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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Recovery Cafe Madison Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 882856791
IN · NTEE F70
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Michelle Jones, Executive Director / CEO ($47,653) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 613 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 48th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

613 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 613 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $207,557 $47,653
$13,30810th
$27,71725th
$49,005Median
$68,97975th
$90,31490th
$47,653This org · 48th
p10$13,308
p25$27,717
p50$49,005
p75$68,979
p90$90,314
$47,653

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 IN 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
Crested Butte State Of Mind CO$247,597 Executive Director $63,135 $59,103 2023
Morgan County Court Services I AL$247,119 Gann $55,650 $58,695 2023
Desire 4 Hope Inc NJ$247,014 Executive Director $25,818 $22,505 2023
Delancey Street North Carolina NC$248,158 President/ceo $155,986 $157,350 2023
Turning Point Christian Center Inc CT$248,183 President/director $65,098 $57,879 2024
Cmc Initiative Inc GA$248,403 Executive Dir. $83,000 $79,138 2024
Grace Of God Recovery House Inc NY$248,554 President $52,486 $43,815 2025
Fhgr Inc KY$248,728 Executive Di $38,182 $38,899 2024
Cullman Re-entry Addiction AL$246,332 Director $67,750 $69,406 2024
Dreavita Counseling Coaching And Consulting Inc DE$245,854 Founder $157,570 $146,304 2024
Merakey Youth Services PA$249,352 President/ceo $55,952 $54,474 2023
Our Daily Gnome Creative Arts Center Of Chesapeake VA$249,365 President $2,714 $2,558 2023
Perfectly Loved Inc AR$249,589 Executive Di $45,066 $46,797 2025
Adams Place NV$245,465 Executive Dir. $64,000 $60,833 2024
Night Ministry CA$249,834 Executive Di $120,000 $101,161 2023
Strong Partners In Health OR$250,000 Managing Director $22,888 $20,751 2023
Mothers For Awareness And CO$244,986 Chairman & C $35,000 $31,824 2024
Hawc Foundation WV$244,835 Director $2,000 $2,000 2025
The Speedy Foundation Inc ID$250,333 Executive Director $77,000 $77,674 2024
Domestic Outreach Corporation PA$244,729 President $27,000 $25,532 2024
East House Foundation Inc NY$250,483 President & Ceo $19,653 $16,840 2024
Anathallo Counseling Center PA$250,489 Executive Director $156,985 $148,451 2024
Lee's Summit Cares MO$244,636 Executive Director $80,000 $80,349 2024
The Way Homes Inc MD$244,388 Vice President $29,553 $26,974 2023
4c Children And Family CA$251,266 Ceo $10,075 $8,250 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to IN 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 IN 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 default48th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)45th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted51st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted44th

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 (Michelle Jones) 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 613 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (F), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $47,653 is reasonable (approximately the 48th 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.