91,567$77,638 990
The Gilmour-jirgens FundMI $91,606$63,249 990
The Mike Gallagher Show CharitableNY $84,008$102,944 990
Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment CorporationOH $93,598$1,046 990
Lev ChaiNJ $82,749$5,901 990
Vinfen Corporation Of Larchmont IncMA $94,515$37,886 990
Canton-inwood Area Health FoundationSD $81,750$26,130 990
Friends Of Cmh Sumner CommunityIA $80,040$35,130 990
Arise Foundation IncNY $98,289$15,204 990
The Louisa Swain FoundationWY $78,506$36,396 990
Greater New Orleans Hotel & LodgingLA $100,031$25,739 990
History Heritage And HopeFL $76,758$5,542 990
Zoomie FoundationCA $75,815$50,361 990
Charitable Foundation Of The Energy BarDC $75,515$16,978 990
Renaissance InternationalincFL $102,475$17,739 990
Massdevelopmenthefa TrustMA $74,249$36,373 990
Sophia Transformative LeadershipWI $105,927$65,037 990
The Ascension Fund IncLA $105,954$44,420 990
The Kranzberg FoundationMO $106,881$32,010 990

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 OH 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 default67th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)66th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted95th

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 (E Douglas Beach) 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 61 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $41,528 is reasonable (approximately the 67th 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). 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.