Executive Director / CEO
This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Richard C Kelsey, Executive Director / CEO ($2,500) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 224 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.
Compensation sits at approximately the 8th percentile of comparable organizationsbelow the typical range for comparable organizations
Benchmarked executive: Richard C Kelsey — reported title “TRUSTEE”, selected as the organization's highest-paid individual — no exact title match, so confirm this is a comparable role.
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 MN cost of living (BEA RPP, 2023) and to its filing year (CPI-U); the reported amount is on each linked 990.
| Organization | State | Revenue | Matched title | Comp (reported) | Comp (adjusted) | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Kansas Area Chamber | KS | $87,004 | President (F | $3,686 | $3,914 | 2024 |
| Jewish Federation Of Cape Cod Inc | MA | $87,568 | Director | $3,258 | $2,878 | 2024 |
| Steven & Lottie Walker Family Foundation | CA | $88,255 | Asst. Secretary/community Director | $35,872 | $31,348 | 2023 |
| Joyal Capital Management Foundation Inc | MA | $86,055 | Clerk, Director, Program Director | $55,008 | $50,026 | 2023 |
| United Way Of Franklin County | IN | $85,982 | Executive Director | $30,022 | $32,041 | 2023 |
| For Holding Co Inc | NY | $85,936 | Executive Director | $3,698 | $3,285 | 2024 |
| Western Reserve Area Agency On Aging | OH | $88,626 | Ceo | $41,528 | $43,237 | 2024 |
| Lakes Region Community Services | NH | $88,991 | Director | $24,111 | $21,884 | 2024 |
| Chouteau House Qalicb Inc | MO | $89,148 | Vp Of Finance | $34,211 | $35,618 | 2024 |
| Mad Anthony Childrens Foundation | IN | $89,150 | Executive Dir. | $34,000 | $35,246 | 2024 |
| Ricky Martin Foundation Corp | PR | $84,718 | Director | $30,977 | $30,088 | 2024 |
| Smeco Charitable Foundation Inc | MD | $84,540 | Vice Preside | $115,107 | $105,785 | 2024 |
| Broadway House For Continuing Care Fd | NJ | $89,850 | Board Chair | $11,172 | $9,805 | 2024 |
| Seattle Children's Theatre Foundation | WA | $89,970 | Managing Director | $10,542 | $9,552 | 2023 |
| Intervalien Foundation | CA | $84,181 | President/director | $75,000 | $65,542 | 2023 |
| Cotton Electric Charitable | OK | $90,187 | Director | $176,286 | $185,896 | 2025 |
| The Mike Gallagher Show Charitable | NY | $84,008 | Executive Di | $117,200 | $107,179 | 2023 |
| Baraga County Community Foundation | MI | $90,676 | Executive Director | $38,998 | $39,568 | 2024 |
| The Tyner Family Foundation | OH | $83,525 | Treasurer | $60,259 | $64,591 | 2023 |
| Eleanor And Henry Jansen Foundation | WA | $83,352 | Executive Director | $4,988 | $4,390 | 2024 |
| Ann Lib And Bernard Kozel | NY | $91,171 | Secretary | $30,887 | $27,436 | 2024 |
| Community Foundation Of The Valleys | CA | $91,265 | Executive Director | $17,500 | $15,293 | 2023 |
| Sterling Heights Area Community | MI | $91,339 | Executive Di | $35,625 | $36,146 | 2024 |
| Robert And Louise Bossardt Trust | VT | $82,902 | Trustee | $12,686 | $12,922 | 2023 |
| Pennsylvania Cable & | PA | $91,560 | Executive Di | $47,131 | $46,202 | 2024 |
Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to MN cost of living and 2023 dollars. Click any organization to verify the figure on ProPublica.
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 MN 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.
Sensitivity — the subject's percentile under alternative compensation definitions:
| Basis | Subject percentile |
|---|---|
| Total compensation (D + F), cost-of-living + inflation adjusted — the PeerBasis default | 8th |
| Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments) | 7th |
| Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted | 59th |
| All sources (D + E + F), adjusted | 4th |
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.
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
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.