Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Debbie Memanus, Executive Director / CEO ($34,655) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 401 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 19th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Debbie Memanus — reported title “Secretary”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 NJ cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunities For All Floridians Inc | FL | $385,701 | Officer | $80,850 | $85,068 | 2023 |
| Election Reformers Network Inc | MD | $383,901 | Executive Director | $160,775 | $168,350 | 2023 |
| Safety & Health Council Of Greater Weste | MO | $386,625 | Secretary | $84,011 | $96,801 | 2024 |
| Naya Action Fund | OR | $386,896 | Executive Director | $18,903 | $19,661 | 2023 |
| Inclusion Nextwork Inc | DC | $387,840 | Executive Director | $92,808 | $88,599 | 2024 |
| Este Poder | TX | $380,909 | Executive Dir. | $70,929 | $77,187 | 2024 |
| Progress Mo | MO | $380,637 | Executive Di | $55,254 | $63,666 | 2024 |
| National Council On Civil Advocacy Inc | DC | $389,315 | Executive Officer | $86,194 | $84,716 | 2023 |
| Chelan- Douglas County Casagal | WA | $380,005 | Executive Dir. | $75,450 | $73,487 | 2024 |
| Cleveland Right To Life | OH | $389,849 | Executive Di | $75,459 | $86,947 | 2024 |
| Constitutional Rights Foundation Of | CA | $379,628 | Executive Director | $64,266 | $60,371 | 2024 |
| Eries Black Wall Street | PA | $390,139 | President Director | $45,374 | $50,679 | 2023 |
| Apne Aap Usa Inc | NY | $390,287 | Executive Director | $78,000 | $78,942 | 2023 |
| Edgar Fellows | IL | $390,371 | Executive Director | $73,334 | $78,432 | 2024 |
| Abortion Survivors Network Inc | MO | $379,252 | Ceo Non-voting Board Member | $77,000 | $88,723 | 2024 |
| 1848 Project Inc | WI | $378,794 | President | $157,000 | $178,376 | 2024 |
| Lead Filipino | CA | $377,114 | Executive Dir. | $50,452 | $47,395 | 2024 |
| American Cntr For Religious Liberty & Tolerance Inc | NJ | $393,348 | Director | $237,692 | $237,692 | 2023 |
| New York Jewish Agenda Inc | NY | $375,561 | Executive Director | $137,680 | $135,346 | 2024 |
| The Equality Alliance | TX | $375,216 | Executive Director | $65,414 | $73,288 | 2023 |
| Elevate Coweta Students Inc | GA | $396,025 | Executive Di | $86,864 | $95,017 | 2024 |
| Utah Ranked Choice Voting | UT | $373,563 | Executive Dir. | $102,810 | $117,853 | 2023 |
| Montana Two Spirit Society | MT | $373,292 | Executive Director | $24,820 | $29,106 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Advocates For Aging Well Inc | NJ | $373,265 | Executive Director | $95,785 | $93,037 | 2024 |
| Modern Military Association Of America | DC | $372,502 | Executive Dir. | $168,747 | $161,095 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to NJ cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 NJ 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 19th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 19th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 21st |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 12th |
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.
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
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.