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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Cause Reports Inc

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 922509999
CA · NTEE T05
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Taylor Ready, Executive Director / CEO ($99,293) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 823 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

How comparable organizations were selected

823 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 823 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$22 total compensation of comparable organizations → $5,518,123 $99,293
$14,96210th
$33,52125th
$62,216Median
$92,74875th
$130,43290th
$99,293This org · 80th
p10$14,962
p25$33,521
p50$62,216
p75$92,748
p90$130,432
$99,293

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 CA cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.

OrganizationStateTotal revenueTotal compSource
The Hoffer Family FoundationAZ $400,217$11,976 990
Granville County United Way IncNC $400,255$132,855 990
Henrik Lundqvist Foundation IncNJ $400,275$50,216 990
Pearlstone Family Fund IncMD $400,400$31,756 990
Riverside County Physicians MemorialCA $400,463$48,700 990
The Dragon Kim FoundationCA $399,009$110,418 990
Iowa Area Development Group CommunityIA $398,999$117,668 990
The Jane And Arthur Flippo EndowmentVA $398,946$62,216 990
Merlin's Magic Wand FoundationCA $398,879$69,276 990
Kol Yehuda IncNY $401,362$77,834 990
Hemophilia Foundation Of Md IncMD $398,532$93,841 990
Viroqua Area FoundationWI $398,516$3,524 990
Ohio Credit Union FoundationOH $398,325$97,600 990
Truong Buu Diep FoundationCA $398,318$86,111 990
One Equal Heart FoundationWA $402,021$105,938 990
The John And Clara Brady FamilyLA $397,568$71,981 990
United Way Of Lewis CountyWA $402,487$92,900 990
The Viaquest FoundationOH $397,274$89,360 990
Small Difference FoundationTX $397,258$18,099 990
Ruth's Way IncMA $402,755$44,806 990
United Way Of Southern MarylandMD $402,859$111,001 990
Danville Public School Foundation IncIL $396,949$46,153 990
Kauai North Shore CommunityHI $403,438$96,666 990
The Next Chapter Foundation IncCO $396,464$72,163 990
United Way Of Yavapai County IncAZ $396,236$45,509 990

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 CA 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)83rd
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted70th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted59th

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 (Taylor Ready) 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 823 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE major group (T), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $99,293 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). 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.