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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

The Freedom To Help Foundation Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 881328920
MD · NTEE T31
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Carmen Mirabile, Executive Director / CEO ($1,312) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 40 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 0th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

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

How comparable organizations were selected

40 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 40 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,465 total compensation of comparable organizations → $136,203 $1,312
$11,32610th
$33,08725th
$51,114Median
$79,09775th
$95,77590th
$1,312This org · 0th
p10$11,326
p25$33,087
p50$51,114
p75$79,097
p90$95,775
$1,312

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 MD 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
The Surety Foundation Inc DC$229,532 Sfaa Foundation Liaison $57,126 $52,082 2024
Middletown Community Foundation Inc PA$235,127 Executive Di $5,000 $5,333 2023
The Pearl Foundation Of The TN$227,530 Program Direct $55,650 $60,773 2024
Hawaii Va Foundation HI$225,981 Board Chair/ $4,800 $4,465 2024
Olivia Hospital & Clinic Foundation MN$224,257 Director & President $66,188 $69,955 2023
Stillwater Community Healthcare MT$241,012 Ceo $43,294 $48,486 2024
Mac Foundation MT$223,291 Cfo $118,130 $136,203 2023
Buffalo Renaissance Foundation Inc NY$221,606 Executive Director $36,000 $34,796 2023
Ozarks Charitable Real Estate Foundation MO$218,166 Director/president & Ceo End 02/24 $37,216 $40,952 2024
Pv Schools Education Foundation AZ$216,826 Executive Director $55,000 $54,954 2024
United Way Of Adams County Inc PA$250,888 Executive Dir. $71,169 $73,735 2024
Rochelle Area Community Foundation IL$252,515 Executive Di $92,084 $94,054 2024
Port Washington Education Foundation NY$210,140 Vice President $10,000 $9,665 2023
Real Situations Inc OH$255,499 Sports/program Administrator $6,000 $6,603 2024
Chasdei Eliyahu PA$208,638 Treasurer $12,000 $12,433 2024
Nehemiah Community Foundation CA$205,259 Coo $85,180 $78,674 2023
Israel America Foundation Inc NY$202,951 Executive Direc $79,200 $76,550 2023
Bettendorf Community Schools Foundation IA$201,204 Administration $41,128 $46,786 2024
Carol Ann Lee Memorial Trust GA$265,062 Former Trustee $30,847 $33,176 2023
Visit Champaign County Foundation IL$266,372 Secretary $125,888 $132,380 2023
Tustin Community Foundation CA$197,975 Executive Director $73,710 $68,080 2023
Together Empowered Inc GA$268,542 Clinical Director $11,310 $11,510 2025
Greater Columbus Community Helping OH$193,012 Executive Di $85,000 $93,533 2024
Swift Eagle Charitable Foundation CO$274,262 Executive Dir. $32,000 $32,821 2023
Torah Synagogue Foundation NY$189,200 Treasurer $38,000 $34,755 2025

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MD cost of living and 2023 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 MD 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 default0th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)0th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted78th

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 (Carmen Mirabile) 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 40 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (T31), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $1,312 is reasonable (approximately the 0th 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.