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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Gwendolyn's Gifts

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 834582350
MO · NTEE G99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Erin Kramer, Executive Director / CEO ($50,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 231 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 53rd percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

231 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 231 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$708 total compensation of comparable organizations → $268,818 $50,000
$12,78110th
$24,13325th
$46,521Median
$66,82175th
$85,36490th
$50,000This org · 53rd
p10$12,781
p25$24,133
p50$46,521
p75$66,821
p90$85,364
$50,000

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 MO 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
Cincinnati Concours D'elegance Foundation OH$189,220 Executive Director $75,000 $75,000 2024
Armer Foundation For Kids AZ$189,254 Founder $40,192 $36,495 2024
West Virginia Breast Health Initiative WV$189,363 Executive Director $54,245 $57,091 2023
Ovarian Cancer Alliance Of Oregon And Sw WA$187,042 Executive Director $84,505 $71,432 2024
National Kidney Services Inc GA$189,734 Dir, President $12,000 $11,392 2024
Carolina Children's Charity Inc SC$190,165 Executive Director $91,455 $90,081 2024
Ms 4 Ms MD$184,294 Ceo/director $12,000 $10,592 2024
Federation Center Of The Blind SC$183,953 Executive Director $32,031 $32,482 2023
Texas Podiatric Medical Foundation TX$183,446 Executive Director $21,600 $20,400 2024
The Chip Miller Charitable Foundation PA$182,848 Board Member $8,714 $8,205 2024
Sensational Fun Inc NY$193,991 Executive Director $26,750 $23,496 2023
Ovations For The Cure Inc MA$194,308 Executive Di $84,180 $73,530 2023
Candor Nc NC$182,134 Executive Director $19,250 $19,335 2023
Post-polio Health International Inc MO$194,777 Executive Director $71,465 $71,465 2024
Autism Society Of America Foundation MD$181,121 President And Ceo $52,831 $46,634 2024
Together Enhancing Autism Awareness In MS$195,740 Ceo $29,203 $31,616 2023
Ovarian Cancer Project Inc NY$180,466 Executive Dir. $54,916 $46,852 2024
Kidney Foundation Of Central Pa PA$180,385 Execuitive Director $68,900 $66,788 2023
Garretts Place Life Skills Center For Autism MI$196,480 Executive Director $13,594 $13,248 2024
Pop Earth Corporation NY$179,952 Executive Di $60,000 $51,190 2024
Metco Directors Association Inc MA$196,766 President $1,500 $1,273 2024
Childrens Developmental Center Of Lima OH$196,823 Executive Director $41,233 $41,233 2024
Chestor House Inc CO$179,566 President $1,875 $1,697 2024
Asociacion Para La Superacion Del Nino Con Sindrome Down PR$197,004 Director $42,700 $42,700 2024
International Society For Molecular FL$197,204 President $10,000 $8,870 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MO 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 MO 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 default53rd
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)50th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted54th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted50th

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 (Erin Kramer) 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 231 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (G), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $50,000 is reasonable (approximately the 53rd 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.