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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

New Dawn Recovery Services Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 921135063
WI · NTEE F20
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Matt Johnson, Executive Director / CEO ($75,000) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 117 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 89th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

Benchmarked executive: Matt Johnson — reported title “EXECUTIVE DI”, a direct title match to the Executive Director / CEO role.

How comparable organizations were selected

117 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 117 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$1 total compensation of comparable organizations → $135,750 $75,000
$12,71010th
$23,74525th
$40,340Median
$60,29775th
$76,93090th
$75,000This org · 89th
p10$12,710
p25$23,745
p50$40,340
p75$60,297
p90$76,930
$75,000

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 WI 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
The Second Story Foundation IL$265,869 Executive Director $41,667 $38,099 2024
Jesus Inn Ministries Inc OK$265,681 President $59,614 $62,855 2023
Nashville Peacemakers TN$268,074 Ceo $64,260 $62,821 2024
Recovery Wellness Initiative Inc ME$263,788 Volunteer Coordinator $18,782 $17,491 2024
Raven Cares Inc KY$269,768 President $42,308 $43,523 2023
Hope House Ministry Inc IN$262,824 Executive Di $61,478 $60,297 2024
Broken Chains Inc TX$262,071 Ceo Director & Founder $30,588 $29,298 2023
Nar-anon Family Group Headquarters Inc CA$271,647 Executive Director $50,170 $40,292 2024
Baltimore Intergroup Council Of Aa MD$271,749 Administrator/special Worker $39,577 $35,429 2023
Mississippi Harm Reduction Initiative MS$272,586 Executive Director $39,423 $40,836 2024
Simple Living Inc MA$273,430 Executive Di $62,400 $52,151 2024
Summit County Community OH$255,950 Executive Director $74,630 $78,790 2022
Angels In Flight Recovery Center GA$277,363 President $41,600 $38,903 2024
Titus Community Inc TX$255,927 Treasurer & Executive Dire $44,258 $42,391 2023
American Society Of Addiction Medicine WI$277,418 Member $7,245 $7,037 2024
Aasf Valley Central Office CA$254,095 Director $75,841 $60,908 2024
Clay Student Leadership Inc TX$279,317 President $15,833 $14,730 2024
Freedom Center MS$279,581 Executive Di $13,000 $13,466 2024
Rose Garden Recovery Community Inc IN$279,654 Executive Dir. $28,408 $27,862 2024
Jackson County Court Service Inc AL$253,351 Exec Director $30,462 $31,511 2023
Trinity Counseling Center Of Florida Inc FL$281,074 Ceo $17,177 $15,008 2024
Favor Grand Strand SC$251,550 Director $126,000 $122,254 2024
Perfectly Loved Inc AR$249,589 Executive Di $45,066 $45,899 2025
Grace Of God Recovery House Inc NY$248,554 President $52,486 $42,973 2025
Turning Point Christian Center Inc CT$248,183 President/director $65,098 $56,767 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to WI cost of living and 2023 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 WI 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 default89th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)83rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted91st
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted87th

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 (Matt Johnson) 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 117 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (F20), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $75,000 is reasonable (approximately the 89th 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.