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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Rootedin Hope

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 880762118
MI · NTEE B92
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Joshua Mcmillon, Executive Director / CEO ($13,631) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 177 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 38th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Joshua Mcmillon — reported title “PRESIDENT”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

177 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 177 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$146 total compensation of comparable organizations → $439,691 $13,631
$2,70110th
$7,91925th
$17,361Median
$41,55075th
$96,62190th
$13,631This org · 38th
p10$2,701
p25$7,919
p50$17,361
p75$41,550
p90$96,621
$13,631

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 MI 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
Philomath Foundation CA$45,076 President $29,040 $25,012 2023
Crossroads Academy AZ$44,179 Director $18,000 $16,772 2024
Institute On Natl Social Inequities & Gaps In Health & Health T MI$45,125 Treasurer $150 $146 2025
Haberman Educational Foundation Inc TX$44,010 President $14,200 $13,762 2024
Academy 3a Inc NJ$45,296 President An $4,950 $4,282 2024
Pine Cone Foundation CA$45,312 President/cfo $50,000 $41,829 2024
Jakc Foundation KS$43,884 Chief Executive Officer $14,942 $15,639 2024
Forerunner Training Center Inc MO$45,394 President & Board Chairman $1,500 $1,539 2024
Forever International Inc NC$45,550 President $5,100 $5,257 2023
Boston Center For Adult Education Inc MA$43,672 President & Ceo $10,650 $9,272 2024
Gamla College NY$43,573 Sec./trea. $12,000 $10,506 2024
Bandera Public Library TX$43,538 Library Director $50,000 $48,457 2024
California Association Of Winegrape CA$43,379 Executive Di $18,609 $15,568 2024
Go Topeka Etlc Support Corporation KS$45,915 President $34,884 $37,590 2023
Printing Industry Assoc Of Ga GA$45,988 Ex-officio $6,933 $6,953 2023
Inspiring Services Inc GA$46,023 Member $1,328 $1,294 2024
Wisconsin State Telecommunications WI$43,175 Treasurer, S $20,190 $21,032 2023
Network For Public Education Action Inc NY$46,147 Executive Director $9,545 $8,356 2024
Hudson City Schools Foundation Inc OH$46,151 Executive Di $8,335 $8,332 2025
Clean Slate E3 Inc PA$46,304 President $45,261 $43,729 2024
Childrens Literacy Project NC$46,377 Executive Director $18,112 $18,131 2024
Coal Pit Ministry Inc VA$42,839 Executive Director $48,972 $45,811 2024
Cahp Foundation Trust CA$46,539 Trustee $41,152 $34,427 2024
Sc Career Kids SC$42,657 Founder $15,000 $14,770 2025
Cfi Robotics Nfp IL$42,634 Executive Director $15,754 $15,005 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI 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 MI 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 default38th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)37th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted65th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted32nd

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 (Joshua Mcmillon) 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 177 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (B), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $13,631 is reasonable (approximately the 38th 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.