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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Spark Thomasville Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 880557291
GA · NTEE Z99
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Deshay Williams, Executive Director / CEO ($72,100) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 140 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 77th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Deshay Williams — reported title “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

140 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 140 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$20 total compensation of comparable organizations → $252,058 $72,100
$12,81010th
$25,22825th
$49,777Median
$69,34375th
$88,81690th
$72,100This org · 77th
p10$12,810
p25$25,228
p50$49,777
p75$69,343
p90$88,816
$72,100

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 GA 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
Women In Development Of Greater MA$192,394 Managing Dir $121,510 $105,796 2025
Project Crossroads VA$192,994 Executive Di $37,676 $37,248 2023
Michigan Coalition For Responsible Gun Owners MI$193,036 Executive Director $84,000 $88,776 2023
Learning Through Art OH$193,739 Ceo $52,451 $55,251 2024
Northwest Therapeutic Riding Center WA$190,810 Program Director $14,400 $12,822 2024
Forests Today And Forever OR$194,519 Executive Di $86,700 $80,075 2024
Truckee Meadows Tomorrow NV$195,047 Interim Executive Director $63,799 $65,480 2023
Etaria Inc NY$188,732 Director $35,795 $32,169 2024
Mad River Path Association VT$196,210 Executive Director $87,200 $87,290 2024
Hinesburg Community Resource Center Inc VT$196,870 Executive Director $20,640 $21,272 2023
Virtuosi Of Houston TX$187,972 Executive Director $65,808 $67,403 2023
Interlink Inc WA$197,886 Secretary/treasurer $20,967 $19,221 2023
Friends Of Nicole 50 50 Mentoring Collaborative KY$186,825 Ceo/president $25,000 $26,713 2024
Casa Of Rochester-monroe County Inc NY$185,413 Executive Director (Thru 11/2023) $55,809 $50,155 2024
Cal-earth Inc CA$184,753 Secretary $21,000 $18,035 2024
Arc San Diego Foundation CA$200,387 Ceo $28,869 $24,792 2024
Selden Fire Department Emergency Unit NY$200,727 Recording Secretary $600 $539 2024
Institute For Fisheries Resources CA$200,747 Executive Director $17,500 $15,029 2024
Journey Pregnancy & Life Hub IL$200,823 President $29,119 $27,737 2025
Called To Rescue WA$202,101 President $19,000 $16,918 2024
The Rl Mace Universal Design Institute NC$202,585 Executive Dir. $60,000 $61,658 2024
Love Inc Sacramento CA$202,859 Director $75,920 $67,125 2023
Cpad Chinese Parents CA$181,704 Secretary $1,220 $1,048 2024
Community Foundation Land Trust CA$181,270 President $32,789 $28,990 2023
Eagles Wings Ministries CA$204,597 Executive Director And Chairm $42,500 $37,576 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to GA 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 GA 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 default77th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)76th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted61st

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 (Deshay Williams) 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 140 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (Z99), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $72,100 is reasonable (approximately the 77th 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.