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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Memphis Union Mission Support

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 874085114
TN · NTEE L11
FY ending 2024-09-30
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Scott Bjork, Executive Director / CEO ($11,240) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 18 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 39th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

How comparable organizations were selected

18 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 18 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$3,552 total compensation of comparable organizations → $394,337 $11,240
$7,54810th
$9,49625th
$22,930Median
$51,62375th
$186,52690th
$11,240This org · 39th
p10$7,548
p25$9,496
p50$22,930
p75$51,623
p90$186,526
$11,240

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
The Maples Housing CorporationMO $100,810$9,241 990
New Community Shelter Foundation IncWI $98,299$8,828 990
Bethany Lutheran Foundation IncSD $97,105$10,517 990
Deaconess Abundant Life CommunitiesMA $96,832$27,050 990
Charles County Nursing & RehabilitationMD $107,267$15,854 990
Dow Rummel Community EnhancementSD $108,743$8,454 990
Uhab Housing Development FundNY $110,282$37,070 990
Rhf Holdings Group IncCA $110,743$55,967 990
Poplar Place Housing CorporationMO $114,571$38,589 990
Grf 9812 Lockport Road IncNY $85,457$5,434 990
Northport Movin' Out IncWI $84,384$18,810 990
Mercy Housing Franciscan Campus IncCO $120,529$32,530 990
Hhp Capital IncCA $80,023$3,552 990
Housing Forward-ma IncMA $79,000$10,259 990
Ppl Investment CorporationMN $71,101$394,337 990
Good Shepherd Village HousingMO $70,107$280,217 990
Cplc Health IncAZ $132,435$67,014 990
Nmhc Research FoundationDC $134,571$146,373 990

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 TN 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 default39th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)33rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted33rd

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 (Scott Bjork) 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 18 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (L11), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $11,240 is reasonable (approximately the 39th 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.