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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Rise Canyon Ranch

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 824700130
CA · NTEE F30
FY ending 2025-06-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Theresa Dubois, Executive Director / CEO ($61,021) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 62 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 56th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Theresa Dubois — reported title “Board Member”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

62 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 62 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,823 total compensation of comparable organizations → $207,296 $61,021
$14,74910th
$37,92125th
$57,703Median
$85,15575th
$117,34890th
$61,021This org · 56th
p10$14,749
p25$37,921
p50$57,703
p75$85,155
p90$117,348
$61,021

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 CA 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
Blue Mountain Health Cooperative WA$219,923 Executive Dir. $71,160 $75,733 2024
Nami Lowcountry SC$219,077 Executive Di $62,000 $79,158 2023
Vibrant Lives Of Montana MT$219,037 Therapist $44,522 $58,734 2023
Bella Terra Stables PA$223,353 President/executive Director $33,007 $39,127 2024
Christian Counseling Connection Inc CT$224,871 Exec. Dir. (Ret 6/24) $6,668 $7,431 2024
Pennsylvania Association Of Psychiatric PA$214,452 Executive Director $74,542 $88,364 2024
Animal Companion Counseling OH$210,989 Co-executive Director $44,007 $55,406 2024
Azimuth Counseling And Therapeutic Services Inc VT$230,623 Executive Director $12,500 $14,570 2025
Logos Healing Institute CO$209,780 President And Director Of Ops $50,817 $57,923 2024
Live Oak Counseling Center SC$208,958 Executive Director $51,062 $65,193 2023
Teton Valley Mental Health ID$233,570 Executive Di $72,659 $91,880 2024
Ground Work Inc AZ$206,523 Chair $16,000 $18,291 2024
Community Improvement Associates NH$235,476 Employee Representative $33,500 $36,770 2024
Renovations For Life Inc ID$205,716 Secretary $30,155 $38,132 2024
Depression And Bipolar Support Alliance CA$205,574 Executive Director $66,000 $69,747 2023
Christian Counseling Of Mid Michigan MI$205,033 Executive Director $40,189 $48,039 2025
The Samaritan Counseling Center Of GA$238,356 Executive Di $90,025 $107,601 2024
New Life Behavioral Health Services MD$202,027 Executive Director $33,078 $36,761 2024
Family & Children Counseling Service CA$201,508 Ceo $77,300 $79,345 2024
Mental Health Programs Inc V MA$240,219 President $12,032 $12,521 2025
Second Mile Psychological And Consulting NM$200,394 President $162,136 $207,296 2024
Dreavita Counseling Coaching And Consulting Inc DE$245,854 Founder $157,570 $183,402 2024
Hillside Wellness Center CA$194,204 Cfo And Ceo $15,938 $16,360 2024
Crested Butte State Of Mind CO$247,597 Executive Director $63,135 $74,089 2023
Merakey Youth Services PA$249,352 President/ceo $55,952 $68,286 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA cost of living and 2025 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 CA 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 default56th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)61st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted58th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted52nd

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 (Theresa Dubois) 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 62 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F30), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $61,021 is reasonable (approximately the 56th 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.