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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Freedom Center

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 871357301
MS · NTEE F20
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Tommy Wilson, Executive Director / CEO ($13,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 123 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 9th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

123 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 123 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $131,053 $13,000
$13,95310th
$24,24225th
$40,417Median
$59,65475th
$75,46590th
$13,000This org · 9th
p10$13,953
p25$24,242
p50$40,417
p75$59,654
p90$75,465
$13,000

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 MS 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
Rose Garden Recovery Community Inc IN$279,654 Executive Dir. $28,408 $26,898 2024
Clay Student Leadership Inc TX$279,317 President $15,833 $14,220 2024
Trinity Counseling Center Of Florida Inc FL$281,074 Ceo $17,177 $14,488 2024
American Society Of Addiction Medicine WI$277,418 Member $7,245 $6,794 2024
Angels In Flight Recovery Center GA$277,363 President $41,600 $37,556 2024
Simple Living Inc MA$273,430 Executive Di $62,400 $50,347 2024
A Way Forward Inc CO$286,064 Executive Dir. $40,334 $34,725 2024
Mississippi Harm Reduction Initiative MS$272,586 Executive Director $39,423 $39,423 2024
Standing Strong Inc MD$286,743 Ceo $1,950 $1,686 2023
Baltimore Intergroup Council Of Aa MD$271,749 Administrator/special Worker $39,577 $34,203 2023
Nar-anon Family Group Headquarters Inc CA$271,647 Executive Director $50,170 $38,897 2024
Abw Inc OH$287,580 Ceo $32,936 $31,321 2024
Mountain High Recovery Center CA$288,063 Executive Dir. $39,236 $30,420 2024
Raven Cares Inc KY$269,768 President $42,308 $42,018 2023
Nashville Peacemakers TN$268,074 Ceo $64,260 $60,648 2024
New Dawn Recovery Services Inc WI$266,649 Executive Di $75,000 $72,405 2023
The Second Story Foundation IL$265,869 Executive Director $41,667 $36,780 2024
Jesus Inn Ministries Inc OK$265,681 President $59,614 $60,680 2023
Anything Helps MN$294,114 Executive Director $16,808 $14,912 2024
Decatur Prevention Initiative Inc GA$295,167 Executive Director $98,998 $92,014 2023
Recovery Wellness Initiative Inc ME$263,788 Volunteer Coordinator $18,782 $16,886 2024
Still Worthy Inc SC$295,655 Co-founder $13,790 $13,298 2023
Hope House Ministry Inc IN$262,824 Executive Di $61,478 $58,211 2024
New Hope Philly Inc PA$296,738 Executive Director $64,971 $58,174 2024
Broken Chains Inc TX$262,071 Ceo Director & Founder $30,588 $28,284 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MS 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 MS 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 default9th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)9th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted11th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted9th

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 (Tommy Wilson) 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 123 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $13,000 is reasonable (approximately the 9th 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.