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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Circle Haven Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 824065998
NJ · NTEE P80
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kathleen Nace, Executive Director / CEO ($97,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 267 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 91st percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Kathleen Nace — reported title “Executive Dir.”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

267 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 267 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$679 total compensation of comparable organizations → $424,444 $97,500
$15,90510th
$34,43925th
$58,496Median
$80,34275th
$95,49590th
$97,500This org · 91st
p10$15,905
p25$34,439
p50$58,496
p75$80,342
p90$95,495
$97,500

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 NJ 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
Self Advocates Of Indiana Inc IN$290,959 President $1,835 $2,167 2024
Caring Voices CO$289,998 Program Coornator/ Direct Care Staff $21,888 $23,507 2024
Good News For Life Inc FL$293,009 President Ce $72,000 $75,757 2024
Georgetown Village Inc DC$293,297 Executive Di $98,627 $99,799 2023
Us Vet Corps Resources SC$287,767 President $30,375 $36,540 2023
The Age Friendly Foundation Inc MA$287,753 Treasurer/clerk $675 $679 2024
Cambridge Neighbors Inc MA$294,299 Executive Director $80,000 $80,518 2024
The Connecticut Community CT$295,126 Executive Di $56,950 $58,264 2025
Association For Texas Advocates Inc TX$285,334 Executive Director $63,333 $70,956 2024
A New Beginning For You Inc AL$296,564 President $72,800 $90,690 2023
Inspire Continuing Care IL$284,691 Executive Director $39,600 $44,892 2023
Innovative Partnerships Nfp IL$297,027 Ceo/cfo $17,001 $19,273 2023
Association Of Community Services Of Howard County MD$298,064 Executive Director $75,500 $81,392 2023
Muslim Family Services Of Colorado CO$283,497 Executive Director $37,550 $41,518 2023
City Of Refuge Pulaski Inc VA$282,653 President $18,000 $19,466 2024
Harrisburg Cultural & Social Servic MS$282,173 Executive Di $21,000 $26,196 2024
Homeless Veterans Services Of Dallas Inc TX$281,631 President $17,000 $19,609 2023
The Next Stop Foundation Inc GA$281,534 President $39,900 $44,934 2024
Stirrups N Strides Therapeutic Riding FL$281,514 Officer, Executive Directo $29,867 $31,425 2024
St Croix Mission Outreach Inc VI$281,266 Executive Director $65,000 $65,000 2024
Erins Hope For Friends Inc GA$300,546 Executive Dir. $70,785 $79,715 2024
Prosumers International TX$280,057 Executive Director $51,000 $57,139 2024
Love Inc Of Greater Cushing OK$279,938 Executive Dir. $33,296 $41,064 2024
Island Connections ME$302,749 Executive Di $63,622 $71,354 2024
Unlimited Potential Inc TX$304,008 Executive Director $75,600 $84,700 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ 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 NJ 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 default91st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)96th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted92nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted82nd

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 (Kathleen Nace) 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 267 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P80), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $97,500 is reasonable (approximately the 91st 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.