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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Lilys House

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 822683320
MO · NTEE L40
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Sara Vick, Executive Director / CEO ($7,800) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 71 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 6th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Sara Vick — reported title “Co-Executive Director”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

71 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 71 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$537 total compensation of comparable organizations → $84,334 $7,800
$10,77010th
$22,77925th
$44,705Median
$59,57975th
$73,18990th
$7,800This org · 6th
p10$10,770
p25$22,779
p50$44,705
p75$59,579
p90$73,189
$7,800

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 MO 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
New Vision Housing Development Fund NY$309,036 Ceo $23,171 $20,352 2023
Life Line Outreach Inc NC$302,825 Board Member $22,631 $22,078 2024
Glory House Of Miami Inc FL$301,603 Ceo /Preside $56,496 $50,109 2024
Steps 4 Life Community Services CA$312,208 President $65,680 $53,547 2024
Mercy Mission House OH$319,579 Executive Di $42,692 $43,953 2023
Natasha House Inc VA$292,986 Executive Director $35,258 $32,142 2024
Shadetree Historical Artisan CA$323,323 President $71,250 $58,088 2024
Skelley House Inc AZ$288,089 President $62,400 $56,660 2024
Park Avenue Thorpe Housing Development NY$287,925 Executive Director $2,057 $1,807 2023
Avenues 12 Inc FL$287,719 Executive Director (Deceased) $20,980 $18,608 2024
Abraham Apartments Housing Development NY$287,359 President/ceo $50,896 $44,705 2023
Hope House Of Tennessee Inc TN$325,908 Founder Executive Director $50,000 $49,622 2024
Bethesda House Inc MA$326,001 Director $20,240 $17,680 2023
Isaiah House Inc GA$326,462 Executive Dir. $14,150 $13,433 2024
Myplace Inc MI$327,076 Executive Director $65,977 $64,296 2024
Sweet Evening Breeze Inc KY$284,020 Executive Director $85,340 $84,334 2025
The Guest House Inc IN$283,548 Executive Di $36,926 $36,766 2024
Safe Shelter Incorporated WI$332,175 Executive Director $72,800 $71,783 2024
The New Beginnings Of Southwest FL$334,293 Executive Director $61,007 $55,709 2023
Mission Accomplished TX$335,955 President $58,455 $55,208 2024
Shall Never Thirst Ministries NJ$275,961 President & Director $24,985 $21,684 2023
Siloam Missionary Homes NC$338,177 President $45,493 $45,692 2023
Peacock Legacy Of Hope TX$274,338 Executive Director $87,136 $82,295 2024
Journey Home Inc TX$273,644 Executive Director / President $43,021 $40,631 2024
Sacred Roots Farm Inc GA$341,171 Ceo $84,908 $82,986 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO cost of living and 2024 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 MO 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 default6th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)4th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted14th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted1st

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 (Sara Vick) 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 71 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (L40), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $7,800 is reasonable (approximately the 6th 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.