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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Happystars Youth Program Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 852828465
FL · NTEE O50
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of James Faurote, Executive Director / CEO ($50,385) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 32 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 50th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: James Faurote — reported title “President”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

32 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 32 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2,500 total compensation of comparable organizations → $127,938 $50,385
$10,15510th
$28,49325th
$51,962Median
$81,29675th
$102,79190th
$50,385This org · 50th
p10$10,155
p25$28,493
p50$51,962
p75$81,296
p90$102,791
$50,385

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 FL 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
Faith Youth Services Inc FL$292,943 Executive Director (Ceo) $77,000 $77,000 2024
Truly Valued Inc FL$280,899 Ceo $75,000 $75,000 2024
Posability Inc FL$300,091 President $27,575 $28,389 2023
Under The Lights Flag Football Foundation Inc FL$267,380 President $24,320 $25,038 2023
Propelling Into Triumph Inc FL$309,296 President $74,231 $74,231 2024
Pinellas County Hunter Associationinc FL$309,553 Show Secretary $10,000 $10,000 2024
End It Corporation FL$310,168 Executive Director $49,500 $49,500 2024
Lakeland Aero Club Inc FL$312,837 President $49,500 $49,500 2024
Pathway 2 Success Inc FL$261,629 President $110,222 $113,478 2023
Sozo Missions Inc FL$317,173 Vice President $54,423 $54,423 2024
Lamplighter Academic And Mentoring Program Inc FL$244,343 Exec Director $11,550 $11,550 2024
Kim's Open Door Inc FL$330,616 President $93,500 $96,262 2023
Connect To Greatness Inc FL$243,758 Executive Dir. $90,000 $90,000 2024
Mother Oliver S Place Inc FL$238,473 Director $110,000 $110,000 2024
Gentlemens Quest Of Tampa Inc FL$336,307 Executive Director $40,608 $41,807 2023
Soccer Club Of Saint Cloud Inc FL$236,238 President $28,527 $28,527 2024
Gold Coast Junior Golf Foundation Inc FL$235,824 Dir & President $2,500 $2,500 2024
Pensacola's Promise Inc FL$233,241 Executive Di $75,000 $75,000 2024
Liberty Lodge Inc FL$346,422 Director $37,208 $37,208 2024
Youth Empowered To Prosper Inc FL$227,499 Executive Dir. $86,772 $86,772 2024
Vision Ministries Outreach Inc FL$347,410 Director $67,308 $67,308 2024
Mahogany Youth Corporation FL$226,016 Director $32,434 $34,761 2022
Athletic Club Miami Inc FL$349,620 President $124,267 $127,938 2023
Youth Speak Out International Inc FL$360,637 Executive Director $100,547 $103,517 2023
On Mission Martial Arts Inc FL$209,821 President $57,100 $57,100 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to FL 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 FL 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 default50th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)50th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted50th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted50th

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 (James Faurote) 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 32 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (O50) + FL + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $50,385 is reasonable (approximately the 50th 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.