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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Polack Family Supporting Foundation

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 911289467
WA · NTEE P190
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Jeffrey Cohen, Executive Director / CEO ($65,540) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 427 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 87th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

427 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 427 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$2 total compensation of comparable organizations → $244,984 $65,540
$6,10310th
$13,97225th
$26,424Median
$45,96775th
$70,60290th
$65,540This org · 87th
p10$6,103
p25$13,972
p50$26,424
p75$45,967
p90$70,602
$65,540

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 WA 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
Central Mississippi Prevention MS$71,465 Executive Di $14,732 $18,326 2024
Trempealeau County Homes Inc WI$71,490 President $25,912 $30,226 2024
Orphans First CA$71,304 President $12,000 $11,915 2023
Walker Methodist Health Center Inc MN$71,858 President/ceo $29,924 $33,026 2024
Sequel Inc SD$71,064 Executive Di $80,841 $99,652 2024
Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Foundation CA$72,205 Director $6,000 $5,787 2024
Huntsville Commuity Of Hope AL$70,424 President & Director $55,000 $66,367 2024
Love The Child TX$70,410 President $6,500 $7,783 2022
Drake Community Development Inc NC$70,334 President $22,305 $25,742 2024
Handi-crafters' Foundation Inc PA$70,265 Executive Di $18,342 $20,430 2024
The 565 Mayfield Foundation CA$70,154 Assistant Treasurer $20,190 $19,473 2024
International Mission Center MO$72,854 President $51,000 $58,778 2025
Creative Housing Ii Beechwood Inc OH$70,035 President $9,011 $10,660 2024
Children Requiring A Caring Kommunity NC$73,080 Executive Direc $59,800 $71,053 2023
Just Keep Smiling Inc AL$69,842 Founder/dire $2,400 $2,982 2023
Rise Together Ministries MO$73,112 Director $28,800 $35,077 2023
Elizabeth Foundation GA$69,744 Founder $12,000 $13,874 2023
Maxcen Housing Society Inc Ohio Branch OH$73,359 President $5,188 $6,137 2024
La Crosse Area Veterans Mentor Program WI$69,466 Operations Manager $16,790 $19,585 2024
Wildcat Ultimate Frisbee IL$69,396 President $7,590 $8,580 2023
Alterra Mountain Company CO$69,315 Foundation Director (Thru 6/24) $181,460 $194,345 2024
Born Again Bargains Inc MS$73,658 President $25,934 $33,214 2023
Creative Housing I Bretton Woods OH$69,250 President $8,713 $10,612 2023
Life Services Network Foundation IL$69,222 President And Ceo $31,373 $34,450 2024
Cds Housing Development Fund NY$73,754 President And Coo $23,348 $24,261 2023

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WA 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 WA 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 default87th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)90th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted99th

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 (Jeffrey Cohen) 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 427 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (P), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $65,540 is reasonable (approximately the 87th 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.