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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Legacy Refuge

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 821339052
MN · NTEE P30
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Justin Hayslett, Executive Director / CEO ($60,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 180 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

180 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 180 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$18 total compensation of comparable organizations → $207,637 $60,000
$20,35410th
$40,54725th
$61,942Median
$82,94175th
$108,47790th
$60,000This org · 48th
p10$20,354
p25$40,547
p50$61,942
p75$82,941
p90$108,477
$60,000

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Court Care For The Pikes Peak Region IncCO $334,727$23,775 990
Accompanied By Gods Love IncTX $334,443$33,458 990
Kindred Kids Child Advocacy CenterCO $334,144$89,135 990
Todos Together IncPR $332,666$44,859 990
Stmary'scaringincMD $332,463$40,874 990
Family Support Center Of Washington CoUT $332,383$77,720 990
Youth Collaborative IncNC $343,947$52,703 990
Hope For Families IncTX $345,123$13,889 990
Coffee County Children's AdvocacyTN $346,246$29,212 990
Light 2 The WorldOR $325,943$59,135 990
Rockford Breakfast Club IncMN $347,297$2,574 990
12th Judicial District Childrens Advocacy Center IncTN $347,690$76,592 990
Greater Attleboro Area Council ForMA $348,308$11,927 990
The Alabama Campaign To PreventAL $322,960$96,433 990
Children's Policy & Law InitiativeIN $350,080$49,805 990
Carters CrewAR $350,867$789 990
Patchogue Medford Youth & CommunityNY $321,935$30,828 990
Joshua Community Connectors IncKY $351,555$108,359 990
Umpqua Valley Farm To SchoolOR $321,237$66,667 990
Hicksville Teenage Council IncNY $320,756$83,573 990
The Orange County Friendship Circle IncCA $320,038$60,273 990
Indiana Blind Children's FoundationIN $316,146$107,421 990
Casa A Voice For ChildrenCA $315,713$128,525 990
Citykids Foundation IncNY $357,952$9,877 990
Tutwiler Community Education CenterMS $313,721$77,956 990

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 MN 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 default48th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)44th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted48th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted47th

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 (Justin Hayslett) 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 180 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,000 is reasonable (approximately the 48th 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.