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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Forward Outreach Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 882553438
UT · NTEE P02
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Alan Larsen, Executive Director / CEO ($114,300) against the 2000 closest of 3,620 comparable organizations — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 97th percentile of comparable organizationsabove the 90th percentile — board review recommended

How comparable organizations were selected

3,620 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 2,000 within the band form the benchmarked peer set (closest by budget).

Distribution of comparable compensation

$18 total compensation of comparable organizations → $540,050 $114,300
$14,84010th
$30,28725th
$50,278Median
$69,27575th
$89,21690th
$114,300This org · 97th
p10$14,840
p25$30,287
p50$50,278
p75$69,275
p90$89,216
$114,300

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

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
Faith In Harm Reduction IncNY $306,273$52,400 990
Pines Of Peace IncNY $306,024$51,084 990
Cornerstone Policy ResearchNH $306,362$94,077 990
Compassions Foundation IncorporatedAR $305,943$44,152 990
The Veterans Executive CorporationCA $306,543$23,623 990
The Village Legal And CommunityIL $306,554$71,806 990
Alternatives In Motion IncTX $306,580$88,259 990
Deaf And Hard Of Hearing InstituteOH $306,867$54,268 990
Chez Nous IncCT $306,869$35,762 990
1 Wiser Consumer Education Center IncTX $306,880$29,321 990
Senior Citizens Council Of Madison County IncFL $306,937$43,989 990
Yes 2 Kollege EducationalCA $306,956$12,595 990
Traded Treasures Thrift Store AndWI $305,314$87,755 990
Second Chance Cars IncMA $306,993$87,800 990
Emmanuel Center For Pastoral Counseling Of St Bartholomews IncGA $307,004$139,738 990
Golden Visions Adult Day ServicesPA $305,261$66,067 990
Hope For Lagonave IncAR $305,246$38,439 990
Honeybear Daycare Center IncMT $305,218$105,969 990
Lutheran Housing Services 9 IncOH $307,104$56,323 990
Whi Hobbs IncNM $305,139$35,259 990
One Eighty FoundationWA $305,081$95,632 990
Bottles Two Backpacks DaycareIA $305,069$29,022 990
People Helping People In Hernando County IncFL $307,245$37,624 990
Restoration Resources Ministry IncOH $307,270$101,934 990
The Counseling Institute Of Texas IncTX $307,328$18,113 990

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 UT 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 default97th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)96th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted89th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted91st

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 (Alan Larsen) 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 2000 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (P), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $114,300 is reasonable (approximately the 97th 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.