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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Pender United Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 832560847
NC · NTEE M20
FY ending 2022-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Patricia Adams, Executive Director / CEO ($24,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 19 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 42nd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Patricia Adams — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

19 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 19 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$408 total compensation of comparable organizations → $130,596 $24,000
$3,24910th
$7,75325th
$26,467Median
$67,00475th
$87,44290th
$24,000This org · 42nd
p10$3,249
p25$7,753
p50$26,467
p75$67,004
p90$87,442
$24,000

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
Acts Allowing Christ To Shine Inc IN$135,174 President $61,180 $59,982 2023
Amo Membership Assistance Program Trust FL$136,225 Trustee $80,688 $68,449 2024
Solar Responders Inc NY$128,727 Founder/ceo $100,000 $84,010 2023
Thirsty Lands Inc PA$128,413 Executive Dir. $1,600 $1,441 2024
Westhaven Water Supply Corporation TX$141,971 General Manager $15,945 $14,403 2024
Iada Foundation ID$142,147 Executive Director $105,318 $101,171 2024
Greene County Interfaith Volunteers NC$122,266 Ex Director $41,760 $38,964 2024
Lovington Comm Ambulance Serv Inc IL$145,867 Treasurer $4,050 $3,701 2023
Dewey Henderson United Professional KY$119,230 Executive Director $11,395 $11,055 2024
Eastport Chemical Fire Engine Company Nu NY$116,198 Secretary $500 $408 2024
Capracare Inc NY$154,101 President & Ceo $10,097 $8,482 2023
Florida National Guard Foundation Inc FL$154,888 Executive Dir. $31,200 $26,467 2024
The Elevated Studio Inc NY$161,388 Executive Director/president $35,600 $29,907 2023
Bowmanstown Volunteer Fire Company PA$170,750 Treasurer $7,800 $7,024 2024
Good Will Fire Company Of Bridgeport Pa PA$94,439 President $4,470 $4,026 2024
Georgia Association Of Realtors GA$93,549 Ceo $26,163 $24,457 2023
Ua Charitable Fund Trust MD$174,618 Trustee $154,691 $130,596 2024
Carlton Complex Long Term Recovery Group WA$175,703 Executive Director $84,335 $68,183 2024
Apostleship Of The Sea Of The Usa TX$195,291 Secretary General $72,872 $65,825 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC cost of living and 2022 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 default42nd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)42nd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted68th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted37th

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 (Patricia Adams) 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 19 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (M20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $24,000 is reasonable (approximately the 42nd 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.