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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Michigan Impact Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 921017476
MI · NTEE R05
FY ending 2024-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Joe Moss, Executive Director / CEO ($19,875) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 401 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 12th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations

Benchmarked executive: Joe Moss — reported title “BOARD CHAIR, PRESIDENT”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.

How comparable organizations were selected

401 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 401 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1,600 total compensation of comparable organizations → $308,460 $19,875
$17,50910th
$37,50625th
$66,168Median
$89,85275th
$120,53490th
$19,875This org · 12th
p10$17,509
p25$37,506
p50$66,168
p75$89,852
p90$120,534
$19,875

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 MI 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 Missouri Stop Human Trafficking Coalition MO$345,862 Board President $62,111 $65,618 2023
Peace Boat Us Inc NY$345,491 Executive Director $42,000 $36,770 2024
Piedmont Casa Inc GA$345,323 Exec Director $55,750 $54,309 2024
Unity In Action NE$345,286 Director $68,029 $72,982 2023
Im From Driftwood NY$343,628 Executive Dir. $95,825 $83,891 2024
Redwood Justice Fund CA$343,496 President & Ed $140,550 $117,583 2024
Alliance For Full Acceptance SC$342,993 Key Employee $49,583 $51,596 2023
Lesbian & Gay Law Association NY$342,724 Executive Dir. $115,250 $100,897 2024
Pennsylvania Pro-life Federation PA$341,464 Executive Dir. $16,236 $15,686 2024
Colorado Civic Engagement CO$350,411 Executive Di $178,783 $170,994 2023
Nassau County Economic Development FL$350,722 Executive Di $78,750 $71,674 2024
Maine Donor Alliance ME$350,928 Former Executive Director $66,396 $64,413 2024
Coalition Porfor Texas TX$351,902 Executive Director $100,000 $96,914 2024
Patrol Stories Inc TX$339,693 President $116,654 $113,054 2024
Right To Life Services Inc RI$352,570 Executive Director $26,518 $25,362 2023
New-mac Casa MO$353,271 Executive Dir. $49,000 $51,766 2023
Onward Together Foundation NY$354,147 Dir/finance Dir Resigned Nov23 $128,709 $112,680 2024
Justice 360 SC$354,703 Executive Dir. $81,131 $84,423 2023
Colorado Times Recorder CO$354,923 President $112,500 $107,599 2023
Humanity In Action Inc NY$354,939 Interim Ceo $144,231 $126,269 2024
Brandworkers International Inc NY$355,015 Executive Director $74,972 $67,574 2023
Greek-american Educational Public NY$355,472 Officer $55,000 $48,151 2024
Women's Resource Center Of Steele MN$355,919 Ex. Director $70,547 $67,536 2024
Christian Family Life Services Inc ND$355,938 Director $60,449 $66,168 2023
League Of Women Voters Of Colorado CO$335,166 Executive Director $83,573 $77,639 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MI 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 MI 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 default12th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)11th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted15th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted7th

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 (Joe Moss) 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 401 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (R), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $19,875 is reasonable (approximately the 12th 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.