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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Brother Carl Hardrick Institute For

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 883598969
CT · NTEE I21
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Leonard Epps, Executive Director / CEO ($103,968) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 50 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 80th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

50 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 50 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$13,964 total compensation of comparable organizations → $357,145 $103,968
$32,88210th
$56,85225th
$78,317Median
$97,86675th
$112,82990th
$103,968This org · 80th
p10$32,882
p25$56,852
p50$78,317
p75$97,866
p90$112,829
$103,968

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 CT 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
Calvary Community Outreach Network MO$472,490 Executive Director/ceo $26,601 $30,049 2024
East Baton Rouge Truancy LA$483,761 Executive Di $89,800 $105,462 2024
New Light Community Resource Foundation SC$489,433 Executive Director $18,500 $20,584 2024
Tri-agency Intervention Inc KS$494,131 Executive Director $89,273 $105,901 2023
Court Appointed Special Advocates CA$449,269 Executive Director $76,387 $72,427 2023
Mustard Seed Project NC$448,990 President $32,000 $35,265 2024
Three Sisters Gardens NV$442,200 Ceo $104,000 $111,184 2024
Dupage County Area Project Inc IL$508,763 Executive Director $79,982 $83,864 2024
Save Our Youth CA$510,572 Executive Director $94,507 $89,607 2023
Police And Kids Foundation Inc FL$427,255 President $90,000 $92,837 2023
Hollywood Police Activities League CA$522,167 Executive Di $117,381 $108,103 2024
Urbanpromise Honduras Inc TN$424,978 Executive Director $76,563 $88,368 2023
The Bridge Ministry Center MI$424,808 Executive Di $87,829 $99,542 2023
Atwood Elder Housing Inc MA$416,558 President/treasurer $14,570 $13,964 2024
Children's Advocacy Center Of The First TN$531,335 Executive Director $57,060 $62,320 2025
Restoration Outreach Programs CO$531,686 Executive Director $76,880 $80,946 2023
South Central Indiana Community Resources Inc IN$533,148 President Executive Director $26,264 $29,540 2024
Books Over Balls IL$405,059 Chief Executive Office $59,020 $63,712 2023
Restoration Generation Inc SD$543,514 President $138,901 $163,496 2024
Unmask Youth Program PA$402,893 Founder/board Member $100,000 $109,501 2023
Restorative Justice Partners Inc CA$399,233 Executive Director $85,365 $76,592 2025
Keene Housing Kids Collaborative NH$548,684 Executive Director $86,648 $85,331 2024
Peacemaker Resources MN$395,842 Executive Di $45,446 $49,308 2023
Asservo Project Inc PA$393,666 Chairman Exec Dir $120,000 $127,631 2024
Girls On The Run Michiana IN$554,689 Executive Director $72,382 $81,410 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CT 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 CT 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 default80th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)86th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted82nd
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 (Leonard Epps) 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 50 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (I21), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $103,968 is reasonable (approximately the 80th 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.