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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Esteamed Coffee Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 830993595
NC · NTEE P99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Julie Walker, Executive Director / CEO ($71,800) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 192 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 61st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Julie Walker — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

192 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 192 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$732 total compensation of comparable organizations → $534,934 $71,800
$19,91110th
$40,32225th
$64,362Median
$83,65475th
$112,48990th
$71,800This org · 61st
p10$19,911
p25$40,322
p50$64,362
p75$83,654
p90$112,489
$71,800

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 NC 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
Essential Resource Consultants NV$497,758 Director $24,000 $23,282 2024
La Puerta Abierta Inc PA$497,590 Executive Di $79,000 $76,245 2024
Mindfulness Northwest WA$500,549 Executive Dir. $94,848 $82,184 2024
Tampa Connect Group Inc FL$496,952 President $46,750 $42,504 2024
Open T R A I L Inc TX$494,585 Executive Director / Presi $33,107 $32,998 2023
Partners In Hope Incorporated OH$494,128 Executive Di $52,000 $53,303 2024
Corner Cupboard Food Bank Inc PA$491,750 Executive Di $59,690 $57,609 2024
Greater Impact Inc MT$491,290 Executive Dir. $64,940 $69,749 2023
World Of God Inc NC$490,966 Executive Dir. $72,000 $72,000 2024
Csra Foundation Property Holdings Inc GA$490,600 President/ceo $42,060 $42,138 2023
Backyard Orphans TX$509,175 President/founder $141,801 $137,279 2024
Wasat Community WA$510,686 Executive Director $85,369 $73,971 2024
Benefits Management Inc NC$485,974 Director $96,715 $99,572 2023
Sleepyhead Beds MO$512,628 Executive Director $65,413 $67,052 2024
The Wisdom Dojo Inc DE$484,046 Executive Di $67,250 $63,728 2024
Faith In Action Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Of Solano County CA$516,263 Executive Director $92,466 $79,556 2023
Pennsylvania Head Start Association PA$480,077 Executive Di $97,728 $94,320 2024
Order Our Steps CA$479,696 Owner $80,000 $68,831 2023
The River Center Family & Community NH$479,096 Executive Director $59,710 $53,359 2024
Dedham Visionary Access Corporation MA$520,165 Executive Di $134,332 $120,278 2023
City Lights Ministry NC$476,444 President $39,520 $40,687 2023
Lend A Hand Foundation CA$473,847 Executive Dir. $62,330 $52,089 2024
John Hobson Ministries Inc KY$473,480 President $88,200 $91,709 2024
Homeless Angels MI$472,709 Director $22,432 $22,408 2024
Hope Diamond Services Inc GA$472,606 Director $15,060 $15,088 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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 default61st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)54th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted63rd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted57th

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 (Julie Walker) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 192 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $71,800 is reasonable (approximately the 61st 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 10, 2026.