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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Sister Circle International

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 853202604
NC · NTEE S81
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 13, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Leah Mcnair, Executive Director / CEO ($17,150) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 1775 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 11th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Leah Mcnair — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

1,775 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 1,775 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$201 total compensation of comparable organizations → $650,071 $17,150
$15,68210th
$41,31725th
$69,555Median
$98,45475th
$136,45590th
$17,150This org · 11th
p10$15,682
p25$41,317
p50$69,555
p75$98,454
p90$136,455
$17,150

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 NC 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
Nonprofit Solutions CA$361,828 Executive Director $89,238 $76,779 2023
Positive Move Nfp IL$361,896 Ceo $69,255 $67,840 2023
Tarrant Regional TX$361,480 Executive Director $198,000 $191,685 2024
Stacy Foundation Building Inc FL$362,318 Director $29,501 $26,822 2024
Southern Independent Bookseller Alliance NC$362,725 Executive Dir. $80,000 $80,000 2024
Iowa Great Lakes Board Of Realtors IA$362,883 Executive Direc $62,180 $65,891 2024
Paradise Community Homes Inc IN$360,807 Executive Di $4,167 $4,253 2024
Rutland Makers Inc VT$362,903 Executive Di $79,423 $77,368 2024
Spurwink Properties Inc RI$362,979 Executive Director/cfo $29,221 $27,918 2023
Metropolitan Business And Citizens Association Inc NJ$360,677 Community Relations $125,000 $108,012 2024
Ruby M Sisson Memorial Library CO$360,662 Executive Di $52,655 $48,864 2024
Spencer Main Street Company IA$363,357 Director $56,680 $58,515 2025
Aia Triangle NC$363,417 Executive Director $90,000 $90,000 2024
Skokie Chamber Of Commerce IL$360,235 President & Ceo $109,358 $107,124 2023
Eastern Plains Economic Development MT$360,223 Executive Di $49,834 $51,989 2024
Greater Louisville Foundation Inc KY$363,497 President/ceo $33,738 $35,080 2024
Jackson Hill Main Street Management Corporation NJ$363,560 Executive Director $57,750 $51,376 2023
Vernon Chamber Of Commerce CA$363,674 President & Ceo $127,467 $106,524 2024
Ferguson Road Initiative TX$363,705 Executive Director $52,885 $51,198 2024
Startupaz Foundation AZ$359,966 President Executive Dir Thru 01/2024 $136,843 $127,368 2024
Armi Housing Corporation NY$363,810 Executive Vp & Ceo $114,621 $103,201 2023
Association Of State Criminal VA$359,801 Executive Dir. $40,000 $37,378 2024
Leadingage Kentucky Inc KY$359,689 President $170,581 $182,605 2023
Cfa Society North Carolina Inc NC$359,655 Executive Director $102,750 $102,750 2024
New Haven Rising Inc CT$364,117 Secretary/director $104,206 $94,559 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NC 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 NC 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 default11th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)10th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted18th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted7th

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 (Leah Mcnair) 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 13, 2026, comparing compensation against 1775 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (S), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $17,150 is reasonable (approximately the 11th 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 13, 2026.