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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Sanctuary Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 824476795
ND · NTEE F21
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kerry Israel, Executive Director / CEO ($24,700) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 143 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 37th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Kerry Israel — reported title “VICE PRESIDENT”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

143 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 143 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$247 total compensation of comparable organizations → $268,402 $24,700
$6,26910th
$16,78325th
$34,188Median
$49,38175th
$62,50990th
$24,700This org · 37th
p10$6,269
p25$16,783
p50$34,188
p75$49,381
p90$62,509
$24,700

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 ND 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
Aish Seminars Inc MD$97,209 President $56,000 $47,708 2024
Solide Inc TX$98,030 Ex Director $16,200 $14,767 2024
Cla Homes I Corp VA$98,070 Executive Director $3,855 $3,305 2025
Ocl Properties Iii West Inc NY$98,287 Chief Financial Officer $73,290 $60,348 2024
Richardville Apartments Ii Inc IN$96,141 President $44,374 $42,641 2024
Childrens Bereavement Center Of South TX$99,465 Staff Liaison $130,989 $119,399 2024
Valley Of The Sun School Properties Six AZ$95,649 Board Member $19,940 $17,991 2023
Watertower West Inc IN$99,521 Ex-officio & Regional Ceo $63,183 $62,509 2023
A Right Heart Ministries Inc NY$95,429 Director $65,000 $55,103 2023
Spf-iroch IL$99,742 President/ceo $30,975 $28,569 2023
Lakeview Place Inc FL$100,580 Board Chair $11,777 $10,379 2023
Burrell Housing Options Corporation MO$94,337 President And Ceo - Pfh $270,117 $268,402 2023
Project Share Vii Inc NY$93,702 Executive Director $70,564 $59,820 2023
A Change Of Mind Inc UT$93,500 President $6,538 $6,098 2024
Star Community Support Services PA$102,740 Ceo $45,501 $41,348 2024
Rays House Inc OK$103,050 Executive Dir. $12,030 $12,071 2024
Affinity Community Services IL$92,068 Executive Director $36,734 $32,908 2024
Project Share Vi Inc NY$103,215 Executive Director $70,564 $59,820 2023
The Foundation For Excellence In OR$103,363 Chief Administrative Offic $110,924 $93,867 2024
Casa De Santa Maria Inc CO$91,512 Co Exec Director $5,000 $4,369 2024
Mental Health Association Housing NY$91,257 Chief Administrative Officer $3,789 $3,120 2024
Foundations In Recovery Inc CA$91,231 Exec Director $90,250 $71,014 2024
Signature Health Ashtabula Nmtc Inc OH$91,186 President & Ceo $38,800 $37,447 2024
Escalade Recovery Foundation CA$90,931 President Board Member $12,000 $9,721 2023
Ocl Properties Vii Inc NY$104,552 Chief Financial Officer $73,290 $60,348 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to ND 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 ND 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 default37th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)36th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted58th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted20th

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 (Kerry Israel) 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 143 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (F), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $24,700 is reasonable (approximately the 37th 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.