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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Riverstone Wellness

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 871395666
CA · NTEE E70
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Heather Berry, Executive Director / CEO ($21,720) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 202 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 27th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

202 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 202 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$107 total compensation of comparable organizations → $1,943,725 $21,720
$7,49710th
$19,56725th
$40,199Median
$66,80175th
$114,29590th
$21,720This org · 27th
p10$7,497
p25$19,567
p50$40,199
p75$66,801
p90$114,295
$21,720

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Nnu Health IncID $81,255$69,270 990
The Sewanee Hospitality ShopTN $80,833$39,999 990
Surgery On Sunday IncKY $80,778$25,225 990
National Association ForMD $80,342$58,137 990
Oakes Community HospitalND $80,228$46,785 990
Pbhmc IncAZ $80,000$28,386 990
Carroll County Health Services CorporationMD $79,988$456,947 990
Franklin General Hospital FoundationIA $79,699$57,407 990
Beth Israel Deaconess Department OfMA $83,162$114,295 990
West Michigan Dental FoundationMI $83,190$33,228 990
Trinity Health Pace Alexandria IncLA $79,073$220,529 990
Family Medical Care Clinics CorporationID $78,777$22,965 990
San Juan Regional Rehabilitation Hospital IncNM $84,109$103,383 990
Tcc Support CorporationCA $78,000$35,487 990
Well-one Health IncCA $84,355$62,732 990
Tbhc Emergency Medicine PcNY $84,390$12,959 990
Mission LinkOH $77,830$83,788 990
The Partnership For Male YouthDC $77,620$40,804 990
The Fund To Promote Awareness OfMD $84,837$10,378 990
Children's Hospital Oakland Family HouseCA $84,940$53,098 990
Athol Memorial Hospital Nmtc HoldingsMA $77,252$28,067 990
Swedishamerican Health System CorpIL $85,163$100,160 990
Cancer Wellness Spa Of GreaterNY $76,775$43,952 990
Neuro Vitality FoundationCA $76,637$57,966 990
Up N Out Social Club Of AmericaCA $85,802$19,000 990

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 CA 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 default27th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)31st
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted68th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted17th

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 (Heather Berry) 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 202 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (E), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,720 is reasonable (approximately the 27th 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.