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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Young Adults For Positive Action Of Colorado

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 841337518
LA · NTEE O51
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Charles Robertson, Executive Director / CEO ($54,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 17 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 71st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

17 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 17 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$15,942 total compensation of comparable organizations → $79,414 $54,500
$16,70310th
$31,76625th
$45,003Median
$58,97375th
$66,91690th
$54,500This org · 71st
p10$16,703
p25$31,766
p50$45,003
p75$58,973
p90$66,916
$54,500

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 LA 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
We Love Philly PA$303,074 Executive Director $72,859 $65,984 2023
Hope Offered To People Everywhere OH$303,070 President $34,000 $31,766 2024
Jobs By George Foundation CO$298,932 President $20,000 $16,916 2024
The Consumption Literacy Project CO$294,184 Secretary $42,750 $37,227 2023
Open Doors For Youth MN$279,830 Executive Director $76,128 $68,314 2023
Sports Mentorship Academy MN$339,932 Executive Di $55,200 $49,534 2023
Samaritans 365 Foundation Inc FL$273,549 Exec. Direct $71,167 $58,973 2024
Northeastern Pennsylvania Youth Shelter PA$264,551 Executive Director $38,307 $34,692 2023
Youth As Resources Inc MD$362,825 Executive Dir. $71,680 $60,859 2023
Circle K International Inc IN$373,342 Kyp Executive Director $36,161 $33,638 2024
Ross Valley Lacrosse Club CA$240,743 President $62,471 $46,358 2025
Laru Beya Collective Incorporated NY$239,790 Executive Director $20,000 $15,942 2024
Punx With Purpose OR$394,808 Treasurer $20,000 $16,383 2024
Grow Healthy Kids Inc FL$426,636 Executive Di $25,500 $21,131 2024
Southtown Youth Programs Center IL$426,970 President $50,405 $45,003 2023
Youth Challenge Inc CO$436,137 Director $61,250 $51,807 2024
Center For Acknowledging The Values Accomplishments And Lives Of TX$445,331 Executive Director $90,000 $79,414 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to LA 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 LA 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 default71st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)53rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted71st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted65th

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 (Charles Robertson) 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 17 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O51), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $54,500 is reasonable (approximately the 71st 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.