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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Chandler Project Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 831692863
AR · NTEE E12
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Chandler Crews, Executive Director / CEO ($70,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 34 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 76th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Chandler Crews — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

34 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 34 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$5,071 total compensation of comparable organizations → $138,318 $70,500
$9,85410th
$24,38425th
$46,533Median
$64,29575th
$94,61890th
$70,500This org · 76th
p10$9,854
p25$24,384
p50$46,533
p75$64,295
p90$94,618
$70,500

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 AR 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
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center-nampa ID$317,603 Development Officer $15,885 $15,033 2023
Imperial Valley Wellness Foundation CA$314,537 Executive Director $128,140 $93,149 2025
Beacon Hill Foundation MI$330,185 President & Ceo & Trustee $24,270 $21,647 2024
Anderson Hospital Foundation IL$303,645 Director $54,685 $46,456 2024
Margaux's Miracle Foundation Inc FL$339,435 Executive Director $63,312 $51,395 2024
Center For Healthy Development VA$298,921 Ceo/president/treasurer $92,232 $76,953 2024
The Julie Fund Inc MA$293,973 Executive Di $60,000 $46,591 2024
Westfields Hospital Foundation Inc MN$293,816 Director & President $64,799 $56,963 2023
Giving Is A Family Tradition MO$292,945 Executive Di $42,000 $38,440 2024
Erie Cancer And Wellness Foundation PA$352,673 Executive Dir. $5,885 $5,071 2024
Unspoken Treasure Society Inc FL$285,484 President $82,214 $66,739 2024
The Yaya Foundation For 4h Leukodystophy MN$284,117 Executive Director $150,000 $128,077 2024
The Transcend Foundation Inc MI$361,083 Secretary $125,875 $115,586 2023
Wheel To Walk Foundation OR$276,972 Vp $59,000 $47,345 2024
Richmond Community Services NY$276,866 President/ceo $63,618 $49,676 2024
Kansas Dental Charitable Foundation KS$376,412 Executive Director $7,099 $6,823 2023
Augustana Care Foundation MN$376,914 President/ceo $108,350 $95,247 2023
Pink Warrior Advocates TX$379,157 Director Of Programs $48,000 $42,716 2023
Chris Norton Foundation IA$260,949 Executive Director $14,400 $13,625 2024
Indian River County Medical Society FL$259,400 Executive Di $64,958 $52,731 2024
Hillcrest Health Foundation TX$250,580 Dir/interim Pres/ceo (Thru 1/5) $35,499 $30,685 2024
Elevator Constructors Local 5 Charitable PA$400,476 Trustee $96,558 $85,664 2023
Operation Enduring Support Inc TX$404,507 Executive Director $63,500 $54,888 2024
Hospice Help Foundation NH$230,554 Executive Di $63,748 $50,864 2024
Newberry County Hospital Foundation Inc SC$224,812 Vice-chair $9,645 $8,695 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AR cost of living and 2023 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 AR 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 default76th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)74th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted47th

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 (Chandler Crews) 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 34 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E12), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $70,500 is reasonable (approximately the 76th 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.