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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

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Executive Director / CEO

EIN 900036015
AZ · NTEE E120
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Gerald Wissink, Executive Director / CEO ($35,595) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 26 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 46th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

26 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 26 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$4,438 total compensation of comparable organizations → $98,947 $35,595
$10,66910th
$16,27325th
$40,848Median
$58,77675th
$74,56490th
$35,595This org · 46th
p10$10,669
p25$16,273
p50$40,848
p75$58,776
p90$74,564
$35,595

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 AZ 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
Medical Staff Of Englewood Hospital NJ$152,463 President $30,000 $28,674 2023
Living Organ Donor Assistance Fund CA$155,462 Director/ceo $77,000 $71,178 2023
Cooper Trooper Foundation TN$156,117 Executive Director $36,000 $40,509 2023
Brunswick Novant Medical Center NC$139,045 Exec Director $14,316 $15,835 2023
Colorado Safety Net Collaborative CO$138,886 Managing Consultant $50,000 $51,325 2023
Upland Hills Health Foundation Inc WI$157,040 President/ceo - Uhh $27,818 $30,208 2024
Circle Of Hope Inc CA$159,841 Ceo $45,872 $41,187 2024
Church Home & Hosp Of The City Of MD$132,854 President/director $68,921 $68,978 2023
Pcc Foundation IL$166,555 Director, Started Oct 2024 $4,456 $4,438 2025
Legacy Donor Foundation LA$128,010 Executive Director $70,000 $80,147 2024
Frank Hadley And Cornelia Root Ginn OH$175,530 Treasurer $46,913 $51,666 2024
Tri-county Memorial Foundation Inc WI$178,267 Ceo-bghs $68,728 $74,634 2024
Noise For Now NM$178,767 Executive Dir. $64,698 $74,493 2023
Lancaster Patient Care Center NH$179,000 System Ceo $18,318 $17,587 2024
Kansas Children's Foundation KS$181,090 Executive Director $88,083 $98,947 2024
Creel Family Philanthropies TX$181,568 Executive Di $8,496 $8,837 2024
Tsf Incorporated DE$183,778 President $44,200 $46,331 2023
Mariahs Miracle AZ$110,076 Executive Director $12,500 $12,500 2024
Saint Alphonsus Foundation-baker City OR$108,490 Secretary; Regional Phil Specialist $14,767 $14,680 2023
Lawndale Christian Supporting IL$194,660 President $17,947 $18,346 2024
Mothers Hope Foundation PA$100,048 Executive Dir. $7,525 $7,803 2024
District 7 Hospital Emergency Planning IN$197,219 Non-voting Treasurer/fisca $54,158 $59,386 2024
Van Sciver Corporation NJ$200,632 President & Ceo $59,580 $56,947 2023
Stroke Awareness Oregon OR$216,611 Executive Director $44,897 $44,634 2023
Bridge To A Cure Foundation Inc FL$216,743 Executive Director $14,000 $13,675 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to AZ 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 AZ 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 default46th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)46th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted85th

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 (Gerald Wissink) 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 26 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (E12), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $35,595 is reasonable (approximately the 46th 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.