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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 844671011
WA · NTEE S21
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Elisabeth R Roberts, Executive Director / CEO ($140,400) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 52 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 94th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

Benchmarked executive: Elisabeth R Roberts — reported title “SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

52 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 52 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$18,628 total compensation of comparable organizations → $227,628 $140,400
$27,34410th
$46,24825th
$65,123Median
$85,14375th
$108,35990th
$140,400This org · 94th
p10$27,344
p25$46,248
p50$65,123
p75$85,143
p90$108,359
$140,400

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 WA 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
Watkins Glen Promotions Inc NY$245,999 Executive Director $52,490 $54,542 2023
Pregnancy Outreach Clinic Of MT$248,866 Executive Di $36,806 $44,314 2024
Forever Elmwood Corporation NY$244,931 Executive Director $33,000 $33,307 2024
Citizens For A Loring Park Community MN$243,591 Executive Director $80,582 $91,562 2023
Friends Of The Columbia River Gateway WA$242,402 Store Manager $37,099 $38,195 2023
Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition PA$241,719 Executive Dir. $52,800 $60,549 2023
Community Action Council Of Crow MN$253,081 Executive Di $62,000 $68,427 2024
Citizens Of Louisville Organized And United Together Inc KY$241,396 Lead Organizer $67,904 $83,892 2023
El Puente Hispano NC$254,498 Executive Director $20,293 $22,816 2025
Payne-phalen Community Council MN$255,498 Executive Director $129,930 $147,634 2023
Gateway Eitc Community Coalition MO$256,128 Executive Director $72,450 $83,500 2025
Inspire Wisconsin Inc WI$237,754 Executive Di $83,487 $97,387 2024
Sheridan Service Center MT$233,421 Director $54,080 $63,433 2025
The Society For Psychedelic Outreach CO$264,266 Chair $42,800 $49,128 2022
Renewing Homes Of Greater Augusta Inc VA$228,987 Executive Dir. $17,730 $18,628 2025
Pueblo Organizado En Defensa De La TX$225,929 Director $45,833 $52,721 2023
Community Cycles Of California Inc CA$268,858 Ceo $70,000 $69,508 2023
Interchurch Coalition For Action Reconciliation And Empowerment FL$269,014 Lead Organizer/ Ed $69,415 $72,835 2024
Board Of Latino Legislative Leaders TX$272,300 Executive Director $63,000 $70,389 2024
Gramatan Village Inc NY$217,697 Executive Di $75,000 $75,697 2024
Greensboro Community Television Inc NC$215,106 Executive Director $73,588 $84,927 2024
South Texan's Property Rights TX$280,821 Executive Di $55,000 $61,451 2024
Strategic Justice Initiatives Inc FL$283,125 Executive Director $216,938 $227,628 2024
New Mexico Association Of Community Partners NM$208,602 Executive Director $67,420 $78,906 2025
Nehda Inc NY$288,305 Executive Director $53,298 $52,407 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WA 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 WA 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 default94th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)96th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted98th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted94th

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 (Elisabeth R Roberts) 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 52 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (S21), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $140,400 is reasonable (approximately the 94th 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.