Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Debra Yonkers, Executive Director / CEO ($52,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 430 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 54th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range
Benchmarked executive: Debra Yonkers — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, 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 MI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyful Child Foundation-in Memory Of Samantha Runnion | CA | $231,819 | Executive Director | $47,640 | $41,032 | 2023 |
| The Harold Hunter Foundation | NY | $232,106 | Executive Director | $51,711 | $45,271 | 2024 |
| Most Valuable Parents Of Buffalo Inc | NY | $231,479 | Executive Director | $67,183 | $60,553 | 2023 |
| Horseman's Mission Inc | OH | $232,248 | Administrator | $4,000 | $4,105 | 2024 |
| Blooming Prairie Youth Club | MN | $231,256 | Club Coordinator | $37,100 | $35,516 | 2024 |
| Counterpunch Academy | MI | $232,659 | Executive Di | $52,980 | $52,980 | 2024 |
| Chester Upland Youth Soccer | PA | $230,783 | Executive Director | $48,125 | $46,496 | 2024 |
| Sing Me A Story Foundation | MN | $230,556 | Executive Director | $70,000 | $67,012 | 2024 |
| The Deerwood Foundation Inc | MD | $233,093 | Executive Di | $16,500 | $14,945 | 2024 |
| Pensacola's Promise Inc | FL | $233,241 | Executive Di | $75,000 | $68,261 | 2024 |
| Giving Us Leadership An Focus | TX | $233,338 | President | $4,860 | $4,710 | 2024 |
| Dj Henry Dream Fund Inc | MA | $233,392 | Vice Chair | $78,972 | $70,785 | 2023 |
| Aspire Movement Inc | AL | $229,983 | Executive Di | $91,250 | $95,508 | 2024 |
| Adelante Hispanic Achievers Inc | KY | $229,721 | Executive Director | $37,524 | $39,058 | 2024 |
| The Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy Incorporated | KS | $233,894 | Executive Director | $25,690 | $26,889 | 2024 |
| San Antonio Future Basketball Inc | TX | $234,444 | President | $6,000 | $5,815 | 2024 |
| Girls Build Kalamazoo Inc | MI | $234,480 | Executive Director | $20,000 | $20,000 | 2024 |
| Chinese Youth Camp | TX | $234,593 | Camp Director, Finance Director, Facilities | $1,750 | $1,696 | 2024 |
| Colorado Young Leaders | CO | $234,792 | Executive Di | $33,008 | $30,664 | 2024 |
| Circle Camps For Grieving Children Inc | WI | $235,090 | Executive Director | $60,000 | $60,709 | 2024 |
| Brookline After School Program Inc | NH | $228,458 | President | $89,334 | $82,278 | 2023 |
| Impactdmv Inc | MD | $227,856 | Executive Director | $24,960 | $22,608 | 2024 |
| Gold Coast Junior Golf Foundation Inc | FL | $235,824 | Dir & President | $2,500 | $2,275 | 2024 |
| D2l Revolution Inc | AZ | $227,753 | Executive Director, Ceo | $154,207 | $143,682 | 2024 |
| Casino Road Ministries | WA | $227,550 | Executive Director | $66,036 | $58,972 | 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 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 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 54th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 51st |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 55th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 53rd |
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.