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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Giving Tree Topeka Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 843355761
KS · NTEE P29
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 10, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Lyndsey Mckinnon, Executive Director / CEO ($36,131) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 49 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 41st percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Lyndsey Mckinnon — reported title “Officer”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

49 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 49 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,616 total compensation of comparable organizations → $78,973 $36,131
$18,43710th
$27,53425th
$40,134Median
$51,86875th
$69,17390th
$36,131This org · 41st
p10$18,437
p25$27,534
p50$40,134
p75$51,868
p90$69,173
$36,131

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 KS 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
Fvca Thrift Inc WI$479,016 Executive Dire $30,000 $29,001 2023
Green Scene Thrift PA$478,742 Store Manager $49,560 $44,435 2024
Pie In The Sky Community Alliance Inc FL$478,481 Senior Program Manager $48,000 $40,542 2024
Live Thankfully Little Rock AR$478,256 President $73,500 $74,280 2024
Mcb Thrift Stores Inc MO$475,454 Store Manage $47,840 $45,556 2024
The Thrift Shop Of Boston Inc MA$498,525 Manager $69,352 $56,031 2024
The Clubs Thrift Store Inc MN$498,598 Manager $50,609 $44,961 2024
Et Cetera Shop Of Hutchinson Inc KS$511,206 Mgr $38,952 $38,952 2023
Millies Mission Inc IN$512,464 Executive Di $27,447 $26,792 2023
Faithcentre PA$523,143 Executive Director $82,500 $73,969 2024
Middle Ga Sonrise Ministry Inc GA$534,264 Trustee $43,920 $39,704 2024
Community Family Services Inc PA$534,560 Treasurer $14,233 $12,762 2024
A Lot Of Good CA$427,768 President $96,326 $76,992 2023
North Texas Charities TX$425,180 Store Manager $74,077 $68,590 2023
Fort Myer Thrift Shop VA$424,301 Bookkeeper $21,665 $18,323 2025
St John's Christian Charity & MI$423,826 President/tr $85,100 $78,973 2024
Hope 4 Kids Inc FL$423,822 President $46,154 $40,134 2023
Shadow Box Nfp IL$411,548 President $54,590 $48,252 2024
Ruths House Inc MA$404,034 Executive Dir. $48,385 $39,092 2024
Troost Thrift Store Inc MO$402,310 President $12,490 $11,894 2024
Second Chances Thrift Inc OK$400,699 Director $62,250 $61,628 2024
Northland Ministerial Association TN$400,597 President $55,600 $52,545 2024
Et Cetera Shop Nfp IL$398,741 Executive Director $51,488 $46,855 2023
Lucky Dog Thrift Store ID$396,778 Executive Dir. $49,708 $47,542 2024
Manna For Life Ministries Inc WI$392,153 Chairman $7,046 $6,616 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to KS 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 KS 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 default41st
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)37th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted41st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted39th

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 (Lyndsey Mckinnon) 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 10, 2026, comparing compensation against 49 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P29), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $36,131 is reasonable (approximately the 41st 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 10, 2026.