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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Western Maine Addiction Recovery Initiative

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 842181752
ME · NTEE F20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Kari Taylor, Executive Director / CEO ($62,060) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 150 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 64th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

150 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 150 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $229,256 $62,060
$17,75710th
$33,10825th
$53,134Median
$70,68875th
$92,48490th
$62,060This org · 64th
p10$17,757
p25$33,108
p50$53,134
p75$70,688
p90$92,484
$62,060

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 ME cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
San Francisco Drug Users UnionCA $368,545$31,410 990
Stepping Stones Behavioral HealthMT $372,199$39,184 990
Drug Free Marion CountyIN $372,229$92,940 990
Choice Recovery Coaching IncMA $373,136$40,794 990
Love And Respect Community For Recovery And Wellness IncNC $365,288$69,871 990
A Peace Of Mind Sl CorporationCA $377,191$54,277 990
New Hampshire Lawyers Assistance ProgramNH $359,591$92,433 990
Ccb Foundation IncMA $359,345$1 990
Recover Houses Of Rochester IncNY $357,174$48,384 990
Care Resources IncNC $383,862$27,345 990
Calibrate A Non Profit CorporationCA $351,799$18,605 990
Nick's Place IncMD $388,231$77,856 990
Claudias And Eddies Place NfpIL $388,331$102,107 990
Oregon Mind Body InstituteOR $388,883$74,780 990
Phoenix House Foundation IncNY $350,690$59,552 990
Walton Empowers IncGA $348,876$76,135 990
The So That Project NfpIL $347,258$60,463 990
Safe Place Treatment Services CorporationFL $346,878$35,539 990
Revive IncNE $346,687$46,969 990
Natso Foundation IncVA $346,497$141,583 990
Student Leadership Services IncMI $393,634$70,383 990
Guilford County Solution To TheNC $394,014$36,616 990
Serenity Consultants IncOH $395,700$31,107 990
Grit & Grace A Recovery Community Organization IncGA $339,830$58,520 990
Yuba Harm Reduction CollectiveCA $339,385$42,073 990

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 ME 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 default64th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)61st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted67th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted61st

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 (Kari Taylor) 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 150 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $62,060 is reasonable (approximately the 64th 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). 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.