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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Wetherald Behavioral Academy Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 881082220
GA · NTEE G84
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Elizabeth Bridges, Executive Director / CEO ($26,372) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 20 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 55th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Elizabeth Bridges — reported title “BOARD MEMBER”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

20 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 20 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,788 total compensation of comparable organizations → $62,523 $26,372
$7,64010th
$15,69125th
$25,760Median
$39,40975th
$54,20590th
$26,372This org · 55th
p10$7,640
p25$15,691
p50$25,760
p75$39,409
p90$54,205
$26,372

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
Marthas Ranch Foundation TX$174,460 Executive Dir. $25,038 $25,645 2023
Chestor House Inc CO$179,566 President $1,875 $1,788 2024
Pop Earth Corporation NY$179,952 Executive Di $60,000 $53,922 2024
Autism Society Of America Foundation MD$181,121 President And Ceo $52,831 $49,123 2024
Candor Nc NC$182,134 Executive Director $19,250 $20,367 2023
Sensational Fun Inc NY$193,991 Executive Director $26,750 $24,750 2023
Together Enhancing Autism Awareness In MS$195,740 Ceo $29,203 $33,303 2023
Garretts Place Life Skills Center For Autism MI$196,480 Executive Director $13,594 $13,955 2024
Coles Horse Autism Therapy Station VA$199,361 Sec/treasurer $11,109 $10,983 2023
Multicultural Autism Action Network MN$203,519 Executive Director $39,495 $38,813 2024
International Society For Austism FL$205,078 Executive Di $18,270 $17,070 2024
Autism Trust Usa TX$208,305 Secretary $40,220 $41,195 2023
Autism Society Of The Keys Inc FL$211,036 Executive Dir. $65,000 $62,523 2023
Ag For Autism AR$216,270 Assistant $5,000 $5,590 2024
Asd Adult Achievement Center Inc FL$218,689 President $26,900 $25,875 2023
Hunt2heal MI$226,580 Executive Director $56,750 $56,754 2025
Asls Incorporated CA$231,051 President $8,899 $7,868 2023
Seads Of Love PA$237,579 Gm/president $15,933 $16,269 2023
Autism After 21 Inc FL$254,859 Director $40,000 $37,372 2024
Abilities Workshop Inc FL$257,827 Director $40,000 $37,372 2024

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 default55th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)45th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted60th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted50th

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 (Elizabeth Bridges) 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 20 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (G84), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $26,372 is reasonable (approximately the 55th 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.