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Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 853252674
OR · NTEE P99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jenni Cicerone, Executive Director / CEO ($9,275) 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 14th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Jenni Cicerone — reported title “Secretary”, 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

$329 total compensation of comparable organizations → $193,889 $9,275
$4,90010th
$17,70925th
$35,057Median
$54,64675th
$71,35090th
$9,275This org · 14th
p10$4,900
p25$17,709
p50$35,057
p75$54,646
p90$71,350
$9,275

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 OR 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
Roger L Von Amelunxen Foundation Inc NY$137,553 Vice-pres,secretary & Dire $18,200 $17,709 2024
Interplanetary Help Desk TX$139,534 President $24,401 $27,060 2023
The Literacy Center For Dyslexia I FL$141,696 President $6,625 $6,702 2024
On Our Own Of Cecil County Inc MD$133,190 Executive Director $33,195 $34,405 2023
Thrive 360 Ministries Inc FL$146,224 President $75,324 $76,197 2024
Christian Social Services Cent KY$128,678 Director $32,954 $37,142 2025
Conaxion Inc CA$126,782 President $23,500 $22,497 2023
Lafayette Fire Department Relief MN$148,445 Secretary $300 $329 2023
Jb Line Inc MA$125,227 President $35,190 $35,057 2023
Long Island Coalition Against Bullying NY$153,708 Executive Director $56,160 $54,646 2024
By Their Side Inc MD$121,317 Executive Director $80,943 $81,488 2024
Tri County Community Health Fund WA$154,307 Director $57,970 $55,888 2024
Communities Of Belonging WA$156,768 Executive Director $65,000 $62,666 2024
The Seven Project Inc FL$156,972 Chief Executive Officer $17,800 $18,538 2023
Ma Hilas Heart Project Foundation TX$159,688 President & Ceo $180,000 $193,889 2024
Vermont Association Of Senior Centers And Meal Providers VT$113,923 Ex. Director $65,810 $71,328 2024
H2o Missions Inc OH$111,877 Treasurer/se $32,400 $36,953 2024
Alpha Family Center Of MI$111,253 Executive Di $11,075 $12,309 2024
Foundations For Living Inc GA$110,518 Director $47,499 $51,429 2024
Hagars Heart TX$165,357 Executive Dir. $33,875 $36,489 2024
Four Winds American Indian Council CO$165,663 Exec Dir Chair $48,000 $49,562 2024
Pacific Living Alternatives CA$107,366 President & Ceo $31,801 $29,570 2024
Fairmont Area Kinship Inc MN$105,789 Executive Di $22,959 $25,150 2023
Samaritan Works Inc OH$170,065 Executive Di $50,000 $58,711 2023
Masons Mission Foundation Inc NY$104,780 President $15,800 $15,374 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to OR 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 OR 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 default14th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)14th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted20th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted12th

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 (Jenni Cicerone) 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 49 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $9,275 is reasonable (approximately the 14th 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.