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PeerBasis
Compensation Comparability Determination

Symons Family Fund

Executive Director / CEO

EIN 943183623
CA · NTEE P120
FY ending 2023-12-31
June 9, 2026

This analysis benchmarks the total compensation of Darrell Slocum, Executive Director / CEO ($21,560) against every comparable organization that fit the selection criteria — 28 in total — drawn systematically from IRS Form 990 filings, not a hand-picked subset.

Compensation sits at approximately the 46th percentile of comparable organizationswithin the typical range

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

How comparable organizations were selected

28 organizations qualified on sector, size, and geography 28 within the band form the benchmarked peer set.

Distribution of comparable compensation

$6,376 total compensation of comparable organizations → $149,993 $21,560
$9,23810th
$12,85725th
$27,803Median
$44,49275th
$76,45390th
$21,560This org · 46th
p10$9,238
p25$12,857
p50$27,803
p75$44,492
p90$76,453
$21,560

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.

OrganizationStateRevenueMatched titleComp
(reported)
Comp
(adjusted)
FY
Heels To Heal Inc FL$158,329 Executive Director $38,400 $40,577 2024
918 Fully Involved OK$157,586 Director $5,000 $6,376 2023
Tarahumara Childrens Hospital Fund OR$167,860 Executive Director $10,280 $11,056 2023
Shanti Childrens Foundation CO$173,147 President And Treasurer $33,000 $36,645 2023
The Rinkle Family Foundation CA$147,540 Trustee (K-love Ceo) To July $15,829 $15,829 2023
Jt Townsend Foundation Inc FL$146,211 Executive Di $29,500 $31,173 2024
The Estancia Foundation AZ$144,688 Secretary/treasurer $35,787 $38,714 2024
Lakeview Area Helping Hands Center PA$142,451 Administrato $17,000 $19,633 2023
Ruby Room WA$137,431 Executive Director $10,858 $10,934 2024
Lutheran Family Services Foundation Inc NE$188,050 Secretary/pres & Ceo - Lfs $36,060 $43,626 2024
Jasons Dreams For Kids Inc NJ$135,177 President $10,000 $10,043 2024
Acts Of Grace Ministries PA$133,432 Director $27,453 $30,795 2024
Snowflake Village Nc NC$132,059 Vice President $10,934 $12,708 2024
Eagles Aerie 2171 Charity Fund Inc OH$203,294 Secretary $6,000 $7,359 2023
Friends Of The Palapa Society Of Todos Santos Inc CA$204,222 Secretary $7,050 $6,848 2024
Sacramento Association Of Realtors CA$116,983 Executive Director $13,287 $12,906 2024
Durham Congregations In Action NC$208,387 Executive Dir. $50,000 $58,114 2024
Upstate Caring Partners Holding NY$211,594 Executive Director $18,246 $18,547 2024
Our Daily Bread Christian Food Ministry Inc NC$212,753 Director $35,000 $47,089 2021
The Chris Hondros Fund NY$214,558 President $68,000 $69,118 2024
United Way Of Richmond County Inc NC$216,528 Executive Director $64,624 $77,329 2023
Tlc Charities Foundation Inc KS$221,007 Trustee $19,831 $24,811 2023
Episcopal Communities Foundation AL$227,771 Executive Director $13,829 $16,805 2024
The Center For Family Support Foundation Inc NY$227,943 Ceo Thru Jan. 2024 $41,094 $41,770 2024
Childrens Global Alliance CO$228,096 Executive Di $12,000 $12,943 2024

Comp (reported) is the figure on each organization's Form 990 (columns D + F); Comp (adjusted) normalizes it to CA 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 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 default46th
Total compensation (D + F), as reported (no adjustments)50th
Reportable pay only (column D), adjusted0th
All sources (D + E + F), adjusted75th

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 (Darrell Slocum) 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 28 similarly situated organizations (Same NTEE sector (P12), nationwide + budget 0.67–1.5× revenue).
  3. The authorized body determined that total compensation of $21,560 is reasonable (approximately the 46th 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.