Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Debra York, Executive Director / CEO ($29,040) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 642 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 22nd percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Debra York — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 ME cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Housing Inc | PA | $268,461 | Executive Director | $20,040 | $19,958 | 2024 |
| The Flynn Fellowship Home Of Gastonia Inc | NC | $268,263 | Ex. Director | $49,536 | $51,115 | 2024 |
| Nashville Peacemakers | TN | $268,074 | Ceo | $64,260 | $67,456 | 2024 |
| Lifeline-connect Inc | IL | $268,033 | Exec Dir | $12,000 | $11,782 | 2024 |
| Equiteam Support Services | PA | $269,287 | Executive Director | $121,541 | $121,042 | 2024 |
| Raven Cares Inc | KY | $269,768 | President | $42,308 | $46,735 | 2023 |
| Emerge Center For Social And Emotional Learning | CA | $267,436 | Executive Director | $37,352 | $32,210 | 2024 |
| Athens Parent Wellbeing Inc | GA | $267,329 | Executive Director | $17,500 | $17,572 | 2024 |
| Dmax Foundation | PA | $269,972 | Executive Di | $100,719 | $103,269 | 2023 |
| Attachment Institute Of New England | MA | $267,253 | President | $107,445 | $99,271 | 2023 |
| Misty Mountain Family Enrichment | FL | $266,918 | Ceo/pres/sec | $82,500 | $77,399 | 2024 |
| Penquis Mental Health Association | ME | $270,417 | Chief Executive Officer | $34,929 | $34,929 | 2024 |
| New Dawn Recovery Services Inc | WI | $266,649 | Executive Di | $75,000 | $80,533 | 2023 |
| Gabriel Project Of West Virginia | WV | $266,558 | Executive Director | $42,990 | $47,858 | 2023 |
| Elizas Helping Hands Inc | NC | $266,543 | President | $35,000 | $38,707 | 2022 |
| Linden Lodge Foundation | NC | $266,266 | Executive Di | $28,445 | $30,219 | 2023 |
| The Second Story Foundation | IL | $265,869 | Executive Director | $41,667 | $40,909 | 2024 |
| Jesus Inn Ministries Inc | OK | $265,681 | President | $59,614 | $67,492 | 2023 |
| Healing Hoofbeats Of Ct Inc | CT | $271,558 | Executive Director | $78,000 | $75,193 | 2023 |
| Nar-anon Family Group Headquarters Inc | CA | $271,647 | Executive Director | $50,170 | $43,264 | 2024 |
| Motorcycle Relief Project | CO | $271,716 | President | $32,200 | $31,745 | 2023 |
| Baltimore Intergroup Council Of Aa | MD | $271,749 | Administrator/special Worker | $39,577 | $38,043 | 2023 |
| Recovery Community Foundation Of | GA | $265,304 | Executive Di | $60,000 | $60,248 | 2024 |
| Contemporary Psychodynamic Institute Np | WA | $271,989 | Executive Director | $13,750 | $12,657 | 2023 |
| Merit Family Services | TX | $264,963 | Chairman | $14,495 | $14,908 | 2023 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to ME cost of living and 2024 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 ME 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 22nd |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 21st |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 25th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 19th |
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.
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
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.