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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Present Help In The Time Of Trouble Refuge Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 851369951
PA · NTEE Z99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Dr Tracy Becoat, Executive Director / CEO ($28,472) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 178 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 30th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

178 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 178 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$20 total compensation of comparable organizations → $254,143 $28,472
$12,30410th
$23,24725th
$50,602Median
$72,82975th
$93,69790th
$28,472This org · 30th
p10$12,304
p25$23,247
p50$50,602
p75$72,829
p90$93,697
$28,472

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Womens Own WorthAR $247,333$27,052 990
International Association Of PastelMA $247,646$71,770 990
Indigenous Training Ministries IncFL $247,691$41,983 990
Our House Of Central Vermont IncVT $247,835$68,744 990
Community Vitalization CouncilCA $248,526$23,033 990
South Coast Chorale IncCA $248,605$9,986 990
Residential Rehabilitation Housing IncMA $246,131$39,040 990
Clallam-jefferson County Pro BonoWA $245,920$72,873 990
Danville Girls ChorusCA $249,208$30,908 990
Fishinko Payee ServicesWA $249,253$77,871 990
Nawbo - IndianapolisIN $250,662$90,415 990
Peace Grove IncCA $244,008$38,930 990
Science Arts Sports Center For Children IncCO $251,200$61,558 990
Desales Community DevelopmentMO $243,710$33,895 990
The Portland FellowshipOR $252,107$87,908 990
People Of Praise Vancouver WaWA $241,899$28,863 990
Upward Bound Study Center IncCA $241,747$54,422 990
Civic Ensemble IncNY $240,430$44,016 990
Main Street OttumwaIA $254,654$36,332 990
New Seed FoundationNJ $240,142$93,022 990
Friends Of The Children's JusticeHI $256,351$58,963 990
Love In The Name Of Christ Of SkagiWA $238,190$59,273 990
Orcas Open ArtsWA $257,731$16,519 990
Yucaipa Swim Team IncCA $235,834$50,222 990
Economic Development CorporationCA $235,716$95,272 990

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 PA 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 default30th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)29th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted40th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted22nd

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 (Dr Tracy Becoat) 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 178 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Z99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $28,472 is reasonable (approximately the 30th 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.