Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michelle Murphy, Executive Director / CEO ($162,356) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 414 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 98th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended
Benchmarked executive: Michelle Murphy — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.
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 CO cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints' Episcopal School Of Fort | TX | $282,677 | Head Of School | $33,050 | $33,489 | 2024 |
| Washington Career And Technical Sports Medicine Association | WA | $282,916 | Executive Director | $34,450 | $30,438 | 2025 |
| Catalytic Communities Inc | MD | $283,144 | Executive Director | $38,400 | $42,096 | 2021 |
| Harvardwood | CA | $283,355 | Executive Director | $49,032 | $42,888 | 2024 |
| Bentonville Public School Foundation | AR | $281,857 | Executive Director | $75,000 | $87,919 | 2023 |
| Douglass Leadership Institute Inc | MD | $283,603 | President | $5,000 | $4,875 | 2023 |
| Rainy River Community College Foundation | MN | $283,918 | Foundation Executive Director | $18,053 | $18,070 | 2024 |
| Management & Organizational Behavior | FL | $281,337 | Executive Dir. | $77,355 | $75,785 | 2023 |
| Women Of Color Foundation | OH | $284,642 | Chairwoman & Founder | $52,034 | $57,475 | 2023 |
| The Thrive Network | CO | $280,673 | Executive Director | $77,584 | $75,358 | 2024 |
| Veritas Christian School Inc | OK | $280,605 | President | $25,000 | $28,709 | 2023 |
| The Channel Inc | VA | $280,042 | Chief Executive Officer | $46,420 | $46,743 | 2023 |
| Private Schools Interscholastic Assn Inc | TX | $285,532 | Executive Director | $75,000 | $75,996 | 2024 |
| Montessori Schools Of Washington | WA | $285,921 | Teacher | $84,291 | $74,474 | 2025 |
| Louisiana Pediatric Cardiology | LA | $285,991 | Director Of Operations | $63,600 | $73,036 | 2023 |
| Heritage Ranch Inc | WA | $286,054 | Executive Director | $49,172 | $45,912 | 2023 |
| Marshallese Youth Of Orange County | CA | $286,120 | Executive Director | $48,204 | $42,164 | 2024 |
| Hua Xia South Chinese School Inc | NJ | $279,100 | Vice Principal | $2,000 | $1,763 | 2025 |
| Ibtta Foundation | DC | $278,451 | Staff Liaison | $72,925 | $64,824 | 2024 |
| Greater Omaha Alliance | NE | $287,052 | Executive Director/ceo | $110,000 | $123,385 | 2023 |
| Teacher Education Division Of The | VA | $278,269 | Executive Director | $67,200 | $67,667 | 2023 |
| Hudson River Park Mothers Group Org | NY | $278,260 | Director | $130,000 | $115,928 | 2025 |
| California Academy | CA | $278,224 | Executive Director | $18,780 | $16,427 | 2024 |
| Eastern Communication Association | PA | $277,734 | Executive Di | $15,000 | $15,153 | 2024 |
| Ace Mentor Program Of Northeast Florida | FL | $276,952 | Director | $81,963 | $75,985 | 2025 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CO cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 CO 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 98th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 98th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 98th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 93rd |
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.
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
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.