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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Compassus Living Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 822011192
TN · NTEE P20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Rebecca Tillman, Executive Director / CEO ($60,955) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 24 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 38th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Rebecca Tillman — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

24 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 24 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,687 total compensation of comparable organizations → $199,604 $60,955
$13,77310th
$45,07425th
$64,418Median
$77,02275th
$100,57290th
$60,955This org · 38th
p10$13,773
p25$45,074
p50$64,418
p75$77,022
p90$100,572
$60,955

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 TN 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
Emmaus House Inc TN$515,482 Exec Director $66,520 $64,612 2024
Pregnancy Care Center TN$519,497 Executive Di $64,276 $62,432 2024
Hope For The Inner City Inc TN$525,054 Executive Director $69,958 $67,951 2024
Little Light Studios TN$452,619 Board President $52,200 $50,702 2024
Conlee Ministries TN$448,599 President $13,900 $13,501 2024
Sweetwater Area Ministries Inc TN$563,575 Executive Director $68,819 $66,845 2024
Pirate Springs TN$430,472 President/ceo $20,800 $20,203 2024
Reach One Touch One Ministries TN$569,724 Executive Director (Thru Oct) $47,873 $46,500 2024
Portland Cares TN$570,103 Executive Dir. $66,120 $64,223 2024
Mayhem Mission TN$572,357 Director $57,000 $55,365 2024
Community Restoration Coalition TN$420,913 President $5,855 $5,687 2024
Wecaretn TN$587,712 Director $107,620 $104,532 2024
Aloe Family Inc TN$406,440 Executive Dir. $14,832 $14,406 2024
Casaluz TN$608,401 Executive Director $98,734 $95,901 2024
Music For Seniors TN$611,496 Interim Exec $100,000 $97,131 2024
The Barnabas Vision Inc TN$614,939 Chairman/president $105,060 $102,046 2024
The Bridge House Inc TN$376,866 Executive Di $92,187 $89,542 2024
Ashas Refuge TN$376,090 President-executive Director $42,000 $40,795 2024
Barron Heights Community Development Corporation TN$651,159 Secretary-treasurer $13,500 $13,113 2024
Isaiah 58 Inc TN$651,790 Coo $68,185 $66,229 2024
A Step Ahead Foundation Tri-cities TN$342,375 Executive Di $65,000 $63,135 2024
Ambassador Services International TN$668,443 President $205,500 $199,604 2024
Riverbend Ranch And Retreat Inc TN$678,479 Executive Dir. $75,000 $72,848 2024
Rest Stop Ministries Inc TN$692,657 Executive Director $73,133 $71,035 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to TN 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 TN 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 default38th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)38th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted33rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted38th

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 (Rebecca Tillman) 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 24 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P20) + TN + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $60,955 is reasonable (approximately the 38th 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.